In a message dated 98-05-27 11:17:05 EDT, you write:

<< Then, there are the women that are feeding pumped bmilk, to their child in
 public, for whatever reason, and they get comments about the fact that bmilk
is
 so much better and that they should be bfeeding and so on.  These women are
 going to great lengths to feed their child in the best manner they can, and
 still get comments as if they were feeding their child less than the best. >>

This is true and how do we know what is in those bottles.  Last weekend
a neighbor's daughter flew home to visit along with her 11 wk old.  The fact
that she is EVEN breastfeeding is a miracle.   Not the type, always spoiled,
selfish, etc.    Hubby left during pregnancy.   But, she has quit work,  is
totally breastfeeding and doing a great job.   However, she's always severely
overweight
and was always well endowed.   Now she is wearing a bra size 50HH.
With weight problem and the large breasts,  she refuses to nurse in public.
It would be difficult to do so discretely.   Her large shirts are still too
snug to
easily lift, etc.   Her breasts are overwhelming in size, compared to the
babies
little head.   So,  she pumps and feeds him EBM when in public.   (Only
exception was during take offs and landings on the flight here and back.
Then she threw discretion to the wind and concerned herself more with his
little
ear drums and nursed him.)

So before you go balistic with someone and there bottles, think twice-----they
might be EBM and you could be damaging their sense of success in bfdg.

Barbara Petzoldt,  LLLL,  AAPL/MO,   WIC Peer Counselor
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