I agree that the article wasn't as bad as some I've read, however...

I found the normalization/idealization of bottle feeding extremely
problematic and distressing.  Also, there was no discussion about shared
sleep as a great way for mom to get more sleep.

I find it completely irresponsible to drop that ol' chestnut "formula fed
babies sleep longer than breastfed babies" without at least a brief mention
of SIDS and some reasons why ff babies are more susceptible.

Two of the three books mentioned have IME caused breastfeeding failure/early
weaning in mothers who have followed advice contained in said books.
 Additionally, to perpetuate the myth that human babies can and should
self-soothe by six weeks unveils a complete lack of child development
knowledge.  The way the article is worded, they define nighttime waking as a
sleep disorder!  So, if your 4-6 month old isn't "sleeping through the
night" (hello growth spurts and teething), you have an infant with a sleep
disorder?!?

Doctors have no business peddling inaccurate and potentially harmful
information and advice in one of our most respected news outlets.  I guess
my standards are too high.  Sigh.

Jessica Claire
LLLL in Los Angeles

On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 8:42 AM, Mary Wagner-Davis <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> At the risk of being flamed, I didn't think the article was *all* bad.
>

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