I just wanted to share with you all a letter I sent to the
publishers of "Bottlefedding Wothout Guilt."  If you interested,
the WWW site is http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/badler.
I hope I didn't get carried away!
>
>I read excerts from your book and look forward to reading it in
>its entirety.  I am a big advocate of breastfeeding, so naturally


>I was curious as to what you had to say about bottle feeding.  I
>never make anyone feel guilty about their choice of infant
>feeding.  If a person feels guilty, it is due to an internal
>mechanism that they themselves trigger.  I always tell everyone
>that breastfeeding is BEST and I review the benefits and
>disadvatages of both.  It is a fact that bottle fed babies are
>more likely to suffer from certain illnesses than breastfed
>babies.  I tell everyone this just like I would say, "If you
smoke
>in your house, your children are more likely to develop certain
>illnesses and problems."  Smoking can be hazardous to an infant's


>health, and so can bottle feeding.  I would never feel bad for
>telling a mom this.  If she understands the circumstances, and
>chooses to bottlefeed, and feels guilty, then there is a reason
>(NOT because I told her it could be dangerous to her infant's
>health).  It is a choice she makes (just like when a smoker
>decides that he/she will smoke in the house).  It is regrettful
>that some people are not as tactful as they should be (in re:
some
>quotes you include that were said to moms who bottle fed), but
>again, the guilt is internal, not exuded by the speaker.
>       You also mention that bottle feeding moms are barraged by
>messages telling them that Breast is Best.  Again, this is a
>medical FACT.  I will admit that there are circumstances were
>breastfeeding is a definate disadvantage (i.e HIV+), but for the
>vast majority of infants, Breast is Best.  You also comment on
>Breast is Best Labels.  Again, I will liken this to smoking.  The

>label is there for a legitimate reason.
>       You also mention that society has accepted breastfeeding as
>the norm.  Regretfully, this is NOT the case.  We live in a
bottle
>feeding culture, and it is breastfeeding moms who often lack
sound
>advice on feeding.  I wish your statement was true!!  I would
love
>breastfeeding to be the norm!
>       I regret that there may be a mom out there who is considering

>breastfeeding, but finds your book and decides that she will not.

>I hope the next book will not be "Smoking Around Your Children
>Without Guilt."
>
>Most sincerely,
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>Jeffrey S. Fouche, RN, BSN
>Assistant Director of Maternal/Child Services
>Breastfeeding Educator
>Barrow Medical Center
>Winder, GA
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>Web Page:  http://members.gnn.com/jsfouche/breastfeeding.html
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>Higher intelligence begins with breastfeeding!
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Jeffrey S. Fouche, RN, BSN
Assistant Director of Maternal/Child Services
Breastfeeding Educator
Barrow Medical Center
Winder, GA
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Web Page:  http://members.gnn.com/jsfouche/breastfeeding.html

Higher intelligence begins with breastfeeding!
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