We as a society pay for illnesses and dysfuction resulting from (dare I say
"caused by"?) distancing, unattached parenting styes, and artificial feeding.
Solutions?  Keep speaking the truth - "breastfeeding matters."  Keep your eye
on the REAL norm - breastfeeding - and let your language match. (Thanks,
Diane Wiessinger). Part of making societal change is "disconfirmation," or
deliberately making people who are uncomfortable with the status quo. Expect
resistence, which is a good sign that attitudes are beginning to change.
Nobody changes when they are comfortable.

When I do the research for my Fact Packs, I'm always stunned by the deepening
pile of evidence already linking social problems to the lifestyles that have
established artificial feeding as the "norm."  The FactPack statements
(Artificial Feeding is a risk factor for Inguinal Hernia, etc.) are always
stated from the perspective that Breastfeeding is the norm, which makes some
folks uncomfortable. I will not dilute the truth, nor help the deviant
continue to be defined as "normal." Every time we speak the truth, we make a
difference somewhere.

We can't afford to be arrogant.  The facts are on the side of breastfeeding.
 Keep the faith, all ye Lactnetters!

Linda Smith, BSE, FACCE, IBCLC - Dayton OH.