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Barbara Wilson-Clay <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 8 Sep 2002 17:50:25 -0500
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Dear Andrea,
I can really sense the pain in your post about having had to to use formula.
I can tell that some of the response posts have made you feel judged.   I
feel certain that was not the intent of any of us who  responded (the posts
really have been theoretical, not personal).  I know from my years of  work
with mothers that women are doing absolutely the best they can -- and some
(like you trying to pump in the ICU ) are absolutely heroic!   We who work
in lactation are so use to having our passion for breastfeeding dismissed
that among ourselves we lean toward strong rhetoric and absolute positions.
Your honesty and your reminder that this is not a perfect world are
something we need to hear to help  keep us sensitive to the grief that
occurs when a longed-for breastfeeding experience is lost due to
circumstances beyond a woman's control.  I hope you'll consider yourself one
of the "goddesses" and keep posting.

Barbara Wilson-Clay, BS, IBCLC
Austin Lactation Associates
LactNews Press
www.lactnews.com

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