Pamela, what a fantastic, thought-provoking post! <At the beginning of the year I was privileged to accept the job of co-coordinator of the task force on children's nutrition rights for the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) and I realize that this is a huge issue. I agree that there is a lot of work to do!> Whoever decided to offer you that job certainly knew what they were doing! Your passion and deep thinking on this matter are an inspiration to all of us to see how each one of us, individually, can change the way we phrase things to mothers with whom we interact! I was reminded of something I posted on July 18: <<I haven't had a chance to read the rest of the site, from a "Breastfeeding: Science and Society" conference, convened by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and The Royal Society, in Vatican City in May 1995. But the table of contents, http://www.unu.edu/unupress/food/8F174e/8F174E00.htm#Contents looks intriguing, with discussion of work by Woolridge, Hartmann and some other well-known researchers.> (Woolridge) < . . . .extending the newborn infant the courtesy of being regarded as an individual in its own right, rather than as an imperfectly formed automaton to be directed as we see fit. . . . .recognize that the newborn has as much right to choice as the mother, although there is an obvious practical constraint on this choice being "informed."> Jean ********* K. Jean Cotterman RNC, IBCLC Dayton, Ohio USA *********************************************** 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