For those who did not read the long post: Michael Sachs, M.D. wrote: >How's this for yet another analogy? Car seats. I wasn't a pediatrician when >the idea of using infant car seats first became popular, but I know for years >there was resistance from parents who thought it barbaric that they had to >strap their crying baby into a seat where the baby couldn't be seen rather than >hold the baby in their lap (and breast feed if that helped calm the baby). >Especially that first trip home from the hospital - it's bonding time (after >all, it's a short car ride, right? What are the chances of getting in an >accident?). Knowing the risks, would anyone even give remote consideration to >giving a parent "permission" to nurse a baby while riding in car? I love the analogy. I remember standing up in the back seat of my mother's car watching where she was going. She had to stop - I didn't. Nice flip into the dash for a minor bruise. She wasn't / isn't a bad mom, we did not have car seats and seat belts nor the knowledge that they are useful then. People are smarter now.... Most of life is taking chances - it is a little better to know you are taking a chance than to be completely surprised. I know better than to try and convince a die hard that they are engaged in risky behavior (sounds like part of a sex talk), but I sleep better for having presented the risks. g barden