Jon, Excellent thoughts on the purchase of infant formula. Here are some things I've been thinking about. If mothers who choose to bottle feed are given a can of powdered formula, and taught how to use it in the hospital, it will take more time for the nurses than normal breastfeeding. This might encourage nurses to view breastfeeding as the easier choice from their perspective. For the mothers, we reduce the risk of sending them home unable to properly prepare infant formula for their babies. If bottle feeding weren't so easy to do in the hospital, maybe they would put a little more effort into learning to breastfeed. What do you think? By the way, congratulations on the excellent progress you are making toward BFHI. Jeanne Mitchell Austin, TX