Changes to Guidelines for Contraceptive Use Could Compromise a Woman's
Ability to Breastfeed 

 

So I've just read this press release and it is stirring up memories of
recent discussions at work.  While it reflects my personal philosophy of
"let the mom choose," I have been chastised a few times by our public health
OB dept staff when I've complained of mother's milk supplies being killed
off by depo.  They have a different concern that they feel trumps
mine-mothers who cannot say "no" to the men in their lives, and who are not
reliable in taking pills or whose partners will not use condoms. They tell
stories of women being plied for sex by impatient dads when they are barely
out of the hospital (sometimes they are not even discharged yet!), women who
are down-trodden and unable to stand up for themselves. They believe that
protecting these women from unwanted pregnancies is more important than
breastfeeding.

 

I would be very interested in how others have dealt with this.  Never mind
LAM, we cannot go there.  How else can we reach a win-win situation for
mothers and babies? Life changes for these women are not going to come
quickly.

 

~Lisa

 


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