Well put Belinda Thank you Denise Hynd
"Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For, indeed, they are the only ones who ever have." Margaret Mead ----- Original Message ----- From: "Belinda Maier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 7:53 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] "formula lunches" > Well put Fiona. Breastfeeding is such a joyous part of mothering I think and > so many women and babies miss out on this. Thereare so many facets to > feeling good about being a mother and it is sad that not bf seems such a > choice as though lifestyle and bf are incompatable. However, we are not > fanatics I hope, there is a lot to parenting including breastfeeding so we > have a lot to offer all women. There are many who have had breast > augmentation or reduction too who (regrets or no) cannot breastfeed or need > to supplement. We live in a mixed up crazy world still dominated by > stereotypes of what women and mothers are meant to be and look like. It is > complex and frustrating. I think we should really work on poor midwifery and > medical practices which stuff it up in the first place and give and > maintain the notion that af is just as good for babies as bf (regardless of > what is being said about bf). Women are often sabotaged in their efforts to > bf then have to live with the huge sense of personal guilt they feel if they > 'fail', I think they and we should get fired up at the hospitals doing the > sabotage in the first place. Nurserys early bsls then suppplementing, drugs > in labour, lazy midiwfery, ignorant medical doctors, there is so much that > women wade through, so many mixed messages and emotions. > The aspects of unethical advertising by artificial baby milk companies, > including free lunches and their propoganda such as 'reserach' information > and ingredients all work effectively in raising their profits and we should > never be a part of this at all. We know enough about artificial baby milk we > dont need to read their propoganda there is enough information about them > around. We should never reccommend a 'brand' and by having anything with a > name on it equates to endorsing the brand and this especially includes the > types of abm we use in hospitals. > Belinda > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fiona Rumble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 10:50 PM > Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] "formula lunches" > > > > Dear List, I in no way recommend the use of formula and feel enormous > grief > > when I see a baby being bottle-fed and missing out on its birthright- > > breastmilk. However my point is that, like it or not, until all babies the > > world over are exclusively breastfed, they have to be fed something to > keep > > them alive! I would hope that in the situation where a mother finds that > she > > needs or wants to use a substitute milk (for whatever reason- we do not > live > > in an ideal world where women have not been exposed to the insidious > > propaganda and brainwashing from stereotypical TV shows and clever > > advertising campaigns, misinformation and medicalisation of the whole > birth > > process) it is the optimum substitute available. How do you people support > > your clients who go against everything you believe in and work for the > > promotion of, and still "choose" to formula feed? My three own babies were > > exclusively breastfed for as long as they wanted to continue the > > breastfeeding relationship, and I too have wet-nursed another woman's > baby. > > I am passionate about every baby's right to breastmilk, however I do not > > wear blinkers to the fact that this is a real and imperfect world we live > > in. My original point is not to throw the baby out with the bath water. > > Thankyou for the suggestions and helpful feedback, with love Fiona > > > > > > -- > > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
