When we fail to describe the hazards of artifical feeding, we deprive mothers of crucial decision-making information. Nowhere is the comfortable illusion of bottlefed normalcy more carefully preserved than in discussions of cognitive development. Inverting reality becomes even more misleading when we use percentages, because the numbers change depending upon what we choose as our standard. Imagine the different impact those two statements would have on the public. In our family, special meals take extra time.
Special occasions mean extra work.
Special is nice, but it is complicated, it is not an ongoing part of life, and it is not something we want to do very often. Not according to the World Health Organization. We need to keep this clear in our own minds and make it clear to others. The free sample perched so enticingly on the shelf at the doctor's office is only the fourth best solution to breastfeeding problems. There is a need for standard formula in some situations.