The other day while at the checkout stand, I was lured by a headline: "Are
Parasites Making You Fat?" splashed across a magazine titled "First-for
women on the go". I thought "What the heck?" and bought it.

While browsing through what turned out to be some pretty overall shallow
material (to me) including multiple pages of Halloween decorated foods, I
noticed a 4-page article featuring many celebrities' comments on "what BF
did to their breasts", some increasing size, others decreasing, which
actually included some pretty good press for BF, and even discussed the
possible effects of breast surgery and referred them to the BFAR website.

I thought it worth mentioning because of its appeal to very young women, or
their friends and relatives, and the possibility that it might temporarily
stimulate an increase in such questions from expectant moms. In some,
it might automatically be a total turn-off about even considering the
possibility of breastfeeding. OTOH, some BF educators might consider using
it as an icebreaker/visual aid in class to lead into general discussion
about some FAQ.

No disrespect intended, but it might even illuminate a thing or two in the
minds of medical students and docs about what broader kinds of concerns are
on the minds of many young women about their own self-esteem and motivations
re: whether to breastfeed - or not.

Jean
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K. Jean Cotterman RNC, IBCLC
Dayton, OH USA

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