How to Get Good Medical Advice on Breastfeeding
March 11, 2007 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under breastfeeding basics, carnival, health of the baby, health of the mother, medication, pregnancy
Welcome to the latest breastfeeding bloggers theme day! Today we’re covering the Good Advice and Bad Advice we’ve heard about breastfeeding.
Unfortunately, some of the worst advice I ever received on breastfeeding came straight from doctors. In my five consecutive years of breastfeeding, I have been told I needed to wean four times by three different doctors. I realize that the fact that I didn’t follow their advice makes me sound like a very bad patient, but in fact I never went against medical advice–I simply sought a second opinion.
The first time I was told to wean was by my (now …read more
