All you La Leche League moms will be pleased to see that the word is getting out: a campaign urges mothers to breast-feed their newborns exclusively for the first six months.
All you La Leche League moms will be pleased to see that the word is getting out: a campaign urges mothers to breast-feed their newborns exclusively for the first six months.
are you aware that La Leche League was an outgrowth of the Christian Family Movement? The original medical board included Catholic physicians Herbert Ratner and Greg White. In the mid-1970s there was a 'revolution' in the board of directors and many of the original 'founding mothers' were eased out because they were not 'supportive enough' of social changes including single moms and full-time working moms.
I am not a member nor interested in becoming one, but I knew of what alicia is saying.
I dont BFd past the first year, but have met several moms who do so well up until the 4th and 5th years of life.
That's why I tend to stay away from these folks. I just dont agree with long term nursing which I believe they fully support.
Being in the thick of BF myself (a seven week old), I agree with syb. I don't want to have conversations with my child about it. It's interesting what Alicia says because I think part of the breastfeeding is the skin to skin contact which would be lost by pumping. Also, a stay at home mom provides more benefits than a breat feeding working mom.