Your letter reminded me of my sample of 2 (granddaughters #10 & 11) Nicole nursed for the whole first 24 hours! and Elisa nursed 3 whole times in the first 24 hours. We need to trust the babies! I remember feeling antsy about the one who only nursed 3 times and encouraging her mom to put baby to breast and "try." But it was futile and my daughter sort of told me to bug off, she'd wake up and nurse when she was ready :-) and she did for 4 years or so. This baby is also the one I've mentioned before who ate very little solids until 18 mo-2 yrs, is very allergic and at 8 is petite, smart and engaging. The one who nursed for the first 24 hours is on the other end of the growth chart, just as smart & less allergic (do I sound like a grandma or what? :-) Sincerely, Pat in SNJ *********************************************** 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