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Surely he needs to supply evidence of his opinion?
You cannot prove a negative, you know! He came to you, and said he was
convinced that dish washer liquid, caused emotional problems in the
family, would you be looking for evidence that it doesn't? Would you
find any? If you didn't find any, would he be proven right?
:-)
Morgan Gallagher
(Can also recommend Karleen Gribble's "Better Than Chocolate")
Linda Shaker Berbari wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> Apologies in advance if this seems trivial but I felt I wanted to share.
>
> I was having a conversation yesterday with a family doctor about
> breastfeeding and he was convinced that breastfeeding beyond one year can
> have ³detrimental effects on family dynamics² as he put it. He was sure that
> a mother breastfeeding beyond one year is ³owned² by only one member of the
> family and that this can negatively affect the other members of the family
> including the husband. I never thought about this before and was only able
> to defend through WHO recommendations (2 years) and by sharing my personal
> experience which includes breastfeeding my two kids beyond one year.
> I am sure that with everybodyıs extensive experience on this list you have
> encountered many such situations, so what kind of reference would you
> recommend that would start to turn this doctorıs opinion around? Is this
> something that has been discussed before?
>
> Looking forward to hearing your views.
> Thanks,
> Linda
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