Beth writes:

My question  being, how do you begin to influence a mother that does not plan 
on  breastfeeding, given the multiple advantages that have been proven for 
not  only the infant but the mother as well?
 
Yes, setting aside the whole "advantages" line of thinking, one way to  begin 
a discourse is simply to ask "So what have you heard about breastfeeding?"  
and let the mother tell what she has heard, and what she thinks might keep her  
from meeting her baby's need for early nurturing that includes normal 
feeding.  This is a strategy that was shared by a lecturer who works for WIC where 
she  lives and lots of moms were not interested in letting their babies  
breastfeed.
 
Judy
 
Judy LeVan  Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL
Brooklyn, NY, USA

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