On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:19:18 -0500, Kirkwood, Angela <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >What I rarely see, is the criticism focused on those that are so extreme >with breastfeeding and breast milk promotion that they fail to recognize >that a situation may need medical attention or continuing a plan of only >receiving milk at the breast or breast milk only. .... refusal to take textured foods and >resulting oral aversion related to prolonging introduction of spoon >feedings well into toddlerhood, >Angie Kirkwood RN,BSN, IBCLC, RLC There were some things in your post that I agreed with, Angela, and in general I think we should refrain from generalizing about others. HOWEVER, I have some questions about the above statement. I assume that the above sentence "resulting oral aversion related to PROLONGING introduction of spoon feedings well into toddlerhood" was actually meant to read "DELAYING introduction ... " (sorry , I cannot use italics, so I have to shout)? If you are saying that by delaying spoon feeding past a certain age babies will be orally averse to eating, I would love to see the research on this. And my other question is, you actually see this in the NICU where you work? If this is a NICU, and these poor children have been kept away from spoons well into toddlerhood, why are they in the NICU and not the PICU? Maybe I misread and you don't work in a NICU; not sure on that one. As someone who has run support groups for years, I believe I have heard that many times before. It is actually on my list of "myths" about breastfeeding/starting solids. Please correct me with some peer-reviewed evidence. Not meaning to be snippy, Jamelle Lyons, IBCLC *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome