Yesterday while I was wearing my pediatric nurse hat I was doing the routine weigh, measure, and temp on a 4 mo well baby visit...since I wear my LC hat hidden under the nurse I always inquire about breastfeeding. I had worked with this mom at birth and wanted to know how it was going. We discussed ways to get the baby to take a bottle or a cup because this little peanut refuses anything but the real thing! By the way, mom is a big fan of Babywise! So I loaded on the breastfeeding and how some kids wont take bottles, they do their own thing, even at this young age, how they don't like schedules:) or bottles:) when they are smart enough to prefer breast! Mom nicely listened to all I suggested. I did tell her that my little one was like this. After 3 weeks of fighting at the breast and bottlefeeding we got it right and she NEVER looked at a bottle again. So some don't like it unless it's from the tap! She was none to thrilled! Of course she then asked, how long to you nurse? I said " Oh I am still am, she's 14 months!" OOOO, you should have seen her face. Bet that isn't in the babywise books!!:) P.S. to Jan- saw another couple in the office today for bad engorgement when I suggested cabbage her boyfriend piped up "see I told you that would work!" YIPEE for informed dads!!! and Cabbage:) Smiling, Cheryl Parrott RN, BSN Kokomo, IN sunny and cold today! *********************************************** 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