At 12:06 PM 8/11/00 -0500, Querida wrote:

>I am a passionate supporter of breastfeeding BUT
>comparing bottlefeeding to drug use, or smoking, or not putting baby in a
>car seat is no
>more valid

Well I think that's a bit closer than comparing it to choosing natural
birth over elective caesarean (ELUSCS).  There may be some rare and usually
minor problems for a baby born by eluscs, but it's the mother who assumes
the majority of the risk of her choice.  Whereas with feeding choice it's
the baby who assumes a major and life-long part of the risk - and had no
choice in it!

Denise

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