I've been so busy I hardly have time to glance at Lactnet lately, much less respond but I wanted to note the timeliness of the posts of free ABM. I've been on a committee at the hospital I work at and this issue has come up repeatedly. Just yesterday a meeting was scheduled to pointedly discuss it. Your posts were very welcome to add ammunition to my (and the other LCs) arguments. She put it this way - why should we buy their groceries for them? We don't buy any other foods for them. Denise Parker, BA, IBCLC La Crescenta, CA