someone had a fine post the other day about being addicted to lactnet and how
everyone should be wary of this happening, so i thought it might be useful to
post a list of signs that would indicate such an addiction.

HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE ADDICTED TO LACTNET

1. You have your baby at home so you can post "the baby was just born eleven
minutes ago, and she is already latched on and sucking with an open - pause -
suck pattern."

2. Your name your first daughter "Kathy" and you name your first son "Jack"
and you name your second daughter . . . "Kathy"!

3. You post to the list to check the time.

4. You move your computer to the bedside so you don't even have to get up to
check the list when you wake up in the middle of the night.

5. You invite everyone on Lactnet to your wedding, bar mitzvah, birthday
party, or whatever - and you don't invite anyone else.

6. You only go on vacation to cities where you can meet other Lactnuts.

7. You have figured out how to plug a laptop into the cigarette lighter and
the cell phone so you can post to the list from your car. On the way to the
grocery store.

8. You justify doing No. 7 by saying you need to be able to check the archives
for information while driving to see a client.

9. No matter what area it is, you only ask for medical, legal and personal
advice on Lactnet - including advice about pets.

10. You have to bite your tongue so as to not retort "Well, **** says it on
Lactnet, so it's true!" when dealing with non-lactation-savvy people.

Carol Brussel IBCLC