On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 8:15 PM, Evi Adams <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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These two lines really get me:

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> "Once a newborn has adapted to formula it is nearly impossible to switch to
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What is that?  Like when mother's say that the baby prefers the bottle
because he knows what is easy/better etc...  This justs reads so badly.

And how about this one:

"The legislation is designed to be educational, so that every new mothers
can make a fully informed decision—many will continue to find that formula
is the best option, but hopefully even more will realize the benefits of
breastfeeding and make that choice."


> Wouldn't it have been better to stay that many will continue to decide to
> formula feed instead of that formula is the best option?!


Maybe I'm just not reading write at almost midnight but the language here
seems pretty counter productive to me.

Chayn  - half asleep in Israel, would be really asleep but my "baby" still
has her nights and days mixed up - at 4 and half years old!

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> This from senate.state.ny.us:
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> Breastfeeding Mothers Bill of Rights Passes Senate
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> (Albany, NY) Just days after new research from the Women’s Health
> Initiative, a long-term study of 140,000 women, indicated clear health
> benefits relating to breastfeeding for the mother and newborn, the New York
> State Senate has passed the Breastfeeding Mothers’ Bill of Rights (S1107A).
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> Sponsored by Senator Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan), this legislation is based
> on the recognition that many women forego the option of breastfeeding their
> child, despite the health and economic implications of using formula.
> Oftentimes, women who forego breastfeeding are those who can least afford
> it—low-income women, whose child was often placed on formula shortly after
> birth, without their knowing. Once a newborn has adapted to formula it is
> nearly impossible to switch to breastfeeding.
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> The legislation is designed to be educational, so that every new mothers
> can make a fully informed decision—many will continue to find that formula
> is the best option, but hopefully even more will realize the benefits of
> breastfeeding and make that choice.
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> Many studies have shown that there are fewer medical problems and hospital
> stays for breastfed infants, which translates into lower healthcare costs
> and workplace absenteeism. The American College of Obstetricians and
> Gynecologists supports extended breastfeeding because it reduces the risk of
> ovarian and breast cancers in breastfeeding mothers. Other benefits include
> a lower risk of adult-onset diabetes and osteoporosis.
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> Additionally, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
> supports extended breastfeeding because it reduces the risk of ovarian and
> breast cancers in breastfeeding mothers. Other benefits include a lower risk
> of adult-onset diabetes and osteoporosis.
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> “This is good for baby and this is good for mom,” said Senator Krueger.
> “Women are often made to feel ashamed when they breastfeed, and oftentimes
> if they start, quit after a few weeks. Women are buying expensive, less
> healthy formulas when they can’t even afford food for themselves. It makes
> no sense. It is time that we as a society stop being hung up on breasts --
> after all 51% of us have them evolutionarily engineered for feeding babies
> -- and start doing what is right for the health and well-being of our
> newborns and moms."
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> She added, “This is common-sense legislation that empowers and supports
> these new mothers by providing them the information they need prior to, and
> after the birth of their infant so they can make the best decisions for
> their child and themselves."
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> The Breastfeeding Mothers' Bill of Rights requires that new mothers be
> informed of breastfeeding options before they deliver, while in the maternal
> healthcare facility, as well as after leaving that facility. In addition, it
> bans commercial interests (formula providers) from pressuring new mothers
> while in maternal facilities. Included within the Bill of Rights:
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> · Before You Deliver: The right to information free from commercial
> interests, which provides the nutritional, medical and psychological
> benefits of breastfeeding; An explanation of some of the problems a mother
> may encounter, and how to avoid or solve them.
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> · In the Maternal Healthcare Facility: The mothers' right for her baby to
> stay with her after delivery to facilitate beginning breastfeeding
> immediately; to insist the baby not receive bottle feeding; to be informed
> about and refuse any drugs that may dry up breast milk; 24 hour access to
> the baby with the right to breastfeed at any time.
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> · When You Leave the Maternal Healthcare Facility: The right to refuse any
> gifts or take-home packets, distributed by the maternal healthcare facility,
> that contain commercial advertising or product samples; access to
> breastfeeding resources in one's community.
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> The Assembly has also passed this legislation and it is awaiting action by
> the Governor.
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> “This is common sense legislation and I applaud Senator Krueger for her
> diligence over the last several years, in developing this bill and getting
> it passed by both houses,” said Senate President Malcolm A. Smith. “We have
> to do what is right for our children, and make sure that new mothers have
> the information they need to make the choice that is best for themselves and
> their new baby.”
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> “The scientific evidence in favor of breastfeeding is compelling and this
> bill will help new mothers to make informed decisions,” said Senate Health
> Committee Chair Thomas K. Duane (D-Manhattan). “Among other provisions, the
> Breastfeeding Bill of Rights will ensure that commercial interests do not
> improperly interfere with this important postnatal decision.”
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> "As basic as some of these rights are, they are consistently violated.
> There is a very real problem of women feeling pressured out of breastfeeding
> because the information they received early in their child's life was
> manipulated by commercial interests more concerned with their bottom line.
> The Federal government's Healthy People 2010 initiative has set a goal of
> increasing rates of breastfeeding mothers to 75% upon birth, and 50% until
> six months of age. It is critically important to support women who choose to
> breastfeeding their newest family member,” Krueger concluded.
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