"Human milk is for human babies. Cow's milk is for
calves. Infant formula is for putting money in corporate
bank accounts."
Mary Beth Voelker, mom
***DISCLAIMER:
Let me warn you up front that if you are very sensitive
to this topic, you may not want to read further.
You will believe whatever you will believe, and there's
no point in your getting needlessly upset.
I am not writing to offend anyone...I am writing to
express my views and to educate those who are
interested.
This is a topic that is VERY important to me.
But I also respect that all families have the right to
make their own decisions for their own children,
whether I agree with those decisions or not.***
Tina
Smith, FresnoFamily.com Webmama
(written when my daughter
was a nursing toddler)
I am a nursing mom.
I am a member of
La
Leche League.
I am an educated woman.
I am a strong breastfeeding advocate.
That's where I'm coming
from...why I feel what I do about this subject...
And why I feel all
babies are born with the
right to be breastfed.
I also feel all babies deserve: 2 parents with time to
share, loving arms, kind words, middle of the night
snuggles, daddy/mommy/grandma/grandpa dances & songs,
good food (starting with breastmilk, of course), a cozy
home, appropriate clothing, siblings, and an enriching
environment to grow.
That said, I am not so naive as to not realize that
people don't always get what they deserve.
But the
subject here is breastfeeding.
These words are written
by me, and hence are MY thoughts & MY feelings, and a
gathering of info that I have acquired through my many
many hours of reading up on this extremely important
topic.
I will give reference to the source of my info where I
can...but I cannot remember every place I learned every
tidbit of info, so forgive me if I don't reference
everything. Trust me when I tell you that most of the
specific info I share is from repudable sources...the
best & most accurate, in my mind, being
La
Leche League, but also many medical sources,
including info from some of the MANY research projects
on breastfeeding.
That said, you may still not agree with all that I have
to say...
I'll say what is said at the beginning of La Leche
League meetings:
