Watched a good piece today early am on CBS about the worry that mothers are  
switching to formula too soon.  Talked about the importance of  
breastfeeding...again that 6 month keeps popping up.  Do wish they would  get that right. 
Interviewed a mom about breastfeeding and why is it  hard--she mentioned being 
tired. But that she was going to  do it. Haha.  Wanted to say welcome to 
motherhood you are tired  no matter how you feed your baby.  
 
But, the best part, the part that made me smile....Dr. Gartner telling  
mothers to keep their babies in arms reach for a quicker response to feeding  cues! 
 He said "we don't have to wait until we cry from hunger to be fed, a  baby 
shouldn't have to either."  I was thrilled!  

The piece  was positive, mentioned how important it is to breastfeed--again 
that six month  mark. Said doctors need to work harder to encourage mothers and 
the hope  that more women will understand the importance of breastfeeding. 
The  reporter who appears to be pregnant herself mentions how hard it must be 
though  because you have so much to do, and you will have to work, and how will 
you  organize it all, etc etc. and how will dad help, etc.  Hummmm.  Well,  at 
least she didn't say she wasn't going to try it.  And the male reporter  got 
all squirmy like reporters often do when they talk breastfeeding on the  news. 
Which by the way annoys me.  
 
Take care,
Pam MazzellaDiBosco, IBCLC
Florida, USA

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