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Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel
I can't stand women who make other women feel bad because they may be unable to phycially (or for other reasons) breast feed, financially unable to stay home (and make completely organic food), and get hell for using a disposable diaper instead of sewing their own.
Women who bring down other women like that are just miserable all around. if I am ever a mother I hope I never become that way, or am the victim or some self-righteous militant freak who is probably so worried about their kid that the kid ends up with all kinds of problems because of what they think is right and better than everyone else.
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WOW!!! Is there something you want to tell us here? LOL
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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle
I've told the story elsewhere - when I was about a month away from delivering baby #2 I had a breast cancer scare. My oncologist and I came up with a plan - I'd breastfeed for 6 weeks, then wait another 6 before doing my testing. There was a La Leche League consultant who was a neighbor who was HORRIFIED that I would stop at 6 weeks. Much better, apparently, to have a dead mother who breastfed than a living one who fed her baby formula.  That's nuts.
eta - The baby, now 16, and I are both just fine. |
That is so odd to me. While I am not a mother, I know in SEVERAL countries, like China, where MANY women are incapable of expressing breast milk for their babies. The doctors don't know why due to poor public health, but it sounds like not enough prenatal care for the mothers--i.e. she is not eating or taking folic acid, etc. for her best pre, peri and natal care, etc.
When I visited the La Leche League's website for general interest, their scientific statements read like propaganda--saying if you DO NOT BF your baby you are going to you know where!!! But, I am not sure I would buy some of that science, because there were quite a few inconsistencies when I reviewed the actual articles in some of the data...
Breast milk is best for human babies early in life. We know that, no one is arguing that, but, judging someone for having to choose something other than because whatever, is rather imbalanced? I don't know?
If women are upset about showing their breastfeeding boobies indiscreetly, then why is La Leche not setting up a Ning.com profile and have folks post boobs everywhere they want? Just asking?
