I was stopped outside my youngest's elementary school the other day. The mom called me by name ... a total stranger to my eyes. Then she told me this lovely story: A handful of years back, I saw her (as an IBCLC) on the maternity floor at the local hospital. She had BF her oldest (then 14 mos. old); there were no issues with #2, so I had an "ordinary" visit that day. The only memorable part about the visit (for me) was that I had mistaken mom's visiting *brother* as the father of the baby, as he was the one holding the babe as I entered the room. (Actually, that visit taught me to never make assumptions about who-is-whom in the room ...) Mom went on to explain that her sister-in-law (brother's wife) was in the room, too (altho I didn't remember her at all). This couple was thinking about having kids ... but sis-in-law was very much "on the fence" about BF. Eventually, the couple did have a child ... and sis-in-law-now-a-new-mom not only went on to BF, but is still nursing her 12-month-old. She has commented many times (to "my" mom) that it was watching my LC visit in the hospital that "converted her." "My" mom was eager to share that story with me, because she wanted me to know that my visit had an impact on more than the single dyad. I share this story not only for the opportunity to brag .... but to remind us all that we *do* have an enormous impact on women's lives. Liz Brooks, JD, IBCLC Wyndmoor, PA, USA _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail *********************************************** 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