Elizabeth- As I am a lay breastfeeding counselor, I have many favorites that are not medically written and easy for the lay person to understand. My favorite is The Breastfeeding Answer Book by LLL but that may not be the best book for just anyone to read. It is written more from the stand-point of a counselor talking to a mom. Another favorite is The Nursing Mothers Companion by Kathleen Huggins and The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding again by LLL. As for the non-sleeping 4 month old...my sympathies. They sure can get cranky can't they? Have you tried carrying her in a sling? My experience has been that being close to mom and the motions she makes settles the bqaby down and they fall asleep easier. One more thing...where are you located? It seems there is a person located here in Portland and I would be very interested in talking with that person. My e-mail is [log in to unmask] Teresa Myers ____________________________________________________________________ Get free e-mail and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html