I know someone posted about this earlier. Organic Gardening magazine had a short article in Feb/March about improving breastmilk by mothers drinking organic cow's milk to improve the fatty acid profile, I believe. I wrote a response letter to the editor thanking them for considering breastfeeding an important issue to cover in their publication. I also stressed that accompanying the article with a baby feeding itself a bottle was not the best message to send. In the recent issue I received yesterday, they printed my response but took out all negative comments and kept it to sound as only a praise of their coverage. Below is my original comment to them. Please consider commenting on their website organicgardening.com or sending a letter to the editor at [log in to unmask] I would like to thank you for including the piece about breastfeeding in your OG WATCHDOG section on the Feb/March 2009 issue. This is good information for mothers who want to know how to do the best for their children. I do wonder why you picture a baby with a bottle? Many mothers do need to pump their breastmilk and give it to their babies in bottles when they go to work, but there are immunological properties that are lost when a baby is not exposed to the breast directly. In addition, many of the "green" benefits of breastfeeding are lessened when other forms of packaging such as bottles and pumps are introduced. The even larger issue is that by failing to show a baby breastfeeding naturally at the breast, you are continuing to give the message that it isn't really appropriate for women to breastfeed their children openly. Breastfeeding isn't just a nice thing to do that is a little better than artificial baby milk. Breastfeeding is a serious public health issue that needs to be promoted and exposed for the biologically normal behavior that it is. Amy Slotten Ann Arbor, Michigan *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome