Did anyone notice how the LC is holding the infant's
head?  Boo!!!!
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> Date:    Sun, 30 Jun 2002 11:12:18 -0400
> From:    Alicia Rudin <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Times-Dispatch Article
>
> Michelle etal.
>
> First a re-intro.  I mostly lurk and learn from
> everyone on this list.  I've
> been a volunteer with a mother-to-mother support
> group for almost eight
> years, I became IBCLC in 2000.  I've lived in quite
> a few places and have to
> say that I want to be like Diane Wiessinger when I
> grow up.  I earn money by
> working as a lab tech doing research that is totally
> unrelated to
> breastfeeding.  Someday I would like to be able to
> earn some money as an
> IBCLC (and CBE and doula).  Just thought I needed to
> add my .02 worth.
>
> I guess I'm a kind of glass is half-full person,
> but, I didn't think this
> article was so totally negative about breastfeeding.
>  It did elucidate the
> many obstacles women face when they have to go back
> to work when their
> baby's are still very young.  It had good points
> about the need for support
> and education early-on also the difference a
> supportive work environment can
> have.
>
> From my own experience - having to go back to work
> (California), when my son
> was 2.5 months old and working pumping in around the
> workday. Compared to
> when I had my daughter (born in Canada) while I was
> working in Canada and
> had the luxury of a six-month parental leave.  I did
> end of staying home
> (and repaying the Canadian government), but, it
> would have been much easier
> to go back to work, and pump, when she was six
> months than it was when my
> son was 2.5 months.
>
> > Dear colleagues, check out this article, and let
> them know what you =
> > think!   Not the best ad for BF. Michelle Scott,
> MA,RD,IBCLC in NH
> >
> >
>
http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/health/MGBQAEHIX2D.html
>
> Alicia Rudin,  IBCLC
> Gainesville, FL
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> Date:    Sun, 30 Jun 2002 12:09:32 EDT
> From:    Christine Betzold <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: TimesDispatch.com  Breast-feeding baby
>
> In a message dated 6/30/02 5:15:17 AM Pacific
> Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
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>
> > TimesDispatch.com  Breast-feeding baby
> >
> I felt it was overall very positive.  Some the of
> the cases highlighted woman
> who were struggling BUT THEY CONTINUED TO BREASTFEED
> and they sought the help
> of the breastfeeding experts LACTATION CONSULTANTS
> not other health care
> professionals who as the article outlines are NOT
> trained to assist BF women.
>
>
> One woman even quit her job to continue to
> breastfeed.  It also mentions many
> of the benefits both for mother and baby.
>
> It goes over the increased rates of BF initially and
> at 6 months and
> insinates that two of the moms are still BF at 1 and
> 2 years.   Chris Betzold
>  (capitals for emphasis only not shouting)
>
> <A
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HREF="http://www.starfireinternational.net/breastfed">http://www.starfireinternational.net/breastfed</A>
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> Date:    Sun, 30 Jun 2002 13:52:57 EDT
> From:    Gloria Buoncristiano-Thai
> <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Northern Exposure
>
> Aloha,
>
> I hope you don't mind another mention of
> breastfeeding in the media.  I was
> watching an old episode of Northern Exposure last
> night.  This is a show that
> ran in the U.S. from the early to mid 90's. Set in
> Alaska. To try to make
> this short--Holling a 60 year old man was having an
> aversion to food.  He
> finally realized why when his wife, Shelly (18-20
> years old and pregnant) was
> having milk and cookies.  He asked her where does
> milk come from.  She
> replied cows.  Holling said--mothers.  Then he said
> something to the effect
> that milk or the making of milk is the essence of
> motherhood.  His aversion
> by the way had nothing to do with a bad mother
> experience or breastfeeding.
> It is interesting to note that Shelly breastfed
> their baby for a year.  Also
> interesting is the fact that Shelly's character was
> played up as one who is
> very pretty with a beautiful body--well endowed.
> Not to infer that
> "beautiful" people don't breastfeed or "average"
> people do.  But we all know,
> many women are worried about what pregnancy and
> breastfeeding will do to
> their bodies. She was quite proud of her body and
> she chose to breastfeed. I
> doubt that this was a show many teens watched
> though.  The scripting had her
> getting quite large during her pregnancy as well.
> The birth was well done
>
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Barbara Arthur RNC, IBCLC
Leesburg Regional Medical Center
Leesburg, Florida

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