"Jennifer Tow, IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
<<She finally chose not to accept any
more clients who planned to AF their babies for exactly the reasons you
state. She felt that she could not do her job well if parents didn't begin by making healthy choices themselves. She didn't order anyone to bf, she just made it clear how important it is to the health of children.>>

Although I agree with this thinking in principle, it does worry me a bit. I am overweight. I have struggled with this for years and I have the feeling I will never be anything but overweight. I know what a health risk this is. What am I going to do if and when doctors decide not to treat obese patients because of our "unhealthy choices"? I just wonder how far this kind of thinking might take us.
Karen Ianacone, RN, MA, CCE, CLC

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