Goverment Publication - Breastfeeding Guide

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Hi all,

Just wondering what other people think of this Breastfeeding Guide put out by

the US Gov.

http://www.womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/breastfeeding-guide/Br\

eastfeedingGuide-General-English.pdf

Best,

Meredith Barish,CNM, IBCLC

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I like them fine. I use them at my PT LC job in a hospital and was the one that advocated them. They aren’t perfect, but an easy, free resource that has good info. I wish they had the laid back position and hand expression. I haven’t read every word so as with any government funded resource, there could be mis-information in them. I don’t like how they have the “white” BF book and the African American BF book. I feel stuck sometimes when I don’t have the right one or want to give one out blindly not knowing the race of the client. There are some mixed-in ethnic pics in the white book, but I would rather they have one English book. It does have some ethnic info in the AA book that maybe someone may better relate to. Most of my clients in the hospital are African American, and I haven’t heard that the client mention they liked that there were black women in each pic. They are coming out with a revised Spanish soon too. They are currently out of stock on the regular white bf books, but normally you can order 50 each and totally free of charge. HTH,June , RN, IBCLCwww.cherishthebaby.com From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of mabbarishSent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 6:21 AMTo: Subject: Goverment Publication - Breastfeeding Guide Hi all,Just wondering what other people think of this Breastfeeding Guide put out by the US Gov.http://www.womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/breastfeeding-guide/BreastfeedingGuide-General-English.pdfBest,Meredith Barish,CNM, IBCLCNo virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4784 - Release Date: 02/03/12

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I give them out to my La Leche League new moms, and if I have a client who is really into reading about breastfeeding because she has no prior knowledge.  They're not perfect, but they're pretty good. I've even used some of the articles as a conversation starter for LLL group meetings. 

The 2 copies annoys me, I wish they just did a better job of making the first one multicultural.  Especially since one is SO WHITE and the other is marketed as African American, but really should just say multi-racial, and all of those people are just new faces put (or photoshopped) on the same bodies as the first one.  I was pretty shocked the first time I looked at them side by side, page by page....

But for a free, government produced resource, I'll continue to use it.  Sincerely, Katy , IBCLCMom & OwnerThe Stylin' Momma

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Follow along on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Stylin_MommaOn Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 6:21 AM, mabbarish wrote:

 

Hi all,

Just wondering what other people think of this Breastfeeding Guide put out by the US Gov.

http://www.womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/breastfeeding-guide/BreastfeedingGuide-General-English.pdf

Best,

Meredith Barish,CNM, IBCLC

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Well other than I think it needs editing

to reverse the breastfeeding is easier, breastfeeding is better, breastfeeding

is healthier etc. etc. etc. instead of formula is harder to digest,

artificially feeding is riskier...etc. you know the drill! I think it is

fabulous! You can tell they worked very hard on this, especially when you

compare it to the little blue book they used to hand out. I just wish the next

printing could be edited and I would be happy to do it.

Lou Moramarco IBCLC

Birth,

Breastfeeding & Before

International

Board Certified Lactation Consultant

Bradley

Childbirth Educator

Certified

Birth Doula

(732)

239-7771 marylou22@...

www.lunadoula.com

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Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012

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Publication - Breastfeeding Guide

I give

them out to my La Leche League new moms, and if I have a client who is really

into reading about breastfeeding because she has no prior knowledge.

They're not perfect, but they're pretty good. I've even used some of the

articles as a conversation starter for LLL group meetings.

The 2 copies annoys me, I wish they just did a better job of making the

first one multicultural. Especially since one is SO WHITE and the other

is marketed as African American, but really should just say multi-racial, and

all of those people are just new faces put (or photoshopped) on the same bodies

as the first one. I was pretty shocked the first time I looked at them

side by side, page by page....

But for a free, government produced resource, I'll continue to use it.

Sincerely,

Katy , IBCLC

Mom & Owner

The Stylin' Momma

katy@...

Check out our blog: http://www.stylinmomma.com

'Like' us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/StylinMomma

Follow along on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Stylin_Momma

Hi all,

Just wondering what other people think of this Breastfeeding Guide put out by

the US

Gov.

http://www.womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/breastfeeding-guide/BreastfeedingGuide-General-English.pdf

Best,

Meredith Barish,CNM, IBCLC

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