Hi.  I haven't posted in a while, but I have to take exception with  
what someone posted regarding women who should not or would not ever  
breastfeed.  This person referred to "young girls whose pregnancy  
resulted from rape" being one of those groups.  Why on earth would  
you suggest that a woman (of any age) who chooses to have the baby in  
spite of horrific circumstances at conception should not breastfeed?   
It is fair to say that some women choose not to breastfeed, for a  
variety or reasons.  It is even fair to say that some SHOULDN'T, also  
for a variety of reasons.  But to single this group of women out as  
if because they were raped they have no business breastfeeding or no  
desire to seems insane to me.  Once a woman makes the choice to keep  
a baby under those circumstances, that baby (and mom for that matter)  
deserves the same health and bonding benefits as any other baby.   
Maybe I misinterpreted, and admittedly I have been very behind and  
didn't read what may have come before this particular post.  But to  
me it seemed the person was very clear in what they were saying, and  
that is very upsetting to me, as someone who was in that situation  
many years ago.  As professionals, our job is to work with moms where  
they are.  To suggest or assume that somehow women who have been  
raped automatically don't want to breastfeed shows a lot of personal  
bias, in my opinion.  We should not ascribe what we think we would do  
in a situation onto someone else in the same situation.

Beth Fitzpatrick, ADN, mom of six, one of whom had a rocky beginning  
but became a true blessing, with no regrets!!

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