Here's the quote -- The American Academy of Pediatrics says that babies should be breastfed until age one…It's the lucky baby I feel who continues to nurse until he's two. Dr. Antonia Novello, US Surgeon General, 1990-1993 If you need a reference, it is in: Breastfeeding at a Glance: Facts, Figures and Trivia about Lactation, Dia L. Michels, Cynthia Good Mojab, MS and Naomi Bromberg Bar-Yam, Ph.D., Platypus Media, LLC, Washington, DC, 2001, ISBN: 1-930775-05-9. URL: <A HREF="www.PlatypusMedia.com"> www.PlatypusMedia.com</A>. - Dia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------- Dia L. Michels Platypus Media -- Books for Families, Teachers and Parenting Professionals 627 A Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 202-546-1674 / 1-877-PLATYPS (toll-free) 202-546-2356-fax [log in to unmask] PlatypusMedia.com Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 14:29:03 -0600 From: "Stearns, Crystal" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Surgeon General said? Which Surgeon General said it is a lucky baby who nurses until age 2? thanks Crystal Stearns RNC, MS, IBCLC Mercy Memorial Health Center Ardmore, OK 73401 *********************************************** 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