Very interesting article. It's profoundly disturbing how much lobbyists can hold sway over what does and doesn't get the green light in HHS, but with Tommy Thompson at the helm, I don't know why I ever thought anything good could come out of that unit. He was the governor in Wisconsin for a number of years and is a world-class moron.
That said, the context of the arguments presented here are fascinating to me. I overheard my brother telling my mom over the weekend how his third child (almost 3 weeks old) gave the best effort at trying to latch on but just couldn't do it (my SIL has inverted nipples). So she pumps and they bottle-feed him that way, and since she's a medical professional she is perhaps a bit less susceptible to those who would endeavour to make her feel guilty in any fashion for not spending every possibly second trying to get him to latch on. So long as he's getting the breastmilk one way or the other, that's all that really matters to her and to the child.
At any rate, thanks for the link and the discourse!
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Date: 2007-09-04 08:06 pm (UTC)That said, the context of the arguments presented here are fascinating to me. I overheard my brother telling my mom over the weekend how his third child (almost 3 weeks old) gave the best effort at trying to latch on but just couldn't do it (my SIL has inverted nipples). So she pumps and they bottle-feed him that way, and since she's a medical professional she is perhaps a bit less susceptible to those who would endeavour to make her feel guilty in any fashion for not spending every possibly second trying to get him to latch on. So long as he's getting the breastmilk one way or the other, that's all that really matters to her and to the child.
At any rate, thanks for the link and the discourse!