Recently, Donna Hansen shared this website and said Did everyone also check out the piece called "The Other Side of Nursing"? Really, really negative on bf. http://www.nwparent.com/scripts/northwest/paper/index.asp?ColumnID=35 Donna, I agree. I must say you will need your blood pressure med to read this one. Here's my letter to them: 1-30-99 Today I read the article by Toby Berry entitled "The other side of nursing." It makes me so sad and so mad that women have to have experiences like this. The article sounds like a woman who had a very bad marriage trying to talk another woman out of ever marrying. I must encourage these moms, who obviously mourn the loss of a positive breastfeeding experience, to realize that their bad experiences almost definitely were caused by poor hospital practices, lousy information, and lack of appropriate support from nurses, doctors and later, employers. This paragraph is telling: "Many first-time expectant mothers dream of their new babies emerging from the womb, snuggling comfortably against a breast, and immediately beginning to suckle and coo. Unfortunately, this image can be, and usually is, shattered in the delivery room..." I hope these mothers do some homework before their next baby is born, and find a knowledgeable OB and pediatrician, a "baby friendly" hospital where breastfeeding is the norm and properly supported, and link up with La Leche League and/or a board certified lactation consultant during pregnancy. These families deserve to be helped to fulfill their dreams and their babies birthright. Laurie Wheeler, RN, MN, IBCLC Board certified lactation consultant and nursing mom ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com