Yeah, according to my kids, I'm older than God (actually, older than His 
mother!) and dumber than dirt.  We, as women, need to retake control of 
what is exclusively WOMEN'S WORK! - childbirth and breastfeeding.  I got a 
doctor once to shut up by politely telling him that only when he had nursed a 
baby would I then follow his "order" of telling a mom to stop nursing because 
he was diagnosing her with mastitis.  He stopped in mid-tirade, blinked a few 
times in shock/surprise, and walked away from me.  Never gave me grief 
again.  There is no better way to know birth and breastfeeding than by 
actually doing it!  I think we are in danger of burying our God-given woman 
knowledge and instincts under the guise of "evidence-based practice".  I am a 
firm believer in evidence-based practice and find that it does serve me quite 
effectively most of the time, but we need to balance this with our gut 
maternal instincts.
I hear you, Jan.  

Pam Hirsch, BSN,RN,IBCLC
Clinical Lead, Lactation Services
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Barrington, IL   USA

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