We have a very clever game that we play in our (Basel Childbirth Trust) antenatal classes that covers "test weighing" and formilk and hindmilk. Perhaps I can simply explain it. We have 3 small poster boards. On the first is drawn a baby bottle, on the other two are simple drawings of breasts. The poster with the baby bottle comes with 30 small white circles. The two posters with breasts come with 20 blue circles and 20 orange circles, divided equally between the two breasts with the blue circles nearest the nipple. Each group is given one poster. The teacher slowly counts to 20. The baby bottle group is instructed to take one circle off the poster for each count. The first breast poster group is instructed to take blue dots from the first breast for the first 10 counts, and blue dots from the second breast for the second 10 counts. The second breast poster group is instructed to take all their circles only from one breast. After the excercise, we explain to them that the white circles represent water and have no calories. The blue circles are worth one calorie and the orange circles are worth 5 calories. The object lesson would be that all the babies would "test weigh" (BTW, this weighing is sometimes encouraged over here so we feel that we should address it ) the same. The all received 20 ounces of fluid. But of course the baby that was fed the water received no calories and the baby that was fed at two breasts for 10 counts each only gets 20 calories while the baby that was fed from one breast recieved, 60 calories. We then also talk about "finish first breast first". I think it is a great visual lesson. Sorry this was so long, but I have really enjoyed the ideas that I have gotten from this list, and wanted to share too!! Schoene Tag, Merilee Reeder Basel CH *********************************************** 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