ONe recent post reminded me that my mother, although she nursed all of her four children for varying lengths of time, also gave bottles as a "relief" (her own words, written in the baby book). In the 1960's the formula was even more NASTY than it is today. I also was given something called "recombined milk", which I didn't tolerate well, smart me. I think that many mothers of the day gave bottles, too, as it was a commonly held belief that bottles of ABM were necessary for a variety of reasons. Of course, this is 1996 and nobody thinks that anymore, right? Lisa Jones- who is continually amazed that people are continually amazed that my baby grew from newborn to toddler on my milk alone.