jan,
i absolutely feel the same way about normal birth. i feel like i am batting
my head against the wall trying to *convince* people that the safest way for
a baby to be born is *drugfree*. that would include epidurals!!!!
it is a losing battle......sad but true. i feel like a dinosaur as a lamaze
instructor. women just do not want pain, any pain.
one of my favorites quotes from amy spangler,
*while breastfeeding may not seem the best choice for every parent, it is
the best choice for every baby*
we can certainly apply that to a drugfree birth.
i am also old.....
roni
Roni M. Chastain, RN, LCCE, FACCE
Long Island, New York
_www.nursingbabies.com_ (http://www.customphotonotes.com/)
_http://www.nursingbabies.com/slideshow.htm_
(http://www.nursingbabies.com/slideshow.htm)
My, my, my.
Y'know guys, it is time to bag this profession and time for a bookstore.
I'm feeling battered on all sides:
From the IBLCE (SoP, CERP issue, 2nd credential, lack of response to
concerns, makeup of the board, refusal to respond to concerns, Exam issues,
inability to get applications out in a timely manner, etc etc....)
From the ACOG (no out of hospital births tolerated)
From the AAP (Absolutely, never, ever, under any circumstances, bedshare
with your infant)
From the AMA (SoP for NON-physicians? Heaven help us!!)
Etc etc etc.
Why on earth am I in this breastfeeding business? Someone mentioned it
going the way of the Edsel. Yes -- and the albatross. I'd like to think
the
Phoenix, but it rose again, and I'm not sure breastfeeding can withstand
all
the assaults. Not to mention lactation consultants. And normal birthing
proponents.
I'm old.
Maybe retirement?
Jan Barger
_Lactation Education Consultants_
(http://www.lactationeducationconsultants.com/)
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