This "guilt" baloney continues because every time someone mentions guilt,
we all pipe down. It's politically incorrect to have anyone feeling guilty.

I wrote a scathing editorial about this, because it burns me up so much!
You may want to have a look at it.


http://www.breastfeedingoutlook.com/editorials/index.html



>I am currently in the process of trying to convince my hospital to go
>Baby Friendly.  It has not gotten a very warm reception.  "We're baby
>friendly already," and the worst one was "We shouldn't do it because it
>will make bottlefeeding mothers feels guilty (of which we have about
>5%)."  There is so much resistance I'm starting to feel like we're just
>like everybody else, we give lip service to breastfeeding, but when it
>comes down to it, it's more important to help mothers who are making a
>poor choice (bottles) not feel guilty about their bad decision, than
>support what is clearly a superior health choice.  Sad.
>
>Too embarassed to say who I am or where I'm from.

--
Marie Biancuzzo, Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist
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