I'm sure there would be incidences of mothers giving diluted formula or some other liquid substitute if they ran out of formula BUT those mothers I would have to wonder about anyway. I guess what my feelings are is this. I hear on the top of news stories about breastfeeding always this disclaimer. Breastfeeding is best HOWEVER MANY WOMEN FIND IT DIFFICULT or MANY WOMEN DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH MILK. I hear my "moms" saying, the pediatrician told me "I GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO GIVE FORMULA - DO NOT FEEL GUILTY ABOUT THIS". Huh? I think in our society there is always a reason for an excuse. I wanted to exercise but I couldn't find the time. I wanted to eat better but it's so much easier to go through the drive through. I don't have time to cook. I don't have time. I can't. It's hard, etc. This line of thinking may be fine if we were healthy as a whole. But the reality is that we are not. So my question is, is WIC providing an early start to "BUT-thinking" with giving vouchers for formula FROM THE BEGINNING? Afterall, the first thing that comes to MY mind when I think of WIC is formula not breastfeeding support. I have never worked for WIC and I am not trying at all to condemn them, I just think we can and must do better for our children. *********************************************** 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