in response to Betsy Riedel's post "There is some incorrct information on 
there that is being distributed by the government. Go to the breastfeeding
information page and  read through some of it. I wrote to them about their 
suggestions to limit time at the breast to 15 minutes per side. Yuk!
There is probably other bogus information on that site. If you read through 
it and then go to the "contact us" page, you can find a place to write in 
your responses.......Let's see what else we can find that might need to be 
corrected."
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In "An Easy Guide to Breastfeeding" by The US Dept of Health and Human 
Services Office of Women's Health (May 2004)(and I guess endorsed by LLLI 
since they're on the back cover) 
(http://www.womenshealth.gov/pub/BF.General.pdf), the only thing that 
bothered me was "When Should I Wean My Baby?" (the answer was "It is 
recommended that babies be exclusively BF for the first six months. You may 
continue to BF through the first year of life and longer if you and your 
baby wish.") I think it would've been better worded "How long should I BF?" 
and to include WHO's recommendations of 2 years or longer.
Then 'when to wean? was addressed again in the "questions to ask your health 
care provider about BF" section. uh oh, if it's an OB or ped office where 
the formula reps have free reign, I don't want to hear the answer! Again, 
I'd rather see the parents ask their HCP "how long should I BF?" and of 
course for them to be given correct info.
 So I will write in to suggest dropping the "wean" word from a pamphlet 
about how to get started. It reminds me of a family I saw in the hospital 
last year on their second day pp- the dad asked me 3 different times during 
my visit exactly how to and when to wean. I tactfully explained we need to 
get BF well estrablished before worrying about how and when to stop it. He 
was adamant about when knowing exactly how and when to get the baby to stop 
BF! I wanted to scream!
Vicki Hayes RN IBCLC in WA 

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