"What do these little mean? I see them in your posts a lot."
Generally, exasperation, lol.
"I am not deliberately missing points on purpose. I am reading and responding, disagreeing and debating. If you think I didn't get what you said, restate your point. Or don't. Up to you."
"I get that, but one is much, much, much more extreme and who's to say the mom in that example would be "happy" committing her teen to an institution? Would it really have made that mom "happy"?"
Who's to say the mom would be "happy" switching to formula?
I posted an interesting article on wet nursing last week, Whose Breast is Best?
Whether or not mothers should nurse their own children has been a subject of debate from Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome through all of modern European history to the present day. Paul Doolan reviews the arguments that have been presented over the centuries and the way in which fashions have changed.
No matter what decision you make in your life, or your child's life - there will always be someone just waiting to tell you what a stupid idiot you are for doing so...
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Dang, I should have read ahead, LOL!
If everyone had such an instinct, we'd probably have higher bf'ing rates.>>>
I don't think so. There are lots of moms with the instinct and without the support.
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"What do these little mean? I see them in your posts a lot."
Generally, exasperation, lol.
"I am not deliberately missing points on purpose. I am reading and responding, disagreeing and debating. If you think I didn't get what you said, restate your point. Or don't. Up to you."
Ok.
>>>>Are you concluding that the high mortality rates were laregely due to BFing issues?<<<<
One factor, not largely due to (I don't know that to be true).
Malcolm Gladwell Blink
CL for Reflux
"That's the
"I get that, but one is much, much, much more extreme and who's to say the mom in that example would be "happy" committing her teen to an institution? Would it really have made that mom "happy"?"
Who's to say the mom would be "happy" switching to formula?
>>>>Does not breastfeeding make a mother happy?<<<<
Bf'ing made me happy, but apparently it makes some women shudder and recoil.
Malcolm Gladwell Blink
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I posted an interesting article on wet nursing last week, Whose Breast is Best?
Whether or not mothers should nurse their own children has been a subject of debate from Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome through all of modern European history to the present day. Paul Doolan reviews the arguments that have been presented over the centuries and the way in which fashions have changed.
To read the rest:
http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-psbfvbottle&msg=5865.1&ctx=0
~*~ Catherine, "Internet Research Specialist" ;)
No matter what decision you make in your life, or your child's life - there will always be someone just waiting to tell you what a stupid idiot you are for doing so...
Some of my blogs:Life Begins... (miscarriage)
Frugal Baby Tips
Frugal Freebies
Pregnancy Stories By Age - 43-56+yrs old!
You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's
~*~ Catherine, mom to three grown men - Jason, Michael & Joshua and Granma to Christopher & Leia.
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OMG, you just described why I got an epi.
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