Alice...Wow!  Beautifully said!  I hadn't thought of the reason why some women don't breastfeed or don't exclusively breastfeed as being a basic mistrust of themselves.  Not quite on that level.  But, it rings so true.  I can understand it on a personal level.   Although I never questioned my
ability to provide milk for my babies, I have questioned my ability to provide other things.  I have always said that I'm glad I nursed my children before I lived long enough to see all the things that can go wrong.  I was too ignorant to worry about stuff like that then.  And boy, am I glad I had
them before I became an L&D nurse!

Marsha, who thinks sometimes ignorance is bliss and who will watch #3 get his H.S. diploma this week!

Marsha Glass RN, BSN, IBCLC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mothers have as powerful an influence over the welfare of future generations as all other earthly causes combined.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~John S. C. Abbot~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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