Good ole Jay Gordon!

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From: "Jay Gordon" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 9:13 AM
Subject: Nancy . . . Babies die when we wimp out


> Nancy, you can't be serious. I also know Dr. Tayloe personally and  
> he's probably a nice person. But his response should have stated very  
> clearly that positive articles about formula/negative about  
> breastfeeding will lead to illness in millions of children. And the  
> wimpy response of the AAP combined with the irresponsible article in  
> the Atlantic sets an example for the rest of the world which  
> perpetuates formula marketing with impunity.
> 
> Millions of babies die.
> 
>  Speak up, Dr. Tayloe!  Nancy, your endorsing his weak response is  
> completely out of character for you and completely unacceptable.
> 
> The 2005 AAP statement may have been unequivocal. Dr. T's 2009  
> response made it sound like we pediatricians should help moms "choose"  
> between the two relatively equal ways to feed babies: breast milk or  
> formula. Read his statement again, Lactmet friends. Please read it and  
> respond with outrage. Respond directly to the AAP.
> 
>  And we spend hours writing about a fine company like Medela .  .  .  
> Yes, yes I know they shouldn't have created those ads but they've been  
> allies of breastfeeding for decades AND, I know,  sadly they promote  
> breast milk feeding too much.   Let's help them.
> 
> I won't give up on Dr. Tayloe and his posse either, but the AAP just  
> HAS to stop accepting millions of dollars from the pharmaceutical/ 
> formula industry.
> 
> They must immediately stop asking for and sucking on that awful  
> unhealthy unethical CA$H teat to pay for our doughtnuts and coffee and  
> mousepads and dinners and meetings and building construction (look it  
> up!) Until they stop accepting all this graft,  their credibility and  
> promotion of breastfeeding and truly optimal health care for out  
> beloved vulnerable babies will rarely rise above quiet lip service and  
> equivocal responses when nursing infants and mothers are threatened.
> 
> Jay Gordon MD, FAAP, FABM, IBCLC Emeritus
> 
> 
>> Date:    Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:28:42 EDT
>> From:    [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: AAP & Breastfeeding
>>
>> I am delighted the AAP said what it did about the Atlantic article -  
>> a  great
>> step forward!  I know Dr. Tayloe (Pres, AAP) personally - this is a   
>> huge
>> step for him.
>>
>> Please read the 2005 AAP Policy statement - it is UNEQUIVOCAL in  
>> its  message
>> that breastfeeding and human milk are the standards, and all   
>> pediatricians
>> and other healthcare professionals should recommend and support   
>> it.  Now all
>> we need to do is to get all the pediatricians to READ and  FOLLOW it
>>
>> Nancy
>> Nancy E. Wight MD, IBCLC, FABM,  FAAP
>> Neonatologist
>> Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Rady Children's  Hospital  
>> San Diego
>> Medical Director, Sharp HealthCare Lactation  Services
>> San Diego, CA
>> [log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask])
>>
>>
>>
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>> Date:    Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:52:31 -0400
>> From:    Kathleen Bruce <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Listmother back.
>>
>> Hi there. I am back to scanning the posts now, and am feeling a bit  
>> better.
>> Thank you so much for the kind words so many of you have sent. I do so
>> appreciate the good wishes that have come to me from all over the  
>> world.
>> Blessings to all. There are a lot of good people on this list....is  
>> all I
>> have to say.
>>
>>
>> Kathleen Bruce RN IBCLC, listmother to Lactnet. LLLeader. LRV, Inc. N.
>> Vermont. Independent consultant to Medela, Inc.
>>
>>
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