In a message dated 97-09-23 09:35:06 EDT, you write:

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 "A real enticement for bf is the large numbers of additional calories
 .... during lactation."
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Oooh, I like this one...so bf mothers are fat pigs looking for an excuse to
eat, huh?  A little sensitive? <G>

Does paint a pretty picture of breastfeeding though (all included) bfing moms
are selfish, cannot work outside the home, and are looking for an excuse to
eat.  Not to mention they don't even get colustrum until the 4th day (I
wonder when they think milk comes in), so we must bottle feed until then.
 Eeww, this aggravates me.

I realise this was published in 1977, but I took anatomy and physiology in 93
and we barely covered pregnancy let alone infants and in my nutrition classes
I gave most of the lecture infant nutrition, which we didn't cover near
enough.  Had I left it to the instructor we would only have gotten "you
should breastfeed, but bottlefeeding is not that bad..."  Burns me up!
 Enough, TIA for the mini-rant.

Laura