Nancy, you can't be serious. I also know Dr. Tayloe personally and  
he's probably a nice person. But his response should have stated very  
clearly that positive articles about formula/negative about  
breastfeeding will lead to illness in millions of children. And the  
wimpy response of the AAP combined with the irresponsible article in  
the Atlantic sets an example for the rest of the world which  
perpetuates formula marketing with impunity.

Millions of babies die.

  Speak up, Dr. Tayloe!  Nancy, your endorsing his weak response is  
completely out of character for you and completely unacceptable.

The 2005 AAP statement may have been unequivocal. Dr. T's 2009  
response made it sound like we pediatricians should help moms "choose"  
between the two relatively equal ways to feed babies: breast milk or  
formula. Read his statement again, Lactmet friends. Please read it and  
respond with outrage. Respond directly to the AAP.

  And we spend hours writing about a fine company like Medela .  .  .  
Yes, yes I know they shouldn't have created those ads but they've been  
allies of breastfeeding for decades AND, I know,  sadly they promote  
breast milk feeding too much.   Let's help them.

I won't give up on Dr. Tayloe and his posse either, but the AAP just  
HAS to stop accepting millions of dollars from the pharmaceutical/ 
formula industry.

They must immediately stop asking for and sucking on that awful  
unhealthy unethical CA$H teat to pay for our doughtnuts and coffee and  
mousepads and dinners and meetings and building construction (look it  
up!) Until they stop accepting all this graft,  their credibility and  
promotion of breastfeeding and truly optimal health care for out  
beloved vulnerable babies will rarely rise above quiet lip service and  
equivocal responses when nursing infants and mothers are threatened.

Jay Gordon MD, FAAP, FABM, IBCLC Emeritus


> Date:    Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:28:42 EDT
> From:    [log in to unmask]
> Subject: AAP & Breastfeeding
>
> I am delighted the AAP said what it did about the Atlantic article -  
> a  great
> step forward!  I know Dr. Tayloe (Pres, AAP) personally - this is a   
> huge
> step for him.
>
> Please read the 2005 AAP Policy statement - it is UNEQUIVOCAL in  
> its  message
> that breastfeeding and human milk are the standards, and all   
> pediatricians
> and other healthcare professionals should recommend and support   
> it.  Now all
> we need to do is to get all the pediatricians to READ and  FOLLOW it
>
> Nancy
> Nancy E. Wight MD, IBCLC, FABM,  FAAP
> Neonatologist
> Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Rady Children's  Hospital  
> San Diego
> Medical Director, Sharp HealthCare Lactation  Services
> San Diego, CA
> [log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask])
>
>
>
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>
> Date:    Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:52:31 -0400
> From:    Kathleen Bruce <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Listmother back.
>
> Hi there. I am back to scanning the posts now, and am feeling a bit  
> better.
> Thank you so much for the kind words so many of you have sent. I do so
> appreciate the good wishes that have come to me from all over the  
> world.
> Blessings to all. There are a lot of good people on this list....is  
> all I
> have to say.
>
>
> Kathleen Bruce RN IBCLC, listmother to Lactnet. LLLeader. LRV, Inc. N.
> Vermont. Independent consultant to Medela, Inc.
>
>

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