Formula May Have Won The First Round, But I Won The War

Έλλειψη πληροφόρησης, λανθασμένες συμβουλές, σκόπιμη παραπληροφόρηση. Κι όλα σχετικά με το θηλασμό. Το κακό δεν απαντάται μόνο στην Ελλάδα. Τα ερωτήματα που θέτει στο σημείωμά της η Dee Negron, μητέρα δυο παιδιών, είναι κρίσιμα και αφορούν ολόκληρη τη σύγχρονη κοινωνία και τον ιστό που πλέκει γύρω από τη μητρότητα.

Why had I been given such horrible advice? Why didn't the nurses at the hospital where my daughter was born know that newborns should never be put on a schedule? Why didn't they know that sore nipples weren't caused by nursing too much, but rather by a bad latch on? Why didn't the lactation consultant tell me about the different nursing holds and that the cradle hold is one of the most difficult when you're learning? Why didn't her first pediatrician know that it's normal for breastfed babies to lose up to 15% of their birth weight and not really start to gain it back until a mother's milk comes in? Why didn't he know that babies aren't allergic to breastmilk, but can be allergic to things Mom eats that are passed on in breastmilk? Why didn't he know about nipple confusion? Why on Earth would he tell me formula was just as good as breastmilk? Why didn't anyone tell me what to do about my cracked and bleeding nipples? There were so many why's and only one answer. Most medical professionals are grossly uninformed about breastfeeding.

Formula May Have Won The First Round, But I Won The War