>> Of course I may be wrong in my perspective, but since most of the moms 
>> who
> live where I live go back to work "early and often", paced, breath- and
> baby-respecting, bottlefeeding is a way that moms can hope to continue 
> their
> breastfeeding relationships, and their milk supplies, despite long 
> separations,
> which can be up to 10 hours with commuting.

I would disagree with this. Bottlefeeding does not help the mother continue 
the breastfeeding relationship, and maintain her milk supply, even if it is 
paced, respectful bottlefeeding. It is hand-expressing or pumping her milk 
that allows her to maintain her milk production despite separation. 
Bottlefeeding is ONE way to give the baby human milk during the time they 
are separated.

we want  them to be
> educated about how to do this safely, respectfully, and in a way  least 
> likely to
> undermine continued breastfeeding. It is about helping babies  continue to
> breastfeed longer.
>

While I definitely see value in using a paced approach to feed a baby with a 
bottle, do we have clear evidence that this promotes longer breastfeeding? 
The research may be out there and I just haven't seen it. If we do have that 
evidence, what other methods of providing milk to babies was this compared 
to?

Teresa Pitman
Guelph, Ontario 

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