Since it has come up again, I want to touch on a few things from Tracy Hogg's
Baby Whisperer book that may not have been previously mentioned. I have
actually read the thing cover to cover (I also read Jack's new book at the
same time, which may be why I am still able to converse politely). What
follows are some of the worst offenses in a generally awful book. Read these
so that you know what your clients might be up against. I would not recommend
that most lactnetters read this book-the sections on "sensible sleep" and
independence might just throw some of you over the edge!

In the chapter subtitled,"whose mouth is it, anyway?" after noting that she
is a "lactation educator" she lists perceived advantages of breastfeeding,
then manages to dismiss each one in turn. Health benefits, for example, are
just "statistical probabilities- breastfed babies get these diseases too."
She says that small breasted women who nurse longer than a year will be "flat
as pancakes" afterwards, and that larger breasted women should expect
problems with sagging.
She includes a chart with recommended length of feeding times for the first
few days (5 minutes each side the first day), and touts "breast and bottle"
(from early on) as a combination that is easy to maintain.
She recommends pregnant "mums" practice holding their breasts like they will
for feeding-with fingers one inch from the nipple.(!)
You get the picture.
Jennifer Cox, MD, IBCLC

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