Doesn't make me feel good.  A book like this, just the title even, feeds
moms' insecurities and the misguided belief that her milk might not be good
enough.   How many times have we heard a mother say that she thinks her
baby isn't gaining enough weight or sleeping enough or calm enough...
because something is lacking in her milk.  Her milk is the best food for
her baby, period! That's the message moms need.
All the best,
Chayn in Israel IBCLC

On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 3:52 PM, Elizabeth Brooks <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hmmm. I'm not quite sure how this one this one makes me feel.
>
> A large electronic book retailer is advertising a book, written by an M.D.,
>  which is "49 pages long" that is geared for a parent audience ...
> promising a survey of the medical literature to reveal such nuggets as:
> "how
> can you be sure that your milk is of the highest quality that it can
> possibly be? How long should you breastfeed? What foods or medications
> should you avoid? Should you use commercially-available formulas? Can you
> store your milk for later use?"
>
> I can't quite put my finger on why this is disturbing me.  The lingering
> feeling that mothers will feel they can bio-engineer their breastmilk? How
> is that any different from the general recommendations an IBCLC might give
> a mom (like, "Eat nutritious foods, generally, in life, and avoid street
> drugs," etc.)?  Don't we answer Qs all day every day about what
> foods/medications to avoid .... and milk storage guidelines?
>
> Maybe it is because this is being marketed in such a way to suggest to a
> mother that if she reads a 49-page book, she won't have to avail herself of
> a good old-fashioned face-to-face assessment by a healthcare provider.  Why
> ask your midwife/ped/IBCLC these questions when you already have the book?
>
> Sigh.
>
> --
> Liz Brooks JD IBCLC FILCA
> Wyndmoor, PA, USA
>
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