>When I had my first baby in Seattle, I did get a gift pack from the
>hospital, with info about diaper service, disposable diapers, bronzeing
>of baby shoes, infant portrait photography, perhaps a childrens' book
>club, and maybe some insurance, can't remember, but what was conspicuously >absent was any advertising for formula, bottles, and weaning foods. I was not
>offered formula for my baby in the hospital, nor was I encouraged to limit her
>time at the breast. She stayed with me the whole time, and all the
>measurements of vitals that had to be done because my membranes had ruptured >two days before she was born, were carried out with her on my body. It was the
>only hospital in the region that didn't hand out free formula and, oddly
>enough, at the time it also had the lowest CS and epidural rates. Strange
>coincidence, eh?
I wonder how influencial this *lack of formula marketing*, at such an critical time in your personal life, has actually empowered you to become who you are today:-
Such a strong advocate for bf, which everyone on this list benefits from.
>On another one of her trips down mammary lane
this phrase really made me LOL,
Thank you, Rachel
Sheila Company UK
Health Visitor, NCT bfc & IBCLC
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