I was involved in the Prodigy discussion that Melissa V spoke of here. We were mightily flamed by abm-feeders as being "radical", and making them feel guilty for not breastfeeding. Several of the mothers *defended* the abm companies, saying that the abm was fine for their babies, and that these companies would *never* hurt babies, that they really *cared* about the infants! *Amazing*. We posted quotes from the "Politics of Breastfeeding", etc, but to no avail. After literally months of going back and forth, I came to the conclusion that these women *had* to defend their choice as the best for them or they would be admitting that they didn't do the best for their babies! And who could admit that? Interestingly enough, one of the most rabid posters that was pro-abm and pro-abm companies ended up months later posting to the LLL bulletin board asking for help with sore nipples! (She had been pregnant while our discussion was ensuing.) So you never can tell! When I see a pregnant woman in the grocery store check-out line, I ask her if she's planning to bf, and if she says "yes" or "I don't know", I give her a card with my LLL number on it, and encourage her to call. I don't ever mention abm at the store, but I do feel so sorry for the babies I see in infant seats in the carts with bottles held or propped into thier mouths -sigh-. Sometimes I want to stand there and shriek at the top of my lungs about the poison....but I don't. Maureen Nelson LLLL in Tampa, FL