>even if I do get a sick feeling when I see how much Dr. Sears >monopolizes our Group library holdings. I am NOMAIL at the moment but have been following this discussion from afar. I fear that the strong reaction to Dr. Sears' very unfortunate decision is provoking a case of "throwing out the baby with the bath water." Certainly I feel his books are WONDERFUL means of support for new mothers, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to relatives or friends. _The Fussy Baby_ got me through the early months of my 3d baby's life; if it hadn't been for Bill Sears, I would've gone nuts, because I got support from his book that I did not get anywhere else. Look, he made a huge mistake. I don't know if he recognizes it yet or is going to acknowledge it. To be honest, if I were him, and got some of the letters I've seen on Lactnet, I would be more inclined to dig in my heels and insist that I was right. I agree with Kathleen, Mary Kay and others who are pleading for this to be a professional dialogue. Sincerely, Mary Riley Renard RN, BSN 1978 MOM 1979, 1982 and 1986 IBCLC since 1988 MD 2B (George Washington Univ. School of Medicine, Class of 2004) *********************************************** 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