To all of you wondering about family physicians and their role in this mess: It was gratifying to hear the glowing reports about family physicians and their supportiveness. The questions about AAFP have already been addressed. Deena said that I have had negative experiences in breastfeeding issues in my Family Practice residency. It's actually been quite a mixed bag. My faculty wholeheartedly support my efforts (in fact, when I wanted to write to an HMO about their horrible treatment of breastfeeding in their prenatal booklets, the clinical faculty unanimously supported me and let me use all their names in the letter -- this is remarkable because there is rare unanimity in this group!); however, with a few exceptions, they leave it up to me as the "breastfeeding person", at best they patients and residents to me when confronted with a problem, at worst they continue to give out incorrect information. The residents have been receptive, and I recently was asked to officially incorporate my lactation curriculum into their didactic schedule (previously, I would corner the chief resident and ask when they needed a speaker, and they would put me in when someone cancelled). Family practitioners are overall more interested in health promotion, but again one can't generalize. There are many who adamantly cling to their ignorance just like those in other disciplines. Alicia. [log in to unmask]