> Of course, when we emphasize to a mom of a hospitalized baby that
> breastmilk is like medicine, that it's custom-made for her baby, and
> that breastfeeding/providing breastmilk is something that "she can do
> for her baby that no one else can," I suppose that would give a lot of
> parents the idea that only the *mother's* own milk is appropriate for
> her baby. After all, health practitioners also teach that you're never
> supposed to take antibiotics that were prescribed for someone else;
> parents may think this is the same situation.
>
> For those of you who use donor milk, is it ever something you have to
> convince the parents of? Are they at first put off by the idea?
>
I have thought of this as well. Have we medicalized bfing so much that
people are afraid to share? We tell people a lot of different things
about the medicinal, nutritional and other values of bfing. What
messages do our patients/students/clients receive? I'm sure it varies
with the one giving and the one receiving the message, but I'm
interested if others have experience with this.
   Naomi

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Naomi Bar-Yam Ph.D.
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