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Date: | Mon, 12 Feb 2007 19:35:46 -0500 |
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> Some mentally challenged women would be far better off to breastfeed.
> Certainly, it is easier to BF than to mix and measure formula. But they
> need someone in the home who is capable of being supportive and helpful.
> Comparing them to barnyard animals, for whom parenting of young is modeled
> and not perverted by social messages and customs, is not helpful.
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I have indeed worked with women in the categories you list. I did not intend
to compare developmentally delayed women to animals - my point was this:
these women had been defined as a group who potentially should not
breastfeed, yet the ability of animals to feed their young is clearly
evidence that intelligence is not a requirement. A woman who is
significantly delayed will need someone to provide her with support and
guidance whether she breastfeeds or bottlefeeds. I just don't see this as
being a reason to choose artificial feeding over breastfeeding, and I say
this as someone who has worked with a number of women with significant
delays who successfully breastfed.
Teresa Pitman
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