Some of these include older mothers relishing in telling horror stories
about cracked nipples, thrush, clogged ducts, etc; pediatricians who use weight charts based on formula
fed infants and scaring new mothers into
thinking their babies aren't gaining enough weight; and the pervasive, but false, belief that formula is just as good as breastmilk for babies.
«I
think what my studies show is that we have lots of room for manoeuvre when deciding what to do
about breast -
feeding,» said Barr «Chances are,
infants in our society are going to cry a heck of a lot more than they do in the!