Susan writes:
> My internal sense is that so many women feel fundamentally
>threatened by all the criticism that comes with being a mother, that
>infant feeding decisions have become so volatile that some women
>cannot even discuss any deviation from what they think is right --
>no matter what the evidence.
I have the same internal sense.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/breastfeeding-forced-feeding-2193232.html
is a recent article (see the article itself and the comments below
it) which expresses this feeling of threat.
I engage with women (and men) on line, and with the emails that come
to my organisation from parents who feel very threatened by the idea
that formula may not be a perfectly fine alternative way of feeding
babies.
It's very common to hear 'they made me feel I was giving my baby
poison!' or 'formula is not poison!' or similar - very dramatic,
angry, hurt and defensive responses that are always more dramatic and
more angry than anything I normally hear from breastfeeding advocates.
I hope you follow through with your disquiet about US UNICEF, Susan -
I am relieved to see that UNICEF UK has a link 'breastfeeding' on the
home page (takes you to Baby Friendly) http://www.unicef.org.uk/, so
the US site is not the same everywhere.
Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK
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http://www.heatherwelford.co.ukhttp://heatherwelford.posterous.com
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