I don't know if any of you have had this experience, but when it happened to
me, I was confused-and upset.  When a pregnant teen at the health center
where I work was asked by the CNP if she was going to breastfeed, the teen
said she had decided not to, although she had been considering it.  Why?
Because she didn't want her baby to be confused.  This is what she had
derived from my breastfeeding class and the discussion of nipple confusion.
 If  bottle and breast might confuse her baby, she decided she just didn't
want a confused baby. ( Of course, one may ask why she picked bottle over
breast; most mothers in this population give formula, either after every
breastfeeding or for most of the feedings.  ) The teen had not brought this
up at the class and had not asked me to elaborate or explain further.  All
she heard was the word "confused".  This incident was relayed to me by the
CNP, as though it were my "fault" that the mother had decided not to
breastfeed.    I would appreciate feedback from you lactnetters about where I
went wrong .

I also have a thought-if a mom breastfeeds only once or twice a day, will the
sodium levels of her breastmilk rise as in a weaning situation?  A lot of the
WIC moms are doing this, and I wonder if this could become a problem for
their babies, if sodium levels do indeed rise???

Congratulations to all the newly certified IBCLC's!