Hi Heather
Yes, I agree devastating was probably not the best word to use. I know that I did not mean what the respondent said I meant but there's other words I could use. In my opinion when talking about infant feeding using language with the least possible emotional charge is the best way to ensure that what we want to communicate is actually heard.
Karleen Gribble
Australia
> Of course, most of us here will accept that this ignores the probability that not breastfeeding means missing out on an important emotional, psychological and neurological *dynamic* between mothers and their babies - understandable, because we don't yet have the 'rock solid' science to show it.
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> But if we stick with the rock solid biomedical science, we will eventually win the day....we hope? I think that is a justifiable hope, but in the meantime, we have to be super-super-super scrupulous with language.
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> Forgive me, Karleen, but your use of the word 'devastating' in the debate - while perfectly justifiable, even in scientific terms, and well-explained by you - is best avoided in these contexts...because while it has a respectable scientific meaning, it *can* also be interpreted as emotional and ideological, and *not* scientific. Our debaters don't mind a bit switching from a science-y discourse to an emotional/ideological one when it suits ('you make mothers feel guilty' is an example, which pops up all the time). But we can do our best, being super-sensitive to interpretations of language, to avoid the trap.....'cos it comes up behind us and bites us where we don't want to be bit :) :) Not sure if you agree with me here - would be interested in your response :)
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> I am finding the contributions to the debate very educational - here for those who missed it https://theconversation.edu.au/mothers-seeking-wet-nurses-need-support-not-scaremongering-11934. My ability to argue stats and research is nowhere near Susan Berger's, so I am glad Susan's doing it for us :)
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> Heather Welford Neil
> NCT bfc, tutor, UK
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