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> What is the group's opinion on the literature that is sent from Playtex?

I haven't received any from them, but I went to the website and looked at 
the section on breastfeeding and the different files they had.

I looked at the one on "When should I stop breastfeeding?" and noticed that 
they mention Kathy Dettwyler's research on the biological age of weaning, 
saying that her study suggests it's between 2.5 and 7 years and then add 
"But don't worry. Nobody's recommending seven years." I was kind of offended 
by that - as I personally know some children who "recommend" seven years, at 
least for themselves. And why is that something "worrying?" Maybe some of us 
would like to know that seven years is a good length of time to breastfeed.

I generally dislike information from sources who want to suggest that "it's 
all about the milk." I don't believe it is. Yes, breastmilk is very valuable 
and when breastfeeding is impossible or mother and baby MUST be separated, 
then let's give breastmilk in a bottle. But that's not the whole story. 
Breastfeeding is a relationship and we don't fully understand all the 
important aspects - some of which are not duplicated when breastmilk is 
given in a bottle. And a bottle filled with pumped milk given by someone 
else is not the same to the baby as breastfeeding in his mother's arms.

Teresa Pitman 

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