Oh, you are not reading into it. It's pretty negative. I'd so rather see 
"how to make it work" rather than devaluing breastfeeding and human milk 
because our culture is unsupportive.

And there's nothing about using a modified nursing supplementer at 
breast, which is another way to nourish a cleft affected baby. Sigh.

Catherine Watson Genna BS, IBCLC  NYC  cwgenna.com

On 1/18/2013 1:06 PM, Angela Brekken wrote:
> Good afternoon.  I do not often see a baby with cleft palate, but found
> this information sheet online while studying.  Does anyone else think
> the final paragraph puts off a "throw in the towel" vibe in regards to
> breastfeeding/providing breast milk?
> http://cleftline.org/docs/PDF_Factsheets/Breastfeeding5.09.pdf
>
>   
>
> Angie
>
> (maybe I'm reading into things a bit much...)
>
>
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