I hope you hear something. If anyone, you're pretty qualified to write
those columns. For some reason I thought of you when I was watching "The
Nature of Things" with David Suzuki last night. It was about asthma and had
a lot of epidemiologists (isn't that what you are? Boy am I red-faced if
you're not) being interviewed. Anyhow, no mention whatsoever of bf being
the very BEST preventative for asthma, just talk about medications,
exercise, and clean air legislation.

Nancy

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> From: Wendy Funk <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Breastfeeding and the Popular Media
> Date: Thursday, December 05, 1996 9:01 PM
>
> Hello --
>
> I, too, agree about Parenting being better than the others.
> I wrote letters to Child and Parents suggesting that they
> offer assistance with breastfeeding in their magazines.  I
> suggested an "ask the LC" column where readers could ask
> common questions. On the same page they could tackle things
> like "proper latch" with drawings of improper and proper
> technique.  Also they could have a little box with pumping
> tips, storage info, engorgement issues, what's normal and
> not, how to know when baby is getting enough, common
> allergens, colic, different positions, nursing in public
> tips, the list goes on.  I said how it would be a really nice
> way to support breastfeeding mothers; that I felt that their
> magz often pointed out problems but rarely offered
> solutions...  So we'll say.  Haven't heard back yet.
>
> Wendy