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"Laurie Wheeler, RNC, MN, IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 5 Feb 1997 22:31:02 -0500
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In a message dated 97-02-04 00:03:40 EST, you write:
<< My hispanic friends and colleagues say that this trend to "do both" is in
 response to the mothers knowing that breastfeeding is best for their babies,
 but believing that bottle feeding is what modern, American women do. >>
Esther,
Just a thought - perhaps you could let them know that over the past decades
formula fdg was in style, but modern American women are just now realizing
that the natural way is best and that a big movement called BFHI is underway
and AAP, Surgeon General, WIC etc all now realize how important bf is.
Laurie Wheeler, Rnc, Mn, Ibclc
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