There was a talk on this at the LLLI Physicians conference in San Diego. The topic was about the misconception that we shouldn't promote breastfeeding too much or we will make women feel guilty. I don't have my notes here with me (but can look them up tomorrow). Essentially, though, the speaker said that women want information, but they don't want directives. I think that was the important difference she was making. They want to make their decision as informed consent, but not feel that they are being told what to do. This, of course, is talking about prenatally and nobody is suggesting making women who chose not to breastfeed feel badly after they have already made that choice. I realize there will always be some who will take it as a "should" do when it is just an effort to present information and I agree that they are probably going to feel guilty anyhow and are looking for someone to blame. Lucy Towbin, LCSW, 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