On 14 Aug 2001 08:18:26 -0400, Diane Wiessinger wrote: > Do others > of us have special names for these pre-social "I feel good inside" smiles? I don't have a special name, but most of my clients end up asking "Do you think that it is just gas that makes them smile?" (referring to a popular American belief that intestinal gas pains cause the smiles). To which I brightly reply, "Of course not! When's the last time that *you* smiled when you had gas? She's smiling because she's *happy.*" Of course baby has usually just fallen off the breast in light sleep and the connection is clear. ;-) -- Beth Johnson Perinatal Educator, Doula Springfield, MA USA "The most powerful weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed." Steve Biko *********************************************** 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