Jaye,
Maybe you could do a breastfeeding quiz? We have used this very successfully
to engage attendees at expos and such (even an International Women's Day
event) with the enticement of "Answer a question and get a chocolate." Of
course the questions are targeted at dispelling common myths etc.
Karleen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jaye Simpson, IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 3:29 AM
Subject: Any consice list on ABM recalls?


> Hi All,
>
>
>
> As a follow-up to my earlier question of what to do about the ABM com
being
> at the expo I will be at in just a few weeks, I sent a note to the
> coordinators asking them to reconsider having Similac there - also gave
them
> some basic information about why having them there was not helping
> new/expectant moms (having an ABM co provide information on infant feeding
> is to me the same as having a cigarette co provide information on quitting
> smoking.) and provided a link to the WHO Code.hope it helps.  However,
> knowing humans as I do (and one of the coordinators personally) I
seriously
> doubt that the ABM co will be asked to not be there.
>
>
>
> SO - I have decided to take the offensive and run with it.  Well, Ok -
let's
> rephrase that - I will be pro-active and provide a lot of information
about
> the normalcy of breastfeeding (Diane W. I need to talk to you about
blowing
> up your What if I want to Wean paper for all to read.) along with pics and
> will probably have a few of my mommies come down and hang out to nurse
nurse
> nurse!  Also, I will have one of those trade show booth things that you
can
> hang all kinds of pictures on.and on it will be a LONG list of formula
> RECALLS.  I have been searching the internet and have been finding many
> individual articles on the recalls and found one 6 page list of recalls
from
> as far back as 1982.  However, I know there must be something better than
> that - can anyone PLEASE point me in the right direction??  All help is
> appreciated!
>
>
>
> The BF rates in my area really do need to be raised.  Too many moms (like
my
> last client) give up in the face of a challenge - convinced that formula
is
> easier and just as good (her baby needed some body work - really tight
jaws
> - poor thing couldn't open enough to nurse well at all, jaws terribly
> misaligned - decided to not take baby in at all because her sister showed
up
> with a sick 15 mo old and because all were tired from a week with a sick
kid
> she decided that pumping was a pain and chose to quit.  ??????  She is
still
> uninterested in getting help for baby - SAD!!!).  One other mom in my
> breastfeeding support group honestly told me that formula is so enticing -
> it is easy to use - and it would make her life so much easier if she could
> just feed her baby a bottle.she is having milk supply issues and baby has
> had some serious weight gain issues.  She is now using and SNS and
> supplementing with quite a bit of formula and baby is doing much
> better.Therein lies the enticement.But - luckily she is committed to BF
and
> will be doing the work to get that supply up and get baby off the formula.
>
>
>
> Ah, man - what is our world coming to??  I even had to explain to my
partner
> this morning why I was so upset about this ABM co being at my expo and why
> it was NOT a good thing to have ABM in new parent's faces - one would have
> thought that would be understood by now what with listening to me rant and
> rave about it all the darn time.sigh.
>
>
>
> All help is greatly appreciated - I love this list just for this reason.
>
>
>
> Warmly,
>
> Jaye
>
> Going to get a massage today.apparently MUCH needed!
>
>
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