>It just really bothers me because I  know the harm that comes from
>artificial feeding.  I know it is largely society's fault, that we see
>it as a casual decision like whether to choose the steak or the chicken
>off of a menu at a restaurant.
>
>Maybe it bothers me more to see women choose to artificially feed
>because I have to work so hard for every ounce of breastmilk I get.  I
>guess it is similar to the way someone who is struggling to make enough
>money to keep her children fed and clothed feels to see other people
>squandering money on useless things.
>
>Aloha,
>Darillyn

Darillyn, I can really appreciate your view point here. I think of Kathy D's
chapter Beauty and the Breast when I think of what you have said. I am
afraid that our culture is trying to extinguish the behavior of
breastfeeding....so sad.
Kathleen B. Bruce, BSN, IBCLC co-owner Lactnet,Corgi-L,TLC, Indep. Consultant
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