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Judy Le Van Fram <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 22 Dec 2005 17:21:26 EST
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Kathy wrote:

"I thought  of LLL as a bunch of fanatics. If I had the term breast feeding 
Nazi, I don't  think I would have used it, but it certainly speaks to the 
fanatacism I  mistakenly believed was present. I think that in order to break 
through myth  and misinformation requires stregnth and determination which can 
easily be  mistaken for lunacy by the ill-informed."


~~
Well back in the 80s as a LLLLeader, we were all making statements, some of  
which we had to revise... remember blow drying for all sore nipples? :) We are 
 all probably revising our approaches all the time. Still, the whole fanatic  
thing can be painful. I remember two instances where people referred to me as 
a  fanatic or breastfeeding Nazi, not knowing they were standing next to me 
in the  Park while making these judgments. Sadly, in both instances, they were 
upset not  because I had talked to them directly, but because of what someone 
else  told them I said, and their interpretation of my remarks was "fanatic."  
In one instance I was helping a mom who had to wean within days due  to a 
sudden diagnosis of cancer and imminent treatment. We talked a long  while about 
how sad she was, what breastfeeding had meant to her, and I  mentioned that if 
she wanted, there was a chance she could keep some milk  supply going and go 
back after the chemo was over. Her friend took this to  mean I was "pushing" 
the mother  to keep up  breastfeeding. Most of us work very hard to speak the 
truth in love, and  then let the mother make her decision. But anytime we are 
in the position of  providing information or support she may not get anywhere 
else, we are in a  vulnerable place. 
Thanks for your email, Kathy, reminding us what we are doing and saying may  
be taken as being "out there" at this point in history ( like the MD who told 
a  client today that her baby's tongue-tie, slow weight gain and interminable  
nursings have nothing to do with each other and I quote:" the tongue has 
nothing  to do with breastfeeding", this from a pediatric ENT/oral surgeon... I 
will  maintain my lunacy in support of mothers and babies...:)
Peace, 
Judy, very happy her 19yr old son gave his Effective Speaking talk on  
Breastfeeding and was well-received...:)  

Judy LeVan  Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL, Brooklyn, NY, USA


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