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>Date: Sun, 29 Oct 1995 01:55:39 -0400
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Choosing not to breastfeed
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>I have found that many women who have been sexually abused as children have
>trouble breastfeeding.  It is more widely known that these women often have
>trouble dealing with some forms of touching and stimualation--things that
>most people consider pleasant (or even better!) really bother them.  These
>are often called "flashbacks" and "body memories".  This is one of the big
>causes breastfeeding failures that is seldom discussed.  When women "just
>didn't like nursing", it may not just be our culture.  It may be a symptom of
>another problem.  After all, how many of us really hate eating, sneesing,
>scratching, sleeping, resting, etc?  And when we do, it's considered to be a
>problem, worthy of medical help!
>
>I know all this, from personal experience.  I have finally found others who
>have had it, too.  There are a few, very few, who, instead of continuing to
>bf and suffering and wanting to dump a baby out the window, or instead of
>just weaning to a bottle, kept nursing and got psychiatric help.  But we've
>been too quiet.
>
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