I think this is a bit harsh. We don't know what else was going on in this mother's life or the resources available to her. Of course she bears responsibility, that no doubt played a big part in why she was upset, but it's important to recognise that though nearly all women are physically capable of breastfeeding, socio/cultural factors result in breastfeeding "failure" for many women. Having the knowledge about breastfeeding that we all have here (including where to go for good assistance) it can be easy to forget how difficult it can be for women who are swimming upstream against the flow in attempting to breastfeed. Karleen Gribble Australia In one whole month she wasn't able to reach out to anyone? Sorry, she > bears some of the responsibility too. > *********************************************** 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