In response to Edy's statements about why people are on nomail.  This type of
forum (Lactnet) is probably not for everyone.  Those who are looking for
straight facts (without the ramblings!) would most likely be more satisfied
with good reference books.  As I scroll through the postings, I skip over
things that are not of interest to me.  But, when I least expect it, I learn
a new gem of wisdom that I will use forever, and it makes the reading
worthwhile.  But not everyone has the time- no question about it! As for me,
I love the rambling discussion format of Lactnet.

As far as biases go, I think there will naturally be some general agreements
with this group, such as ...breastmilk is vastly superior to infant formula,
  ...there is almost never a legitimate reason why a mother should need to
wean her baby if she does not want to,...extended breastfeeding is a healthy
practice worthy of our support and encouragement,...support for the
breastfeeding couple includes helping the mother find solutions to nightime
parenting, which may very well include a suggestion to bring the baby to bed,
(as most of the world already does.)  Are these biases?

One thing Edy said really hit me- and that was the fact that she has a
caseload of 3,500.  This must be moms and kids combined, but even so it's A
LOT of people.  Is this typical?  I don't see how anyone could be expected to
give the necessary ongoing breastfeeding help to that many mothers.  In my
community I was shocked to find out that there are only 300 breastfeeding
mothers out of 30,000- could this dismally low figure be because of
unrealistic workloads?