>Did any of the rest of you notice that the births mentioned in the 
>article were highly technical/interfered with? Pat in SNJ


Absolutely - and this is, as we know, so common. Women end up 
exhausted, often feeling powerless and with memories of pain and 
trauma. They protect themselves by 'switching off' - whereas 
breastfeeding works best if you 'switch on' to it.

Breastfeeding could be so *healing* in these circumstances with the 
right sort of sensitive approach.

Sadly,  breastfeeding can become an extension of the pain and trauma 
and powerlessness....'cos the sensitive approach just isn't there.

Women apportion blame in two directions for it i) at themselves for 
being 'terrible mothers and ii) at the 'breastfeeding lobby' for 
'making me feel like a terrible mother'

Heather Welford Neil

NCT bfc, tutor, UK
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http://www.heatherwelford.co.uk

http://heatherwelford.posterous.com

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