[Former Fetus]

I would like to add that the pressure on women not to breastfeed can be tremendous. I come from Spain. I saw my mom, aunts... breastfeed their babies, so I had it very clear what I was going to do. What I never expected was to have to argue with the nurses at the hospital where I gave birth, with my American in-laws, and in general with everybody I talked to. I was made to feel that I was doing something wrong, to be kept secret like the actions of a rogue government agency. And, when I started losing my milk early with my second child, nobody had a suggestion for me, beginning with my and the baby's doctor!

When my oldest child was 3 weeks old, hurricane Hugo paid us a visit. I remember the long lines at a Red Cross truck delivering formula, and I wonder how did those families without electricity managed to sterilize bottles, nipples... My breast-fed daughter always had her food ready, sterile and warm at any time of the day or the night!

[Little Bill]

Have a couple glasses of wine before hand? My Polish In Laws told me that a shot of Vodka led to a peaceable nights sleep for all involved.