In a message dated 12/4/2012 10:21:08 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, Jan
writes:
s..."I guess I don't get what the problem is. Is a formula fed baby
being "supplemented?" If you give a formula fed baby a bottle of formula (or
an ounce or two or whatever), the baby is simply being *fed*, not
supplemented".
~~~
Hello all.
Interesting question. I wonder if it has to do with normalizing language
and the resultant stats: if the normal baby breastfeeds, the public health
goal of all human babies, is exclusive breastfeeding then it would be just as
important to document those babies that are getting "supplemented with
formula" even if that means they have zero breastfeeding initiation, zero
feeds at breast, zero duration of breastfeeding, and zero exclusive
breastfeeding. They are statistically children who are weaned at birth. They are, uh,
normal ( read: breastfeeding) babies who are completely/fully/exclusively
supplemented with formula. I understand that this doesn't clarify
information about exclusivity of breastfeeding for those babies that are
breastfeeding, but it might be good to track things fully by including it? I guess this
might be redundant if there is a category of "Never Breastfed", but it
might be more powerful to look at this in these different ways to really show
how many babies are and are not breastfeeding, from when in their lives,
and to what "level of exclusivity/fullness." Not only are there a percentage
of breastfeeding babies that are not exclusively breastfeeding, there are
also these other babies who are formula feeding, who would also be counted
as babies not exclusively breastfeeding ( we have even more information to
use in a different way.) More ways of measuring, more information power?
Just musing,
Peace,
Judy
Judy LeVan Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL
Brooklyn, NY, USA
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