I agree that it's a personality type that thinks it (they/we/he/she) knows it all and is afraid to say otherwise. Some specialties, by nature, attract that personality type. In general (and I realize I'm going out on a limb), the more "specialized" a specialty is, the less likely the specialist is to admit they don't know something. After all, they have up to 7 extra years of education! The point of all this is that the model also works in reverse: general primary care docs are quicker to realize that they (we) can't know "everything" because the definition of our "specialty" is too broad. Here's where I put in the plug for Family Practitioners: we're the broadest, and therefore theoretically the most teachable when it comes to learning new things, including about breastfeeding. We also are accustomed to seeing both moms and babies, not just one or the other. Maybe that's why the FP's in our community seem more BF-friendly, even than some of the pediatricians! Becky Saenz, MD Assistant Professor University of MS Medical Center Department of Family Medicine [log in to unmask]