Chris-- Thanks for your affirmation. Most of my colleagues who know me well know how long I nursed. I've been active in the American Academy of Family Physicians; anyone who has attended a meeting with me before my son was about 3 knows I nursed that long as he was always along, and visited me for "nursing breaks", usually in the meeting room. At the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine meeting last fall, a Dr. from Chicago presented some unpublished info that she had gathered from a survey of professional women (mostly MD's and RN's) who had attended the LLL seminar for physicians, and showed that they nursed a long time--by society's standards, anyway--and that the commitment was more important than the employment. (Part-time work was more conducive to extended breastfeeding, however, which was my experience.) I hope she publishes this info! -- Anne Montgomery, M.D. [log in to unmask] St.Peter Hospital Family Practice Residency Olympia, WA