u.s. lactnuts, thanks to those of you who made your comments on the website. you still can til dec 15 i belive. i saw some of your comments. if i had the time, i would search the archives and ask permission to send some of the very eloquent posts we see all the time which would be relevant to many of the objectives. anyway, obj 21 is hiv. under this is perinatal transmission of hiv and the recommendation to avoid bf. if any one if so inclined to send a comment asking that other options be at least explored and considered, like use of donor milk, use of mother's own milk, bf for first few mos, etc. I just don't like leaving the "do not bf" dictum all the way to 2020! without even leaving the door open to explore all the possibilities. sorry for the too fast typing. laurie Laurie Wheeler, RN, MN, IBCLC Louisiana Breastfeeding MediaWatch Campaign Violet Louisiana, USA mailto:[log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com