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To: John Carragher who wrote (214573)	8/5/2007 10:42:46 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793990

They are bad mothers if they don't breast feed- or at least much worse than those who do breastfeed. If you give your child substandard nutrition, you're a worse mother than someone who gives their baby excellent nutrition. Are we supposed to "dumb down" what being a good mother is so people don't get their feelings hurt? If people want to be lazy and not breast feed, they certainly have the right to do that, but we have to be nice about it? Do we have to be nice about people who feed their kids potato chips and soda, and let them get obese? I'm not sure what you want. It seems to me you want the hospital to be supportive, or "nice", about bad health decisions. While I think hospitals have to be "nice" to the 1-3% of women who can't breastfeed, I don't think they have to be nice to the people who can, but choose not to.

To: John Carragher who wrote (214573)	8/5/2007 1:07:38 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793990

Of course. There is a legally protected right to raise children as parent see fit. Now, many parents make stupid decisions. But that's their right, being stupid is probably Constitutionally protected. The problem with all these mandates and directives on how children should be raised that they inevitably bring nanny government literaly into one of the most fundamentally private arenas imaginable. First breastfeeding, then what? Hygiene? Apparel? Bedtime? None of their damn business if I decide to feed my kid good food or a diet of mac 'n cheese, or if he gets to watch The Simpsons 24/7, etc. There are limits to this, of course, but government intrusion should be reserved for instances of abuse or other egregious parental behavior. Breast feeding? Stay out of it except to inform concerning its benefits and assist in training the mother on how to do it if she doesn't know the drill.