Rachel wrote: >The head nurse told us the next day, 'We don't even ask about their feeding plans. We assume they will breastfeed and take it from there.' Well, there we are! As my husband said the other day, "Mothers do not choose betweeen breast and bottle. They choose NOT to breastfeed, because breastfeeding is the default." And, as an aside, this morning I was able to share with mothers many of the local breastfeeding-related customs that Lactnetters have written about in the past few months. We had a wonderful discussion about how what seems normal in one setting may be completely off the wall in another, and what we should really be looking for is the biological norm. Thank you all for being such a fantastic source of information and inspiration. Hugs from norma, who would love to take up the offer to visit a country where the importance of breastfeeding is truly appreciated. _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com *********************************************** 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