On Mon, 29 Jul 1996, Lesley Robinson wrote:
> It is wonderful that such excellent pumps are available to mothers who need
> them, but I probably spend as much time persuading a mother that she
> DOESN'T need a pump than that she does. The reliance on gadgets when their
> use is inappropriate can undermine a mother's confidence in her ability to
> breastfeed (in a similar way to how giving her formula "just in case" can
> send her a subtle message). It is usually the mothers who try every gadget
> under the sun who end up giving up.
>
> Comments anyone?
YES, YES, YES!
Penny Piercy, LLLL, MOM (Patrick 4/6/93), and a few other acronyms
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