Has anyone any friends or relatives in the publishing or journalism
business?  That's how we can get our hands on a review copy.  I think this
is a great publicity opportunity, if it is handled well.  A clear
refutation of the garbage put forth by this book (as described here) would
go a long way toward opening people's eyes to the real dangers of formula.

Rachael Hamlet
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On LACTNET, Penny Piercey wrote:

>> someone in the workshop mentioned that she just saw a book, with a
>>1996 publication date on it called BOTTLE FEEDING WITHOUT GUILT. She said
>>the book spent about a third of its pages bashing LLL, likening it to a
>>cult (compared all signs of cultism and said LLL fit them), and generally
>> just saying mean things. It was fond of the NY Times article about
>>insifficient milk syndrome, etc.
>
>
>Have any lactnetters heard of or seen this book?  It would certainly have
>really negative implications for all breastfeeding advocates.  The
>only bright side is that the anti-bf anxiety expressed by the book is a
>small measure of OUR success in getting positive bf messages out there.