Barbara, I second your note. Andrea, please do keep posting, keeping in
mind that we, as lactation professionals, often do tend towards strong
words and emotions about formula, because as Barbara says, we are often
dismissed in our efforts to support mothers in breastfeeding. Lactnet is
our forrum for professional venting and discussion...so please allow us that.
Breastfeeding is not supported by medical professionals in many instances,
and by our culture in general, and sometimes, it gets very lonely trying to
help all who ask, (with one hand tied behind our back by cultural attitudes
and multiple obstacles.) Somet days, some of us think of going to do ANY
other job than this one, .... : )
I agree with Barbara...mothers like you are heroic,.......don't think any
differently. Kathleen
At 05:50 PM 9/8/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>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.
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