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Carla D'Anna <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 2 Dec 1998 19:18:37 -0500
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Perhaps instead of smoking as an analogy for formula feeding we should
use a medication, perhaps  an antibiotic.  The overuse of antibiotics is
common both from consumer and health practitioners AND causes many
problems.  One never really needs (in a medical sense) to smoke, but
these doctors do think some moms really need to feed formula for medical
reasons.  Much as we believe in donor's milk, I don't think most of the
pediatricians or mothers I work with will buy into its use in these
baby's childhood.  By using smoking (or other nasty imagery like crap,
slop, etc.) as an analogy I think we risk being dismissed out of hand as
exaggerating at best.  This means nothing else we say will be heard and
we lose the chance to help.  I still think we should present donor's
milk as the preferred 3rd feeding option and formula as the 4th.
--
Carla D'Anna, RN, IBCLC hospital based LC
from Maryland, just north of Washington, DC
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