Well, gang, I hate to tell you, my "pushiness" about breastfeeding   
started before I became an IBCLC.  I've been an O.B. nurse for 10 years   
and a Childbirth Educator for 7.  It is the parent's responsibility to   
care for the child they brought into the world.  It's my job to help them   
make informed choices.
 If I'm "pushy" about breastfeeding, I'm just as "pushy" about car seats,   
SIDS risks, second hand smoke, finding appropriate child care and child   
proofing their homes.  Can I help it if the benefits of breastfeeding far   
outweigh bottle?   I support a mother's decision either way as long as   
she knows the disadvantages of both.  If she feels "guilty" for choosing   
to bottle feed , it's her guilt, not mine.  I won't treat her badly if   
she doesn't breastfeed.
 Sometimes a little "pushiness" is a good thing.  These moms are looking   
to us for examples. We can't afford to take strong stances on things like   
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome  and Shaken Baby Syndrome and then wimp out on the   
dangers of formula.  Get real: "pushiness"sounds like a formula rep   
talking.
     Kathy Miller in D.C.

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