Patricia Young wrote: > It's the separation > rather that being an integral part that send the wrong message. Oh, Amen sister! When I taught childbirth classes, I integrated bf into everything. Adaptations to pregnancy: discussed breast changes and the importance of human milk to the human baby. Labor meds: effects on bf. Stages of labor: effect of bf on birth of the placenta and postpartum bleeding. I also brought along my own nurslings and bf discreetly while teaching the class, so they had living proof that you did not need to sit home in a white nightgown in a glider/rocking chair to bf. Had about at 90% bf initiation rate. -- Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC NYC mailto:[log in to unmask]