Comments on: Pediatricians attitudes about breasfeeding deteriorating http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/12/02/pediatricians-attitudes-about-breasfeeding-deteriorating/ ...exploring the art and science of parenting Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:24:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Thanks for Throwing Fuel on the Breastfeeding/Formula Fire | PhD in Parenting http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/12/02/pediatricians-attitudes-about-breasfeeding-deteriorating/#comment-150134 Thanks for Throwing Fuel on the Breastfeeding/Formula Fire | PhD in Parenting Mon, 15 Aug 2011 01:24:00 +0000 http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/?p=780#comment-150134 [...] important question. It is one that I have asked numerous times on this blog, raising issues like lacking lactation training among health professionals, giving formula samples as a “breastfeeding prize”, the impact of formula samples given [...] [...] important question. It is one that I have asked numerous times on this blog, raising issues like lacking lactation training among health professionals, giving formula samples as a “breastfeeding prize”, the impact of formula samples given [...]

]]> By: Is “Try Formula” the Answer to Breastfeeding Guilt? | Best for Babes http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/12/02/pediatricians-attitudes-about-breasfeeding-deteriorating/#comment-132804 Is “Try Formula” the Answer to Breastfeeding Guilt? | Best for Babes Tue, 31 May 2011 14:24:52 +0000 http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/?p=780#comment-132804 [...] often bombarded with Booby Traps: bad advice from friends, family or health professionals who have inadequate training in lactation.  Bad breastfeeding advice often leads to low milk supply and eventually starving babies if the [...] [...] often bombarded with Booby Traps: bad advice from friends, family or health professionals who have inadequate training in lactation.  Bad breastfeeding advice often leads to low milk supply and eventually starving babies if the [...]

]]> By: Nestle Answers: Using health care professionals as intermediaries | PhD in Parenting http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/12/02/pediatricians-attitudes-about-breasfeeding-deteriorating/#comment-20090 Nestle Answers: Using health care professionals as intermediaries | PhD in Parenting Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:17:26 +0000 http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/?p=780#comment-20090 [...] Their attitudes about breastfeeding are declining [...] [...] Their attitudes about breastfeeding are declining [...]

]]> By: Societal Barriers to Breastfeeding « MomsRising Blog http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/12/02/pediatricians-attitudes-about-breasfeeding-deteriorating/#comment-16229 Societal Barriers to Breastfeeding « MomsRising Blog Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:51:21 +0000 http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/?p=780#comment-16229 [...] I have heard of some doctors having merely a few hours of training on breastfeeding. In addition, pediatricians attitudes about breastfeeding are declining, doctors whose skills are most lacking are least likely to seek training to upgrade their knowledge [...] [...] I have heard of some doctors having merely a few hours of training on breastfeeding. In addition, pediatricians attitudes about breastfeeding are declining, doctors whose skills are most lacking are least likely to seek training to upgrade their knowledge [...]

]]> By: Societal Barriers to Breastfeeding http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/12/02/pediatricians-attitudes-about-breasfeeding-deteriorating/#comment-16222 Societal Barriers to Breastfeeding Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:37:47 +0000 http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/?p=780#comment-16222 [...] I have heard of some doctors having merely a few hours of training on breastfeeding. In addition, pediatricians attitudes about breastfeeding are declining, doctors whose skills are most lacking are least likely to seek training to upgrade their knowledge [...] [...] I have heard of some doctors having merely a few hours of training on breastfeeding. In addition, pediatricians attitudes about breastfeeding are declining, doctors whose skills are most lacking are least likely to seek training to upgrade their knowledge [...]

]]> By: 10 Things All New Parents Should Know http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/12/02/pediatricians-attitudes-about-breasfeeding-deteriorating/#comment-13964 10 Things All New Parents Should Know Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:59:55 +0000 http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/?p=780#comment-13964 [...] Your doctor is not a parenting expert and usually not a breastfeeding expert: I hear of so many new parents that feel bad after they leave their doctors office. It isn’t [...] [...] Your doctor is not a parenting expert and usually not a breastfeeding expert: I hear of so many new parents that feel bad after they leave their doctors office. It isn’t [...]

]]> By: When it is not breast | PhD in Parenting http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/12/02/pediatricians-attitudes-about-breasfeeding-deteriorating/#comment-5993 When it is not breast | PhD in Parenting Fri, 15 May 2009 03:13:10 +0000 http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/?p=780#comment-5993 [...] are moms who get horrible advice from health professionals or loved ones or buy into propaganda circulated by formula companies or baby trainers and end up [...] [...] are moms who get horrible advice from health professionals or loved ones or buy into propaganda circulated by formula companies or baby trainers and end up [...]

]]> By: Suburban Oblivion http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/12/02/pediatricians-attitudes-about-breasfeeding-deteriorating/#comment-1819 Suburban Oblivion Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:05:27 +0000 http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/?p=780#comment-1819 I think a lot of it goes back to the health insurance companies. They pay out so little that Dr.'s are forced to see more and more patients per day to keep business in the black, meaning you get less one on one time with the Dr. They simply don't have time to work with mothers on these things. I think a lot of it goes back to the health insurance companies. They pay out so little that Dr.’s are forced to see more and more patients per day to keep business in the black, meaning you get less one on one time with the Dr. They simply don’t have time to work with mothers on these things.

]]> By: Overcoming jaundice, nipple confusion and other interruptions in early breastfeeding relationships | Crunchy Domestic Goddess http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/12/02/pediatricians-attitudes-about-breasfeeding-deteriorating/#comment-833 Overcoming jaundice, nipple confusion and other interruptions in early breastfeeding relationships | Crunchy Domestic Goddess Fri, 16 Jan 2009 06:58:13 +0000 http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/?p=780#comment-833 [...] So what is going on here? Why are hospitals treating jaundice this way if it’s a “normal, possibly even beneficial process?” Is the real problem that pediatricians attitudes about breastfeeding are deteriorating? [...] [...] So what is going on here? Why are hospitals treating jaundice this way if it’s a “normal, possibly even beneficial process?” Is the real problem that pediatricians attitudes about breastfeeding are deteriorating? [...]

]]> By: Crimson Wife http://www.phdinparenting.com/2008/12/02/pediatricians-attitudes-about-breasfeeding-deteriorating/#comment-832 Crimson Wife Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:48:19 +0000 http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/?p=780#comment-832 My 2nd has always been on the small side, and when he learned to crawl his weight dipped below the 5th percentile line on the growth charts. My pediatrician did a whole bunch of tests and when they all came back negative, referred me to a pediatric nutritionist. The stupid R.D. advised me to stop nursing (my DS was 7 mos) and switch to high-calorie preemie formula. I called my lactation consultant to find out if there was any reason for me to be concerned about continuing breastfeeding. As I was nursing on-demand every 2-3 hours and my DS was having the proper number of wet diapers, she told me to just ignore the dietitian. My 2nd has always been on the small side, and when he learned to crawl his weight dipped below the 5th percentile line on the growth charts. My pediatrician did a whole bunch of tests and when they all came back negative, referred me to a pediatric nutritionist. The stupid R.D. advised me to stop nursing (my DS was 7 mos) and switch to high-calorie preemie formula.

I called my lactation consultant to find out if there was any reason for me to be concerned about continuing breastfeeding. As I was nursing on-demand every 2-3 hours and my DS was having the proper number of wet diapers, she told me to just ignore the dietitian.

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