In a message dated 1/27/2004 3:36:04 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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I think this is what Nikki meant when she hoped the campaign on the risks of
not breastfeeding would help people understand the difference between
"exclusive breastfeeding" vs. "any breastfeeding". Did I understand this correctly,
Nikki?
Dear Friends:
    No, Flossie, but thank you for your thoughts.
     I didn't find out how grandmother's grandchildren were breastfed. She
talked about her belief that breastfeeding meant children wouldn't get sick,
based on what she had read and been told. I wish I had asked.
    When focus groups were providing input into what became the terrific
video "Giving you the Best that I got Baby" (Maryland WIC in the middle 90s). A
comment group participants made was about the lack of reality in breastfeeding
promotion. At the time, promotional materials never discussed any problems
which gave people the idea that breastfeeding was easy. The section of the
Maryland WIC film that deals with practicality is entitled "Expect some Difficulty".
" I remember the discomfort that many advocates, including myself, felt at
hearing a woman say on screen, "You can expect some difficulty." The narrator
went on to say "Don't give up, get help, most problems are solveable."
     Human milk is not magic fairy dust. By magic fairy dust, I meant a
substance guaranteed to automatically confer perfect health, great beauty and
superior intelligence to every baby who receives it, exclusively for 6 months. It
does give every baby protection from illness and a chance to excel in life.
    warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI
Maternal-Child Adjunct Faculty Union Institute and University
Film Editor, Journal of Human Lactation
Support the WHO Code and the Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative

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