>>   Consider breastfeeding" bf "longer than 3 months may ***protect
>>against  bed-wetting during childhood***..."  That's the only reason they
>>give!!!!...."...this is another piece of information for parents to look
>>at when they're trying to decide whether or not to breastfeed"
>>gggrrrrrrr...

I actually thought it was clever to give this particular reason to 
breastfeed in the article.  It seems like "everyone knows" all the 
usual reasons to breastfeed and many people still aren't impressed 
enough to begin or continue past a few weeks or months.

The bedwetting research is new, different, and attention-grabbing. 
It is likely to appeal to everyone -- mothers, fathers, grandparents, 
other caregivers.  We seem to be at a point where ear infections are 
considered such a normal part of infancy that people barely hear the 
information about artificial feeding & ear infections, for example. 
Less bedwetting, though, is something that everyone can get behind.

The length of the article really only allowed one supporting idea for 
each recommendation.  I think the bedwetting info could be a 
surprisingly strong motivator for people who think they already know 
the scoop on breastfeeding.

Now, I definitely do take issue with the wording of the bf 
recommendation:  "CONSIDER breastfeeding."  GAH!  This is unchanged 
from previous years' versions of this same article (seems to be an 
annual feature).  I know there were gripes on Lactnet about this 
wording last year -- apparently not enough of us complained to the 
writer, editor, and/or publisher for them to correct it!

Margaret
Mom of 3 extremely infrequent bed-wetters :-)
LLLL
Longmont, CO USA

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