> Epidurals have side effects like raising the mother's temperature, forcing a
>

Exactly.....which is enough reason for me to do everything possible to keep a
breastfeeding Mom from having to face separation and the toll it can take on
mom and infant.  Yes, I am a HUGE breastfeeding advocate......but that
advocacy starts the moment a woman tells me she's pregnant and seeks my
advice.  That advice DOES include natural labor unless TRULY medically
necessary otherwise.  It includes it because it's in the best breastfeeding
interest of the dyad.

Cheryl Taylor White
Oklahoma City, OK

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