>That was
>the one thing that irritated ( yes I AM irritable about  this...:) me about
>one the articles about this study: the midwife in the UK who  said if a baby
>is fussy and breastfeeding the solution is switching to a bottle  because
>"both mom and baby should be thriving on breastfeeding". ... hmm why not 
>actually figure out WHY this baby is behaving whatever way, and then come up
>with an answer....Ok rant over.


Judy - agreed but must point out that the woman quoted in the article 
is *not* a midwife and she has not been a midwife for (IIRC) about 25 
years. She has set herself up as a breastfeeding expert and is often 
on TV and radio, and in the papers,  usually saying very unsupportive 
and unhelpful and sometimes totally incorrect stuff about 
breastfeeding. She has no qualifications in breastfeeding support and 
is not a member of any of the organisations connected with it.

She has written a book and a DVD and has a consultancy in South West 
London, which is sort of the socio-economic equivalent of Upper West 
Side Manhattan, I think - very wealthy clientele, anyway, who do not 
object to paying her high prices.

Obviously  I will not be critical of specific aspects of her practice 
but colleagues in her area know about her work, put it that way.

I'm sure she does help some mothers - she could not remain in business if not.

Yet her book contains many misleading and mystifying instructions and advice.

But you can imagine how irritating it is for people who *are* 
qualified, who *are* supervised and supported by our organisations, 
to see her face and name popping up everywhere!

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK
-- 
http://www.heatherwelford.co.uk

http://heatherwelford.posterous.com

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