I'm reading some posts on LACTNET and thinking:  Are we avoiding the real
issue?  We refer to Weissingerizing and then what do we do?  We talk about
the risks of:  not the real culprit but of not breastfeeding.  Why don't we
talk about the risks of ABM feeding?  Did it all start with trying to be
politically correct in the National Breastfeeding Ad Campaign in the U.S.?
If babies are killed and made sick by ABM, why don't we publicize that?
After all, the ABM companies are publicizing every adverse incident that
breastfeeding is implicated in - legitimate or not.  If we want the world to
change its thinking on this, we need to first do it in ourselves.  We need
to "watch our language" and say what we mean:  ABM does kill some babies!
ABM does make many babies sick, many times for the rest of their lives!  It
will not matter to parents if the percentage is low; if it is their child,
it is unbearable no matter what the numbers are.  Is that an important fact
to emphasize?

 

On another topic, we need to aim this at the most influential in the
community.  Who does everyone (or almost everyone) listen to when it comes
to feeding children?  Isn't it the authority figure; usually, the physician,
sometimes the nurse, and sometimes another family member?  What is this
leading us to?

Lee Galasso, MS, IBCLC, RLC

Lactation Specialist

Westchester County

 

 

 

 

 

 


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