Kim Ann said I don't give women permission to do anything, I give them information so = > they can make an informed decision to decide for themselves what they = > want to do. Maybe that's just me Not only you!!! This is my favourite mantra. To feel it is one's place to give anyone permission to do anything sounds arrogent to me. Just been supporting mum of 13 week old baby who was feeding on the end of the nipple, sleeping through the night and using a dummy during the day. Had been advised to start formula feeds as weight gain too slow - she wastold her milk wasn't good enough. But nearly as bad as that, poor little mite was being treated for constipation. Guess what? After adjusting her position and attachment, throwing out the dummy, and waking for night feeds baby is now 'pooing for England' and much heavier with not a drop of formula in sight. Surprise, surprise. Another mum has PN depression. Has been told that she's 'not that bad' but was given loads of advice like to try and stretch the baby out for longer between feeds ( it wont hurt her to cry for a while) and let someone else give her a bottle so she can rest. Mum, agreed that she didn't have any feeding problems and its just health professionals trying to find solutions to her depression by changing the feeding - as if that was going to help. I feel so angry for her. Luckily she's going to see her own doctor this week who will, hopeful;ly be more understanding. Hilary Myers RM IBCLC Somerset, England *********************************************** 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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html