I agree with everything Jodine said. Many years ago I was told the reason the WIC program in the US could not pay for Human milk from a milk bank is because it was "not regulated". Although the HMBANA has regulations, apparently a government agency has to regulate it for another government agency to approve it as a food. Sounds ridiculous to me, as human milk is a food for humans. But who knows. If this is a step toward approval, then I believe we need to do all we can to achieve this goal. This is number one on my "bucket list" , have the WIC program pay for human milk for human babies. Carole Peterson MS, IBCLC Indiana *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome