And what is considered militant or extreme to one person may not be to
another. A lot of it depends upon the state of mind and the state of body.
And, it may depend upon what phase of life one is experiencing.

Explaining the risks of formula to a mother may have the outcome of the
mother becoming aware of the risks and choosing to breastfeed, or, it may
have the outcome of the mother becoming defensive and formula-feeding
despite the risks. The one mother may be thankful for the information,
whereas the other mother may be irritated at your militant attitude. You
don't know until you get there.

In childbirth, there is the medical model of care and there is the midwifery
model of care. Same direction along the continuum of childbirth, but
tremendous differences in the stops along the way. Perhaps lactation has the
continuum as well, and the medical model of care is just as suspicious of
the midwifery model of care (and vice versa).

Best wishes,
Heather "Sam" Doak


<<Dear friends,
What is militant or extreme about explaining/teaching about the hazards of
artificial food (even one bottle) and about the normal course of lactation.
Women deserve to be told the knowledge about breastfeeding and their baby's
health. That is, IMHO, not militant, but honest.

Warmly greeting from sunny-cold southern Netherlands,
Gonneke, IBCLC. LLLL, MOM

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