>
>
>  And, it is harder for me to see the virtues of breastfeeding when I read a
>negative conclusion about my upbringing that is, as it pertains to me, a lie.


Cindy, no one is making a negative conclusion about your
upbringing...and, sorry, but to accuse us as a group of actually
telling a lie is unfair. Forgive me, but you are making the mistake
of taking this stuff personally : )
>
>I do not wish for anyone to censor themselves or feel self conscious when
>they post, but do keep in mind no one can be so neatly categorized.  If I
>breastfeed exclusively, no one can guarantee my child will, absolutely,
>without a doubt, have less illness than a bottlefed child.  I am living proof.


I would bet most of us on this list were given formula as infants -
even the vast majority! A lot of us are pretty healthy. It is not
proof of anything.

>
>Please consider qualifying statements when you post.  For, example, "Studies
>indicate the overwhelming majority of children who are breastfed have a
>significantly lower occurrence of illness than children who are exclusively
>bottlefed."
>
>This type of statement piques my curiosity and compels me to learn more about
>why that is.  Simpley claiming that non-breastfed babies aren't as healthy as
>those who breastfeed turns me off.


Well, that 'simple claim'  is a shorthand, which as busy people
speaking to others who by and large share the same outlook, we tend
to use on this list, knowing that we don't have to use the formal
academic 'studies indicate.....' every time. This is email, a
dialogue, not a discussion paper or a presentation.  I think we tend
to use the phraseology that feels most appropriate to the
context....if you stick around, you'll get used to it : )

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc Newcastle upon Tyne UK

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