Re: Breast for dessert

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My guess is that it is because none of the LC training programs are teaching it. These things take a while to trickle up and then trickle back down.

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Tut, tut!! We are teaching it in our lactation specialist course, and have been for a long time. It doesn't take THAT long for some of us educators to get with the program!!

Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC, FILCA

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You're absolutely right that it is a sacred cow. Until

the explanation is presented, it sounds like heresy to many. I'll

never forget the shock and outrage by our initial editor at La Leche

League when and I submitted the first version of our Making More

Milk book to them with that recommendation (we were under contract to

them before going to McGraw-Hill). It was good, though -- it made

us think more deeply about why the method worked, which made our

explanation more clear and convincing (we hope!).

At 10:01 AM 11/10/2008, anntarus@... wrote:

In a message dated 11/8/2008

3:14:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, writes:

oh diana i am SO happy to hear that you

endorse the finish at the breast method of of bottle supplementation, as

we have been using that in our practice for a while nobody i introduce it

to (in lactation field) seems to have heard of it! and i was so excited

to see that your and lisa's new book is available now! (just heard that

on another list!)

thanks for the update!

Lyla

My guess is that it is because none of the LC training programs are

teaching it. These things take a while to trickle up and then trickle

back down.

I can imagine this being challenged by some in the field, they will not

be comfortable suggesting this, especially in a hospital setting. So then

we will have to ask them to share the research that documents the

effectiveness of the putting to breast first method.

Since there isn't any, it is just 'tradition', it would appear to be a

draw and the hypothesis for a research paper. However, this also has the

feel of 'sacred cow' and I can anticipate that among many lactation

counselors/LLLLs/LCs, etc., that 'breast for dessert' will be a very

steep hill to climb.

Ann

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Is there research that supports intuition? I know it sounds loopy but there has to be a science to it.Leigh Anne whose mama taught her to trust her instincts and to listen to the voice insideSent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerryDate: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:10:27 -0500To: < >Subject: Re: Breast for dessert You're absolutely right that it is a sacred cow. Until the explanation is presented, it sounds like heresy to many. I'll never forget the shock and outrage by our initial editor at La Leche League when and I submitted the first version of our Making More Milk book to them with that recommendation (we were under contract to them before going to McGraw-Hill). It was good, though -- it made us think more deeply about why the method worked, which made our explanation more clear and convincing (we hope!). At 10:01 AM 11/10/2008, anntarusaol wrote:In a message dated 11/8/2008 3:14:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, writes:oh diana i am SO happy to hear that you endorse the finish at the breast method of of bottle supplementation, as we have been using that in our practice for a while nobody i introduce it to (in lactation field) seems to have heard of it! and i was so excited to see that your and lisa's new book is available now! (just heard that on another list!) thanks for the update! Lyla My guess is that it is because none of the LC training programs are teaching it. These things take a while to trickle up and then trickle back down. I can imagine this being challenged by some in the field, they will not be comfortable suggesting this, especially in a hospital setting. So then we will have to ask them to share the research that documents the effectiveness of the putting to breast first method. Since there isn't any, it is just 'tradition', it would appear to be a draw and the hypothesis for a research paper. However, this also has the feel of 'sacred cow' and I can anticipate that among many lactation counselors/LLLLs/LCs, etc., that 'breast for dessert' will be a very steep hill to climb. Ann AOL Search: Your one stop for directions, recipes and all other Holiday needs. Search Now.