In einer eMail vom 2-3-2003 0:49:54 West-Europa (standaardtijd) schreibt
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> Many LLL Leaders (me among them) talk--all the time--about breastfeeding as
> "optimal" and "protective" so on and so forth.  Well, it is.  But I believe
> that Diane W. is right--this language tends to be didactic, and most moms
> eyes (and mine eyes among them) begin to glaze over when this sort of
> language is used a lot.  Not that it doesn't enlighten us to know it.
> Talking to regular mothers is usually different from talking with people in
> the breastfeeding field.
>

After following this format for years I stopped doing so. I state at meetings
or were-ever that breastfeeding does not have advantages, but that not
breastfeeding (note: I do not say AIM!) increases physical, emotional and
pshychological health risks for both mom and child. Or I talk about the
specifics of breastfeeding, like how breastsuckling furthers the development
of the oronasal anatomy or how colostrum furthers the refinement of baby's
guts. In this format I emphasize that breastfeeding is the completion of
baby's development in utero. This, I think, normalises breastfeeding.
Warmly greeting,

Gonneke

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Gonneke  van Veldhuizen
IBCLC,LLLL, MOM, primairyschool teacher

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centre for breastfeeding information and education
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