>95% of mothers are not interested in anatomy, how milk is made etc.< We can't blame them for that either. I can drive a car without knowing what's under the hood. >What has made the difference is empowering women to listen to their >intuition, encouraging the men to support, and seek help < Amen to that. I realize that many of the things I teach women about birth are the same things I teach them about breastfeeding. Two of my many examples: Sometimes labor is very hard and you might wish you'd had an epidural/cesarean/tubal ligation. What you *really* need is support and encouragment. Likewise, sometimes breastfeeding can seem very difficult/annoying/tiring and you'd like to quit. What you *really* need is support and encouragement for those difficult times. Labour has a pattern that we can recognize, but that doesn’t mean it should always follow a chart because everyone is different. Unecessary rules and limitations on labor can make it much more difficult. Breastfeeding does not need to follow a set schedule either. Every woman is different and every baby is different and there is no need to interfere, schedule, or add anything unless there is a problem. I also like to keep the "latch and postion" information simple. I remind mothers that we are used to seeing babies face the ceiling to drink a bottle, but a breastfed baby needs to face the breast on his side. Wait until the baby has his mouth open wide - “like a baby bird” gives them the idea - before they latch. Sheila Stubbs, LLLL, RPN, mom of 6 author of Birthing the Easy Way (by someone who learned the hard way!) www.birthingtheeasyway.tk *********************************************** 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