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Re: mixed feeling about breastfeeding
From: Abby (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 25 Sep 2003 12:13:38 -0500 (CDT)
At Thu, 25 Sep 2003, Darcie wrote:
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>At Thu, 25 Sep 2003, Abby wrote:
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>>At Wed, 24 Sep 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
born I will overcome those feelings?
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>>I don't think you are alone in this. One thing to consider is that in
>>the first week of breast feeding, the baby gets a lot of valuable
>>nourishment from a substance called colustrum. Perhaps you could try
>>for a week? If you don't like it you can always stop. And if you don't
>>want to do it at all, don't feel guilty. There are millions of healthy
>>bottle fed babies, and if you look at the data closely, the benefits of
>>breastfeeding over bottle are not really significant.
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>I just have to say- I beg to differ about the differences between breast
>and bottle-they are hugely significant for the development of the baby's
>immune system, intellect and allergen sensitization. Check out
>drgreen.com- he's got some really good info on breastfeeding. There is
>really no comparison for brestfeeding, please try it- as the previous
>poster suggested, after a week you may feel better about it, but please
>don't just give up right off the bat. I had my first dd at 17 y/o, had
>a hard time bf'ing because of medications during birth and nipple
>confusion. I quit after 2 weeks. My second dd I bf'ed for 4 months,
>and my 3rd I am still bf'ing at 4 months with no plans of quitting
>anytime soon. My 1st daughter is now 14 and gets sick ALL THE TIME, has
>had many rounds of antibiotics for ear infections and respiratory
>infections, and my 2nd almost never gets sick. My 3rd is happily
>nursing amongst an entire family with the cold that's going around- and
>she's completely avoiding it- I think due to the antibodies nursing
>produces to any viruses she's exposed to. When you feel uncomfortable
>bf'ing, just think how uncomfortable you may possibly feel being up all
>night with a sick child in the future instead...Best wishes! Darcie
Sorry , Darcie, but you haven't looked at the ACTUAL DATA. If you
studied mathematics you would easily conclude that the differences ARE
NOT STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT. Dr. Greene offers qualitative
information, not quantitative. And, you might want to check out his
homepage today: his report that breastmilk in American women has a high
concentration of toxic fireproofing chemicals in it.
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