The discussion on abbreviations and terminology has been very interesting
and I've been thinking a lot about the words we use. I also don't like the
abbreviation Bm for breast milk, and the posts about "human milk" vs "breast
milk" made me realize I much prefer the term "human milk." It takes away all
the hang-ups our culture is cursed with regarding the word breast. And if we
called it "human milk feeding"(or just infant feeding, feeding, etc.--and I
still prefer "nursing" despite the confusion in other countries) instead of
"breastfeeding," maybe my radio station would read the LLL meeting notices I
send in! I don't like the term "maternal milk" because all mammal mothers
provide "maternal" milk.



Leslie Ayre-Jaschke, BEd, IBCLC
Peace River Breastfeeding Clinic
Peace River Alberta, Canada