I was hoping that I could get the input from you ladies and gents here on 
LACTNET about a project that ProMoM.org is working on in conjunction with 
breastfeedingisnormal.org <http://breastfeedingisnormal.org>. I do have a 
vested interest in this since I'm the Executive Director for ProMoM (but I 
make no money off of it whatsoever...we're all volunteers).
 As most of you know, ProMoM has a section for 3 Minute Activist letters to 
send out to companies, individuals, etc that we feel have done a great job 
(or a not-so-great-job) promoting the benefits of breastmilk. One of our 
members came up with an idea that I've seen tossed around here for the last 
few days to get a 3MA letter up to send to the AIM companies requesting 
(demanding?!) that they continue to supply formula fed babies with Ready to 
Feed formula (specifically encouraging them NOT to send powdered formula). 
Once the letter is posted, we've also created press releases for the 
national media outlets.
 Our quandary is this, we WANT to make sure that we are promoting 
breastfeeding. It's what we do. But we want to get the word out that there 
that the manufacturers of AIM have contributed significantly to the use of 
formula in our country and that they need to take responsibility for the 
babies of the parents that have been guided to use their product. 
 I've seen a few mentions here lately that some organizations say the worst 
thing to do in situations like this is to send formula. So what are these 
babies to do? Most of them have never been breastfed, and a great many of 
these parents won't attempt to relactate.
 What do you think? Are we in a catch-22, choosing the lesser of two evils? 
Is there something that I'm missing here about why we shouldn't be sending 
this letter out?
 I respect all of you so much for what you do and the knowledge that you 
possess as individuals and as a group. Any advice that you would like to 
give in this situation would be greatly appreciated either here or off-list.
 Sincerely,
Carrie Patterson
Executive Director
ProMoM.Org

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