Probably 10 or more years ago, I *believe* it was Marsha Walker who said
there were about 13,000 studies on infant feeding, a very few of which
*weren't* in favor of breastfeeding.  That captivated my imagination.  I
pictured this tall, tall, tall stack on one side, and a pitiful few inches
on the other.  I'd love to hear the updated figure, but undoubtedly the
pro-breastfeeding stack is now mountainous and the not-so-positive stack is
somewhat higher than it was but still not high enough to sit on comfortably.
Wouldn't it be *fun* for someone to do the math and create the visual?  Yes,
there are studies out there that don't say such great things about
breastfeeding.  Of course there are; those are the newsmakers and that's
what everyone loves to see.  But my gosh, compared with a mountain?  I
understand there's still a flat earth society out there somewhere, too, but
I don't think astronomers feel threatened.  It's a tribute to the
effectiveness of the marketing industry that *we* still need to work so
hard, given the size of the two piles.

Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC, LLLL  Ithaca, NY  USA  

 

 


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