In a message dated 6/9/0 2:53:46 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:

<< There was also another study done to investigate why women do not
breastfeed. All the reasons related to why they didn't want to breastfeed,
not positive reasons relating to bottle feeding. Can't find the reference
quickly, but will find and post later. >>

Carol,
This is very interesting. Since I have been taught that humans seek to move
away from pain as a priority before moving toward pleasure, this makes
perfect sense. Breastfeeding is perceived as giving pain more than artificial
feeding is perceived as giving pleasure. So, mothers are moving away from it,
rather than toward AF. So, we want bf to be perceived as pleasurable *and* AF
to be perceived as painful, both of which are true.
Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA

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