For my 2 cents' worth, I'd like to agree with Linda Smith. I
don't like the word "blame", however. I try to think and talk
about "cause" - but so many moms have already been talked into
blame and guilt! I believe that the ubiquitous interventions,
hospital routines, health care professionals, etc. have tipped
the "causation" of most of breastfeeding woes, problems and
failures onto the babies' side, poor things. Yet it goes a long
way to relieve a guilt-ridden mom who really wants to breastfeed
to explain what's happening - how can she (or anybody) possibly
"blame" or impose guilt feelings on a newborn? Bearing this in
mind can help many of our clients, IMO.
Reading Kathy D.'s post gave me chills. I constantly get hints to
the tune of "modern women cannot breastfeed". I've always poo-
poo'd this, saying that it takes an awfully long time to mutate,
and this would be a major mutation. However, with all the
labor/birth routine interventions going on (and I don't have to
cite any examples to you people), in my present pessimistic mood
I can see this coming true. What a downer! Quick, somebody cheer
me up!! Judy Knopf in Israel  [log in to unmask]