Thank you Jon Arendson for sharing what happened at the Des Moines conference re: the ABM rep and the stuff he/she/it was handing out. Everyone should be aware that the marketing information they share in the guise of research defines supplementation very interestingly. It includes ALL of what follows: a) any bottle of breastmilk given baby in mother's absence b) any bottle of ABM given baby in mother's absence c) any time a bottle (or lmore than one bottle) is given d) makes no distinction between ABM and breastmilk (if breastmilk is given, doesn't this mean that mother is continuing to stimulate her breasts in some way in order to have that milk?!) Very POORLY DONE work and NEVER PUBLISHED anywhere to my knowledge. I have seen the data because the rep (when I was at Univer. of Chicago) took pains to show it to us there. Do not be fooled by such information. Next time you are approached with such info, ask hard questions OUT LOUD so others more gullible than you will not be taken in by it. Def. of LC service: "We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations." Kathleen G. Auerbach,PhD, IBCLC (Homewood, IL)- [log in to unmask]