Hmmm. I'm not quite sure how this one this one makes me feel.

A large electronic book retailer is advertising a book, written by an M.D.,
 which is "49 pages long" that is geared for a parent audience ...
promising a survey of the medical literature to reveal such nuggets as: "how
can you be sure that your milk is of the highest quality that it can
possibly be? How long should you breastfeed? What foods or medications
should you avoid? Should you use commercially-available formulas? Can you
store your milk for later use?"

I can't quite put my finger on why this is disturbing me.  The lingering
feeling that mothers will feel they can bio-engineer their breastmilk? How
is that any different from the general recommendations an IBCLC might give
a mom (like, "Eat nutritious foods, generally, in life, and avoid street
drugs," etc.)?  Don't we answer Qs all day every day about what
foods/medications to avoid .... and milk storage guidelines?

Maybe it is because this is being marketed in such a way to suggest to a
mother that if she reads a 49-page book, she won't have to avail herself of
a good old-fashioned face-to-face assessment by a healthcare provider.  Why
ask your midwife/ped/IBCLC these questions when you already have the book?

Sigh.

-- 
Liz Brooks JD IBCLC FILCA
Wyndmoor, PA, USA

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