From this week's (15 Dec 1997) Time, page 35, Health Report: Good News/Bad News The Good News Suck It Up. Pediaticians now say babies should be breast-fed [sic] for at least a year--rather than just 6 months. Doing so should help them fight ear infections, diarrhea and other infant ailments. While that's great for babies, it's tough on moms: feeding takes 6 hours a day. [log in to unmask] for responses to these asinine comments. Kathy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kathy Koch, BSEd, IBCLC Mom to Andrew, Abigail and Molly LLL Leader, AAPL/OL for VA and MD/DE/DC [log in to unmask] Great Mills, MD, USA "Within the child lies the fate of the future." Maria Montessori ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~