Does the AAP breastfeeding branch have a media relations person who can firing off a media advisory reaffirming the AAP's actual recommendations and noting they are misrepresented on Dr. Phil's web site? I suppose that's not going to happen, but if there is additional news coverage on Kate's appearance today it will present an opportunity to write letters to the editor correcting errors. Madonna's comments (and I finally saw the "incest" word that she used, although almost all the print coverage edits this word out) are still reverberating, and Dr. Phil's decision to raise this on his Leno appearance means there could be quite a bit of commentary on the issue of extended breastfeeding in the next few days. -- Jodine Chase > > Below is the article about Kate on his show. I am very disappointed in Dr. > Phil. Another thing is he was on Jay Leno last night bashing Kate for > nursing a litter. > <snip> > > The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children be breast-fed > for six to 12 months. Experts agree that the only acceptable alternative to > breast milk is infant formula. > > Solid foods can be introduced into a child's diet between 4 to 6 months of > age — but the baby should continue to drink breast milk or formula (not > cow's milk) for a full year. ... *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] 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