Personal rant:

I HATE the way that everyone thinks that just because you are seeing a
midwife that a) they know all there is to know about breastfeeding therefore
why would you need any other input and b) that you are somehow protected
from all the advertising from formula companies! Argh! I guess the real
problem is that that is the way I think it should be with a midwife too!
Shouldn't she only offer good information!!!!!??????? Double arrgh

Singed,
Miss Idealism




> From: Barbara Latterner <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: Lactation Information and Discussion
> <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2002 18:47:15 EST
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Lucas film from Avent and other media questionables
>
> Susan,
>
> I saw the Avent film and was very skeptical; it seemed suspicious as in paid
> to advertise and endorse which always makes me leary.  I've had moms perhaps
> start with A**** I*** to encourage letdown and then switch to double electric
> when it's difficult to get much milk but like you wouldn't feel comfortable
> recommending a hand pump for entire pumping sessions, esp when exclusive
> pumping necessary.
>
> Another media, advertising suspect that had me scratching my head and audibly
> sighing:  birth center where I teach and run a support group has all these
> "freebie" magazines that overflow with misinformation and elevate my BP
> dangerously.  If anyone has access to "first year of parenting" put out by
> American Baby, and toy co. and disposable diaper co., please take a look.  I
> found at least four glaring errors re BF alone and I was just browsing,
> waiting for group moms to arrive.  I plan to write because, while some info
> just goes against baby empathic care, once again stooling is not mentioned as
> sign baby "getting enough," just wets. (I see this repeatedly in mainstream
> mags which I reluctantly read to know what I'm up against-often these
> unfortunately are quotes from HCP's.)   So if you're in the mood for letter
> writing....
>
> Barbara Latterner, BSN, RN, IBCLC
> Brewster, NY
>
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