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LISTSERV 17.02024-03-19T03:36:48ZShauntee Henry2024-03-18T08:58:01-04:002024-03-18T08:58:01-04:00Re: Further musings and commercialisation of breastfeedinghttps://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?A2=LACTNET;ce734205.2403CHi Pamela,<br><br>I see a lot of moms in a forum I’m a part of ask for breastfeeding and other advice from other mothers and never consider a lactation specialist. I don’t know about the UK, but here in the US it is difficult to access that support without insurance, and even then only IBCLCs can accept insurance. Counselors are basically only out of pocket. [...]Pamela Morrison2024-03-18T09:48:55+00:002024-03-18T09:48:55+00:00Further musings and commercialisation of breastfeedinghttps://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?A2=LACTNET;c53fa19d.2403CPamela Morrison <pamelamorrisonibclc@gmail.com><br>09:32 (13 minutes ago)<br>to Lactation<br>Liz<br><br>Thank you for sharing the IBJ article about commercialisation and<br>co-modification of breastfeeding in the UK. I found it horribly<br>fascinating. One aspect which jumped out at me, being conspicuous by its<br>absence, was that though these British mothers went scouring the internet<br>for all manner of breastfeeding help and 'stuff'/paraphernalia, not one of<br>them thought to look for any help from the very people who could have<br>seamlessly guided them through the confusion of conflicting and<br>overwhelming information - IBCLCs or breastfeeding counsellors. I've just<br>googled "Breastfeeding help, UK" [...]Elizabeth Brooks2024-03-17T06:32:25-04:002024-03-17T06:32:25-04:00Re: Musing about pumping and over-productionhttps://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?A2=LACTNET;a0f9d36a.2403CJulie, you do not muse alone.<br><br>This lovely open-access article (link below) from 2020 discusses the impact<br>of commercial influence and persuasion techniques, and parents' experiences<br>with lactation ... and what gadgets and products they felt they "had to<br>have."<br><br>https://internationalbreastfeedingjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13006-020-00264-1#:~:text=Many%20of%20aspects%20of%20our,our%20obsession%20with%20celebrity%20culture<br>.