The article is not perfect, but it has its high points. Bits are quoted below (with full reference): {Copyright 1996 Scottish Daily Record & Sunday Mail Ltd.,Feb 25, 1996, Sunday} MOTHER KNOWS BREAST; Breast feeding is the best nourishment for babies BYLINE: Dr Tom Smith We are what we eat ...and what we are fed in the first 12 months will shape us for the rest of our lives. The saying "breast is best" has been around for years, but it is only recently that we have had proof that breast feeding beats everything else. The bad news is that Scots mums are near the foot of the table for breast feeding - only one in three actually tries to breast feed and even fewer stick with it for more than a week or two. There are all kinds of excuses for not breast feeding, from fear of losing their figure, objections from their partners, to plain laziness - some mums say bottle feeding is more convenient. Some of these myths need to be shot down - now! ...As for the men in their lives moaning, the baby's needs are far more important than any male objections. It is about time men were dragged into this century. Such ill-informed attitudes are 200 hundred years behind the times! The truth is that breast feeding is far MORE convenient than the bottle - for a start, you don't need to spend time preparing the feeds and sterilising the bottles. The only hassle comes from outdated objections to breast feeding in public. ...{article continues}... Arly Helm [log in to unmask] (MS, Nutrition & Food Sciences, CLE, IBCLC; LC for IHC)