Dear Dr. Wight,

I feel that breastfeeding is usually not a medical issue in the same  
way that eating, or making love, or jogging are not medical  
processes, even though they all use organs of our bodies.  However  
you are right that there can be medical issues that arise in  
breastfeeding when those organs are not working well, such as in  
mastitis or ankyloglossia.  I feel that the medical community has a  
lot to offer breastfeeding mothers and babies, but primarily through  
reassurance that everything usually works well, and when it doesn't  
you are there to help just like you do when people become sick or  
injured in any other sphere of their lives.

Warmly,
Lynnette
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Lynnette Hafken, MA, Mother of 3, LLLL, IBCLC
http://www.nurslings.com
"There is no way to peace.  Peace is the way."  A. J. Muste



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