I saw that article; it's full of mis-information and hatred from people
that probably feel guilty for not trying to breastfeed.  I tore the little
subscription cards out and wrote "No, I don't subscribe to magazines with
anti-breastfeeding articles and formula ads" on them and mailed them back -
on their nickel!
Becky Saenz, MD, IBCLC



At 07:29 AM 04/26/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>On the pediatric chat this week, Dr. Daniel Hirsch mentioned that the May
>issue of Parenting magazine has an article about how the "breastfeeding
>police" are forcing women to breastfeed (harassing I think is the word he
>used) and that in any case breastfeeding is not better than formula.  I have
>not seen it, and I refuse to buy Parenting magazine, because it is crap and
>has always had formula ads (even before this article).  However, I think
>that we should all make an effort to respond to it.  Get it at the library,
>or buy one single copy and photocopy the article so that others can respond
>to it.
>
>Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC
>
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