Frankly, those caring for a new baby who have not just given birth (without interference of drugs or caesar) and who are not breastfeeding are at a distinct disadvantage. Certainly some will be able to "make up" for this disadvantage but others will not. It is one of the jobs of hormones to influence behaviour and although we may like to think that we are purely rational beings we are not. Yes, it's harder to make up and I can speak about this as an adoptive mum who did not give birth to her second child, I was at a distinct disadvantage in caring for her without the priming of pregnancy and childbirth and she was at a huge disadvantage because of her history....recognising this disadvantage is actually helpful in working out how to overcome it....of course breastfeeding can help (and it certainly helped me and my daughter) and all the people you listed could breastfeed and yes it would help them! Karleen Gribble Australia Not to mention the gay dads, adoptive moms, cancer survivors etc. who are > parenting with just as much love and skill as I. Am I to deliver a message > that says, but if only you could breastfeed you would do a better job? > Kathy Lilleskov RN IBCLC > *********************************************** 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