>I learned the word for >breastfeeding in German was stillen. This word can also mean 'to soothe". I remember reading this in LLL's New Beginnings Magazine several years ago . It said the word means "to quieten." To make still, to silence. Pronounced shtillen. It stuck in my mind becasue it's the same root word as is used in "Stille Nacht," the German version of the Christmas carol Silent Night. I could just picture the mother of Jesus with a newborn at her breast, stillen. Sheila Stubbs I learned the hard way to Birth the Easy Way! www.birthingtheeasyway.tk _________________________________________________________________ Don't just Search. Find! http://search.sympatico.msn.ca/default.aspx The new MSN Search! Check it out! *********************************************** 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