I am afraid you hit it right on the nail.

One thing I have not been able to understand yet is how women have
taken so easily to bottle feeding. I often ask myself, Is women's
biology a burden on women as well? Given our Western culture and the
pressure that it causes around the world, can women truly fit in this
culture without making herculean efforts to follow their biological
calling?

Nicole Bernshaw, MSc, IBCLC


On May 27, 2010, at 12:47 PM, Norma Ritter wrote:

> Nicole wrote:
>> Given that we, lactation consultants, are at the forefront of the
>> movement toward breastfeeding as the norm, it behooves us to
> understand and explain (through research?) why we use the same
> anti-baby arguments as the corporate world. If my hunch is correct,
> biology and culture do not blend harmoniously.<
>
> Then we just have to face the facts.
> We can't change biology, but we can change culture.
>
> Oh.
> Wait.
> Isn't that what happened when we got commercial infant formulas and
> bottles?
>
>
> Norma Ritter, IBCLC, RLC
> Breastfeeding Matters in the Capital Region
> www.NormaRitter.com
>
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