tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034308127116264187.post1214256119855130047..comments2012-06-21T20:42:12.568-07:00Comments on Ely is Out of my Belly: "Visit your Pediatrician", starring SCP and ¿Nestlé?Ely's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02815962905468444915noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034308127116264187.post-54814690404058710012010-05-14T06:46:43.600-07:002010-05-14T06:46:43.600-07:00Kerri,
Pediatricians here "talk the talk&qu...Kerri, <br /><br />Pediatricians here "talk the talk", but they don't "walk the walk". There's a big push to BF here, but the docs haven't done their part to learn to teach moms how to be successful. Nursing is a kind of medical no man's land here- in part thanks to Nestlé's role in MD education.<br /><br />If I hadn't lucked upon LLL there is no way I would have been successful. It upsets me that not everyone has the same support I had. My pediatrician was "supportive", but he didn't have the knowledge to help me when I ran into trouble. To his credit, he did send me elsewhere instead of jumping to formula. But, I think pedis in general are doing us all a disservice by not being experts in both ways to feed a baby or, at the very least, realizing that the "rules" of formula feeding don't apply to nursing.Ely's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02815962905468444915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034308127116264187.post-33842557957390463672010-05-13T16:12:24.071-07:002010-05-13T16:12:24.071-07:00Wow, this is so surprising to me, since here in th...Wow, this is so surprising to me, since here in the US breastfeeding is all the rage right now. There are signs in hospitals and in pediatrician's offices that say "Breast is best" and I've heard many mothers who formula feed say that they feel they're looked down upon. It sounds like it's the complete opposite in Chile!<br /><br />Like you, I'm very pro-breastfeeding, so I find it sad that women aren't getting the support they need to continue. Breastfeeding is not easy the first few weeks anyway, & if your doctor is telling you that your body isn't doing its job, I can definitely understand why women feel they have to make the switch.<br /><br />I'm not knocking women who formula feed AT ALL-- I'm a huge proponent of doing whatever works for you. But you should be doing it because it's what works for you, not because you felt pressured into your decision by your doctor or some company.Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04059564320945844977noreply@blogger.com