Debbi, Thank you so much for your response. I too believe that breastfeeding directly to a mother's own child is important. However, I believe that if a mother can not breastfeed for various reasons she should not turn to formula. She should know that there are options for her to continue or begin with milk meant for human babies not a calf. Just as the very successful anti-tobacco movement began with prevention in teenagers and moved towards adult cessation. Breastfeeding endorsement may need to begin with what is considered acceptable nutrition for an infant and what is not. Caregivers have been made to believe that formula is the next best thing to mother's own milk. Only through education can we inform these mother's and father's that the only acceptable supplement to breastmilk is breastmilk. Thanks again. Nova *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask]) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask]) To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]