Liz: I would look at Sue Ludington-Hoes' work...I recall stories she has shared at conferences that make it really clear that babies do recognize voices of mother and dad. There is research showing recognition after birth of music, tase of the amnoitic fuid has also been looked at... smell and taste are what draws the infant to the breast. Patricia *********************************************** 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