Brooke asks
",Any thoughts on what to tell
her? Any research on this?."

Other than that it's true?  It is a difficult process to, in a sense,
grieve the loss of the breastfeeding relationship.  While fully pumping and
feeding EBM is far superior to ABM, it is not the same as putting baby to
the breast.  The breast plays a role in immune function.  Breastfeeding
plays a role in oral development (among other things).  It is simply not
true that fully pumping and providing EBM is the same as breastfeeding.
 That doesn't mean that isn't the best choice for this particular
mother-baby.

Mary Wagner-Davis, MS, MFT, IBCLC
Roseville, CA

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