I too went to the nomas conference that Carol went to and I am still debriefing. I am an OT who 10 years ago was a NICU OT evaluating feeding with a bottle. A confession I am no longer proud of. I agree that MMP has great info for evaluating suck/swallow issues. I am frustrated with the fact that in this realm, breast feeding is looked at no different than bottle feeding. I have always prided myself in being in a progressive field that looks at all sides of the big picture. Somehow we need to educate more, not only to mothers, but other health care people. They too could encourage a reluctant mom to do something really meaningful for their sick child. The other thing is we need more studies on "normal" full term infants that so many of us see with disorganized feeding issues. It's not just the NICU premies! Just my need to vent too. Jill Andrews OTR,CHT, LLLL Louisville, CO *********************************************** 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