Margery (and all): I can't speak to the 5% figure, but in _The Five Standards for Safe Childbearing_ by David Stewart of NAPSAC, midwife Ina May Gaskin reports birth and breastfeeding statistics from The Farm for 1970-1980. In the course of this period, 1,200 babies were born and *99.1%* were breastfed. In the text of her article, she states that most who were not breastfed were not because they ended up being adopted by non-lactating women. Anyone who'd like a fully reference, feel free to email me. Penny Piercy, LLLL, MOM (Patrick 4/6/93 and baby 9/96) from Bloomington, IN <[log in to unmask]>