Please everyone LIGHTEN UP. No one is intimating that anyone is less of 
a mother if they use a breastfeeding pillow. No one is saying that all 
pillows are garbage. The take home message here is that there ARE no 
rules, that our teaching needs to be customized to the particular dyad 
and their situation. That's what being a consultant is all about, to 
have the expertise to make things work in a variety of situations, 
without tools or with tools, and making the proper choice of tools when 
they are necessary or helpful.

I read lactnet to learn, to share what I know, and to feel camraderie 
with my colleagues. It's not any fun if people are frequently taking 
offense at things that are not meant to be offensive. Please, if 
something offends you, read it several times over several days and see 
if you read it the same way when you are feeling a little less tender or 
defensive. Show it to someone who knows you well, and see if they read 
it the same way. Then respond as kindly as you can. We all do the best 
we can, please all try to believe that. Just because you personally have 
a different experience or opinion than what someone else writes, does 
not necessarily mean that your experience or opinion was WRONG, or that 
theirs was.
I need Lactnet to be energy recharging, not energy draining. I have 
enough to do with my family, clients, presentations, and writing without 
getting stressed out about Lactnet.
End of sermon.
Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC  NYC

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