Lest you think this co-mother has gone off the deep end and forgot
to make a clear link to breastfeeding and lactation, here goes.

When my son was 6 years old, we had been reading Green Eggs and Ham for
some time.  One day (don't ask me why), I asked him if we ought to make
green eggs and have it with ham for breakfast one weekend morning. (Mostly
we never ate ham, but I was willing to get some at the store).

He looked at me funny, and thought about it the entire time we re-read (or
he re-read to me) the book in question.  The next day, he said YEP!  We
should do that!  So we did.  His conclusion after doing so was "the green
color didn't change the taste at all!  I wonder why other people don't eat
green eggs with their ham!"

So much for our experiment.

In a way, whenever I send a report to the MD after seeing a client (here's
that lactational connection), I think of the information as slightly
different in color/content/context/understanding than what he or she may
already have been comfortable/familiar with.  Some of the docs have even
learned to trust that my reports will keep them current with what is
happening with their clients--especially when they are not scehdlued to see
them for a good bit of time.  (that business about a different color not
necessarily changing the "taste" of the information, if you will)

Perhaps by continuing to educate through the sharing of information offered
in a professional manner, we are contributing to an increase in the
ingestion of lactationally "green" eggs and other protein (and since green
is the color of environmentalists and I can think of no more
environmentally sound way to feed human babies than with human milk, this
is an appropriate color).

Enough of this....

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