Sorry if I sounded somewhat snarky in my post of yesterday..  I guess I 
am just a bit tired of some of the negative comments about physicians 
that come through in many posts.  There are absolutely terrific doctors 
out there who are knowledgeable about breastfeeding and supportive of 
their patients.   I cringe when they ask me to see one of their 
patients because I know I am going to be seeing a woman with  a very 
difficult problem.

	Some doctors have had no training about breastfeeding, some may have 
had bad experiences , either personally or through experiences with 
their patients, and as Ann Landers used to point out, half the doctors 
graduated in the bottom half of their class.   Because they got into 
medical school we can assume they are intelligent and unless proved 
otherwise we presume they are well-intentioned.   Lets approach them as 
such.  It sometimes takes time to reach a good rapport but it works for 
everyone, the physician, the lactation consultant, and, most important, 
the mother and the baby.    Dr.Mimi used an Eldridge Cleaver quote and 
I'll end with a Pogo quote, " We have seen the enemy and he is us."   
Eileen Shea, BSc, IBCLC 
    

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