Yes, but it also caused a stir because there WERE others who resonated with
what she said. However, I don't think it was an article that swayed people
against breastfeeding.

Renata Mangrum, MPH, RD.
http://nurturingnotes.blogspot.com
http://infantfeedinghistory.blogspot.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/renatamangrum


On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 3:26 PM, Gordon Patricia (DHSS) <
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> Stop & think now for a minute about the people who write these articles
> claiming that breastfeeding maybe isn't so wonderful.  They are writers.
>  They earn their money & their reputations by selling their articles.  There
> isn't much impact these days for another article talking up
> breastfeeding--it has almost been overdone.  The research has told us that
> women have gotten the message that "breast is best."  They may not be
> following it for a variety of reasons, but the message has been spread.  On
> the other hand, think about that article in The Atlantic a few months back
> and all the hoopla that caused.  Even got an official response from the AAP!
>  Now that's a piece of writing!  That got people reading The Atlantic who
> otherwise never would.  And that's the goal.  That little article is
> enshrined in that lady's professional portfolio along with all the official
> responses she received.  Her work has been nationally noted, and her fee for
> free-lance writing has just gone up.  She probably got a raise or has the
> ammunition to demand one at her next review.  The purpose of writing is to
> have people read it, and writing against breastfeeding will bring far more
> reponse these days than writing for it.
>
> P.D. Gordon RN, BS/BSN, IBCLC
> DE Div of Public Health
>
>
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