I totally agree. ''Breast is best'' or ''benefits of breastfeeding'' to many listeners means that it is an extra, a bonus that very dedicated moms can choose to give to their baby.
  I like to ''shock'' my audience in lectures to state that ''Breastfeeding does not have any benefits'', wait a moment and then explain breastfeeding as the norm to which al alternatives shouls be weighed
   
  Warmly,
   
  Gonneke, IBCLC, LLLL in rainy southern Netherlands

Karleen Gribble <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
  Why not think about talking about the importance of breastfeeding rather
than the benefits framing breastfeeding as normal??? Research has shown that
the breast is best message is not understood to mean that there are any
costs/risks associated with not breastfeeding.....
I'm starting to think that talking about benefits actually undermines
breastfeeding...
Karleen Gribble

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