> Jeanette,
I think that even with (or maybe especially with) those that "have heard 
breast is best and believe it" need to hear the message that breasstfeeding 
isn't best-it's NORMAL.  Until we can get this paradigm shift firmly in 
peoples' minds, I think our progress will continue to be in tiny steps. 
Breastfeeding will still come across as a "nice little extra credit".  The 
presentation at ILCA on "Voldemort" did an excellent job of pointing out how 
even in supportive professional articles it still is presented "backwards" 
and in too many cases the "villian" (formula) isn't even named.  Articles 
like "Breastfeeding and Cancer" which may state that breastfeeding may be 
protective against some cancers in moms and babies (still the wrong 
paradigm) still give the wrong impression in the title.

I recently gave a presentation to a group who was quite BF friendly.  I 
started out with a little True/False quiz with stqtements like: "Breastfed 
babaies have fewer illnesses.",  "Breastfed babies are smarter." and 
"Breastfeeding mothers have reduced rates of breast cancer."  They answered 
"true" to each and then I told them they were all false.  They were shocked 
until I pointed out that it should have been stated that artificially fed 
babies have more illness etc.

The technical information such as in H&H is of interest, but I think it 
would be more effective to try to get the paradigm shift first.  People can 
look up the technical stuff and digest it at their own rate and in their own 
time.  15 minutes is to short for that, but just about the right time to 
shake up some thinking.

winnie.

> OK - so I'm here trying to figure out how, in the next week, I can give a
> SHORT presentation (15 minutes or so) ................... but I want to 
> give them some new perspective with the information in the
> first chapters of the Hale/Hartmann book and with the Chemical Engineering
>
>
> Jeanette Panchula.
> 

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