I can't remember who posted about the people following the Ezzo program that said they should be encouraged to pray and listen for the Lord's leading on how they should feed/care for their babies, (which I agree is exactly right) but I did want to make a point here (nothing is as it seems it should be in this program): The program is very specific in teaching that IT is GOD'S WAY for feeding babies -- (who needs to pray when you have it spelled out in black & white??) The mothers are explicitly trained NOT to listen to that inner voice -- or they can listen to the Lord and watch for the context, but ONLY within the confines of the program. If the mother feels differently than the program dictates, it is an indication of her irrationality, and her husband is to step in and correct her. Remember that the Ezzos believe that there is no such thing as maternal instinct -- that is animalistic, and we are far above animals. We have no instincts; we are rational humans and that one of the "beauties" of the program is the mothers are taught to respond to their babies in a rational manner, not because of their emotions. It is interesting to note that the "context" in which parents are told it is OK to move the schedule up or down a half hour is based primarily on how it affects other adults -- i.e. if you are in an airplane, and the baby is crying, it is OK to feed him a half hour early, because keeping him on schedule might entail listening to him crying, and that it is not appropriate for the other adults on the plane to have to listen to him. (Never mind that we think it is not appropriate for the baby to have to wait to EAT!!). Or, another "context" is the church nursery -- you can't expect the nursery workers to stick to the schedule when there are so many babies in the church nursery. Other than that -- stick to the schedule through rational thinking at all costs. Jan