tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536683374417960813.post4078431838147690490..comments2023-09-09T11:07:31.879-04:00Comments on Blacktating: Offical Responses to Atlantic articleElitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01294923997458681675noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536683374417960813.post-54335359325059538212009-03-20T16:35:00.000-04:002009-03-20T16:35:00.000-04:00Using the wording "most infants" covers them legal...Using the wording "most infants" covers them legally in cases where, for truly extenuating circumstances, an infant cannot or should not be breastfed.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps better wording should be "nearly every." They just cannot say "all."<BR/><BR/>http://thefeministbreeder.typepad.comTheFeministBreederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11202406381622825349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536683374417960813.post-36531777542264959982009-03-20T11:47:00.000-04:002009-03-20T11:47:00.000-04:00Raf, you're right, the response is a bit weak. I m...Raf, you're right, the response is a bit weak. I mean, the AAP supports breastfeeding for "most infants." Which ones shouldn't be breastfed? <BR/>Alysha, thanks for sending me that link. I am going to update the post and include their response.Elitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294923997458681675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536683374417960813.post-39478645047005811552009-03-20T11:41:00.000-04:002009-03-20T11:41:00.000-04:00You can also find The Academy of Breastfeeding Med...You can also find The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine's official response on their webpage at www.bfmed.orgAlysha Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04405994975036944970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536683374417960813.post-39914149173962009822009-03-19T14:43:00.000-04:002009-03-19T14:43:00.000-04:00While I won't pretend to be an expert on the scien...While I won't pretend to be an expert on the science, the letter by the AAP doesn't actually seem to refute anything. I was kind of hoping for something a little more substantive.Rafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00744778158182591594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536683374417960813.post-47285753958672081312009-03-19T09:33:00.000-04:002009-03-19T09:33:00.000-04:00Thanks so much for this; I still get a little angr...Thanks so much for this; I still get a little angry when I think about that article.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08570758633378171985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536683374417960813.post-58283585842468482222009-03-19T01:04:00.000-04:002009-03-19T01:04:00.000-04:00THANK YOU! Excellent information.BTW, I freaking ...THANK YOU! Excellent information.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I freaking love the name of your blog. I'm so happy to see a woman of color talking about lactivism. I was starting to think that only hippies and yuppies still cared about breastfeeding.TheFeministBreederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11202406381622825349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536683374417960813.post-56891119470586203432009-03-18T23:03:00.000-04:002009-03-18T23:03:00.000-04:00Thank you for posting this. In Canada it isn't so...Thank you for posting this. In Canada it isn't something we are as likely to see but the "Case Against Breastfeeding" article is everywhere. I am glad that the AAP has made an effort to speak out against the lack of accurate content in the misleading article.<BR/>Thanks again for posting this.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04210544615668279595noreply@blogger.com