I have the feeling from some of the recent posts that some of us LC's who 
sometimes have to rely on pumps for our mothers(for whatever the reason), 
temporary or permanent bottle feeding, encourage breastmilk in a bottle 
talk about babies being efficient,etc., are being looked at with a 
critical eye.

Personally, I will do whatever it takes to get breastmilk into a baby, no 
matter what the amount. There are mothers out there who are just plain NOT 
AS COMMITTED to providing breastmilk as some of the rest us are or have 
been when our kids were small.

Let's take Mom and baby where they are and give them what THEY need; NOT 
what WE think they need.

I guess I feel this way because as I scan all of the posts relating to 
this particular topic, I see the "us vs. them" mentality rearing its ugly 
head here.

Sometimes, we all have to step away from what the studies say and just go 
with what the mother needs. This is all about them, NOT all about us.

Betsy Riedel RNC, IBCLC
Connecticut

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