Judy, Glad to hear you're pulling your name from American Baby, doesn't do much for your reputation as an IBCLC to be listed as one of their advisors on breastfeeding. I'll try to attach the letter I sent, have to take it from another part of the computer and insert it here (also pressed for time this am so don't have much patience); remember, I'm a novice at this, but learning fast. Judith Nolte, Editor American Baby Magazine K-111 Magazine Corp. 249 West 17th Street New York, NY 10011 Dear Ms Nolte, For quite some time I’ve been receiving free issues of American Baby magazine to give out to parents in my prenatal classes. As the hospital’s Lactation Specialist, I obviously take particular interest in your magazines approach to breastfeeding. Overall I’ve been pretty disappointed in the number of ads that promote formula and/or bottle feeding and the lack of positive articles on breastfeeding. Recently (July 1997) your magazine ran an article by Dr. Alwin Eden that gave outdated and inaccurate data regarding supplementing breastfed babies with Iron and Vitamin D. It does no good to tell parents that breast milk is the best nutrition for their babies and follow the statement with incorrect assertions that there isn’t enough Iron or Vit D in the breast milk. Dr. Alwin needs to update his information before writing articles that parents will read and believe because he is considered an authority, simply because he has an “MD” after his name and has been published in your magazine. I would urge you to corroborate these kind of statements in the future. As for myself, please do not send me any more free copies, my recycle bin is filling up as you can be sure I am no longer giving them out to new parents in my breastfeeding class. I actually wrote this letter last month, but did not send it as many of my colleagues were also sending letters with a similar message. Since none of these letters were published in your August issue, and no correction was made regarding the inaccurate information, I’ve decided to send my letter and reaffirm my statement to not send me any more free magazines. I also found it disturbing that given August is Breastfeeding Awareness month, the only mention of breastfeeding in this issue is the small blurb on page 6. With deep regrets, Mary A. Banaszewski, RN