Re: Hanna Rosin of The Atlantic

[Guest guest]

UNBELIEVABLE! i don't even have words for this!

amanda

I just glanced at the current issue of The Atlantic and saw this:

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200904/case-against-breastfeeding

Can you believe this s***?

The header:

" IN CERTAIN OVERACHIEVING CIRCLES, breast-feeding is no longer a choice--it's

a no-exceptions requirement, the ultimate badge of responsible parenting. Yet

the actual health benefits of breast-feeding are surprisingly thin, far thinner

than most popular literature indicates. Is breast-feeding right for every

family? Or is it this generation's vacuum cleaner--an instrument of misery that

mostly just keeps women down? "

.

[Guest guest]

I read this article last week, and didn't have time to post.

She claims that studies don't show >that much< benefit. But the studies

are from infants nursed 6 months. If they compared humans nursed to 3

years with those formula fed, the stats would be different.

Desh

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[Guest guest]

It seems like Ms. Rosin's issue may be her perception of equality in her

marriage (or lack thereof) rather than breastfeeding. What struck me is that

despite all her " evidence " , she's still nursing her son.

Why people need to tear apart things that mean something to others is beyond

me...

--- In , " thiscanthappen " <writetruth@...>

wrote:

>

> I just glanced at the current issue of The Atlantic and saw this:

>

> http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200904/case-against-breastfeeding

>

> Can you believe this s***?

>

> The header:

>

> " IN CERTAIN OVERACHIEVING CIRCLES, breast-feeding is no longer a choice--it's

a no-exceptions requirement, the ultimate badge of responsible parenting. Yet

the actual health benefits of breast-feeding are surprisingly thin, far thinner

than most popular literature indicates. Is breast-feeding right for every

family? Or is it this generation's vacuum cleaner--an instrument of misery that

mostly just keeps women down? "

>

> There is so much wrong with that I'd fill up all computer drives telling it,

and I haven't even gotten past the title.

>

> Here is someone's comment on that article:

>

>

http://usfoodpolicy.blogspot.com/2009/03/oh-really-hanna-rosin-in-atlantic-makes\

..html

>

> The line from the table of contents:

>

> " It's not nearly as beneficial as the popular literture suggests. Is it worth

the cost to a mother's career, sanity, and independence? "

>

> The online magazine also has a video.

>