I tried privately emailing Kiirsten, I wanted to get permission to copy the post on Y2K that follows, Kirsten, if you are there, can I copy this. Sorry to do this to the list, but the mail bounced.... PearlShifer, IBCLC NYC > >Hi Kirsten, loved your post about Y2K (not that I would love to see >anyone have problems, but you know what I mean!) >Do I have your permission to copy (print) your post and share it with >friends and colleagues, maybe even WIC participants? > >Best, >Pearl Shifer, LLLL, IBCLC, WIC Breastfeeding Coordinator > > >Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1998 10:08:31 -0700 >From: "Kirsten L. Jones" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Y2K Problem > >Elena mentioned, in her reasons why Women should not Formula Feed, > >3. When they think about the Y2K problem and whether food will be >available for their families. > >First, I'll introduce myself. I'm a long-time lurker who's going >through >the Nursing Mother's Counsel's breastfeeding curriculum, in order to >become >a breastfeeding counsellor. I'm very lucky to be in an area where the >initiation rates at our two hospitals are around 97-98%, although no >one's >quite sure what our 6 months numbers are (they're doing a study right >now). > >My "real" job is working at a Silicon Valley company, and one of my >main >projects is the y2k problem. In doing my job, I've had several >discussions >with utilities companies who are expecting that there will be at least >rolling blackouts for a few days while they get the bugs out of the >system >at the beginning of the year 2000. This may well be country-wide >(sort >of >like the universal hurricane). Not likely to cause serious problems >for >your average family (unless it's freezing at that time), but a parent >with >a baby will have feeding issues. And, even if there aren't any >problems, >there will likely be panic runs on the grocery stores which could >cause >shortages in formula - especially ready-to-eat. > >It seems like this may be another good reason to encourage people to >consider breastfeeding... and since there's people who are pregnant >now >who will have babies needing formula/breastmilk during that time >period, >maybe they'll be more open to the idea. > >Anyhow, just a thought... > >Back to lurking, > >Kirsten Jones >Santa Cruz, CA >Breastfeeding Counsellor in Training ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]