FeministBreeder,
I'm surprised by your comments, and view it as unfortunate that you feel the need to "scare the health" into women!
Formula is in no way, shape or form equivalent to cigarettes, and using scare tactics is an antiquated educational technique.
I hear that you feel strongly about breastfeeding and would like to suggest (if you are open to suggestion??) that you can help women become better advocates and empower them with information, studies, statistics and research, rather than telling them to "look it up, it's public information on Google..." from your follow-up post (this post did not provide any data; it was pure emotion and off-putting).
In my experience, the best educators and advocates are the ones who openly provide the information and current research, including any limitations that were found in the study (and there are always limitations!), and allow women to make the best choice for their situation. If you feel strongly about the study, say so!, but pushing only makes people retreat...which is the exact opposite of what you are trying to do, I assume.
Can you provide some concise, updated, credible information from studies and research that you have read, with a bibliography for follow-up? I am curious and would like to learn more about your point-of-view.
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FeministBreeder,
I'm surprised by your comments, and view it as unfortunate that you feel the need to "scare the health" into women!
Formula is in no way, shape or form equivalent to cigarettes, and using scare tactics is an antiquated educational technique.
I hear that you feel strongly about breastfeeding and would like to suggest (if you are open to suggestion??) that you can help women become better advocates and empower them with information, studies, statistics and research, rather than telling them to "look it up, it's public information on Google..." from your follow-up post (this post did not provide any data; it was pure emotion and off-putting).
In my experience, the best educators and advocates are the ones who openly provide the information and current research, including any limitations that were found in the study (and there are always limitations!), and allow women to make the best choice for their situation. If you feel strongly about the study, say so!, but pushing only makes people retreat...which is the exact opposite of what you are trying to do, I assume.
Can you provide some concise, updated, credible information from studies and research that you have read, with a bibliography for follow-up? I am curious and would like to learn more about your point-of-view.
thanks
January 8, 2009 - 3:48pmThis Comment
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