Angela, thank you so much for writing this.  I was similarly unimpressed
and thought I was just being a post-menopausal crank.  Or that my existing
disdain for Katie Couric was influencing me adversely.  ;)  I felt like
the doc could have set Katie straight, and I'm sure she knows exactly the
words to do it... but she seemed like she was walking on eggshells to keep
from disagreeing with the "star" of the show.  Bleah.

I griped about that clip so much after I watched it that my husband asked,
"Honey, WHY do you even bother watching anything with Katie Couric in it,
especially if the topic is breastfeeding?  You KNOW she's just going to
p___ you off again!"  I hate it when he's right.  ;)

Cee

 On Tue, 9 Aug 2005, Angela M. Salas LLLL wrote:

> I was very unimpressed with this clip for the Breastfeeding Story in the
> Today show. It does promote breastfeeding, but again it has that message of
> breastfeeding being superior like an extra protection we can give our babies. The
> two women even joke about how brilliant they are and were not even breastfed. I
> would love the same story in a different light, how 40% of mothers put their
> babies at risk of asthma, diabetes, childhood obesity, ear infections and
> respiratory illnesses by not breastfeeding. Then 79% of mothers continue to place
> this risk by introducing formula way too early. And at the end of the story
> instead of putting limits on breastfeeding with a gross out factor, state how is
> naturally to breastfeed an wean only after two years. Until breastfeeding is
> seen as the norm and formula is the inferior and risky substitute, promotion of
> breastfeeding will only continue to reinforce to moms that formula is still a
> good enough second choice.
>
> Well here is hoping to see a change...
> Truly Yours,
> Angela Salas LLLL and WIC Peer Counselor
> (Also proud mama of a breastfed toddler who is old enough to ask for it by
> name, by code word and sign language)
>
> In a message dated 8/9/2005 7:14:01 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
> Date:    Tue, 9 Aug 2005 00:17:05 -0500
> From:    Marsha Glass <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Today Show breastfeeding story
>
> I'm reposting this because I failed to change the subject line.  Sorry all!
>
> I found this on the Today show website.  I didn't see the show but got an
> alert and found this article on their website as well as video of the
> interview.  Katie Couric makes the comment that if they're old enough to ask
> for it, they're too old to nurse.  Other than that, the article is great (it
> even mentions Domperidone for mothers who need to build supply) and the
> interview is very positive.  They interviewed a woman OB/GYN and she did an
> excellent job!  Enjoy the positive press!
>
> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8863856/
>
>
> Marsha
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Marsha Glass RN, BSN, IBCLC~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Mothers have as powerful an influence over the welfare of future generations
> as all other earthly causes combined.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~John S. C. Abbot~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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