Dear Maureene and all, This may not be worded in the way you requested....but here goes. IMHO babies who breastfeed during the first hour or two after birth have fewer problems, also not giving routine supplements as a rule and letting the baby learn to latch onto the breast/areola and imprint on mom. I noticed a marked change on our pp ward after 1987 when these policies were changed/improved......there was less time needed at the bedside coaxing a baby to latch. Susan Potts rn ibclc MN Survived my son's 10th birthday party this evening, 5 silly, rowdy, noisy, lovely boys. They anxiously inspected Dad on his arrival home, one of the boys let slip that my son had told his friends his dad worked for a secret government agency named IMI. The company is named IMI-Cornelius, they design and manufacture beverage dispensing equipment, such as used in fast food restaurants and in hot climates (such as Australia, hello all there!) We are still laughing about it! :-) ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. *********************************************** 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