Hi all!
The standard "what to tell physicians when I have a chance to educate them" 
with a twist: I've been asked to speak to our family medicine residents for 
1 hour, and the (wise) resident organizing this asked me to discuss "what 
not to do and say" - i.e. things physicians say that discourage 
breastfeeding, whether inadvertantly or not, though preferably the 
inadvertant ones.
In a post from today, I've gleaned these ideas:
-scheduling is necessary
-supplementing is necessary
-baby should be sleeping through the night
-cosleeping is dangerous

What are your other favorites in this category??
(What a great opportunity! - maybe a short educational booklet of "common 
things we tell mothers that can harm breastfeeding outcomes" could be put 
together out of this! one of my next tasks is the "provider resources" page 
of our breastfeeding web area w/in the dept of health...)

Cheers,
Kirsten Berggren, PhD, CLC
(Acting in my role as)
Breastfeeding Promotion and Education
Office of the Breastfeeding Coordinator
Vermont Department of Health
Burlington, Vermont 

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