tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38883909.post6726869062197158416..comments2023-07-16T03:33:19.312-07:00Comments on Childbirth Today: So why is there a "breast is best" controversy?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17137108291836090005noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38883909.post-86896632903121643312009-07-29T08:41:24.487-07:002009-07-29T08:41:24.487-07:00A blogger I read just did a post on breastfeeding ...A blogger I read just did a post on breastfeeding advertising last week and I thought it was pretty insightful. http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/07/19/can-breastfeeding-promotion-learn-something-from-drunk-driving-ads/TopHathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03014761105792283513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38883909.post-40609566817464112182009-07-24T12:49:10.233-07:002009-07-24T12:49:10.233-07:00so the answer is positive advertising? when i took...so the answer is positive advertising? when i took my clc class we were told that its not our job to convince women to breastfeed but to help those who have already decided or to give information for those who had not decided one way or another. <br /><br />i know the ads they did recently were a big flop. i don't know exactly how the ads were evaluated but i know they didn't have the desired effect on breastfeeding rates.<br /><br />i so often see breastfeeding promoted in the context of risk reduction, and occaisionally health enhancement but i rearely see it touted for its convinience, or for the unmatched experience it offers. you can compare health assesments all day but theres no way to compare the way breastfeeding feels for the mother child dyad. <br /><br />also its so often touted as all or nothing but it doesn't have to be. if we could just work on initiation rates so that that increases at least to the healthy people 2010 75% target, them work on duration and THEN worry about exclusivity. <br /><br />combo feeding is probably more work but if it allows a mother/baby to partake in partial breastfeeding vs no breastfeeding then its a strategy not to be overlooked.mrsculpepperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07542218198427227446noreply@blogger.com