[blparent] Breast feeding help- dialogue not war

[Bridgit Pollpeter]

Kate and others,

Posts like this do not need to turn into a war. Your previous post,
Kate, posing the question about breast feeding adoptive mothers, (I just
read this sentence and realized the way it's written I'm saying the
mothers are being breast fed, ha-ha! Didn't change it so others can get
a giggle) need not be taken as an inflammatory question or perceived as
combative. A question like this is an opportunity for us to share
experiences, resources and dialogue in general.

As Dave pointed out, we will all have our methods and ideas for what is
best. This does not make one person more right over another. And most
arguments can find supporting evidence that sounds reasonable. It's a
matter of personal preference, personal experience and of course outside
influences such as medical professionals and family.

I have had one set of doctors tell me one thing and make it seem like
law only to have another group of doctors say the complete opposite. In
fact, three doctors said a natural pregnancy would never happen, then
another set of docs were supportive, on board and saw no reason why it
shouldn't or couldn't happen, and here I am five months later, grin.

I don't think anyone should make statements implying their way is the
only way or interjecting comments suggesting no other thought or idea
could be true or possible. As a blind group associated with the
Federation, of all people we should know that ruling out the impossible
despite detractors never leads to progress.

So I say take posts like Kate's and others and turn it into a dialogue
rather than a war. And should someone appear to lean towards the
combative, ignore it or choose to be receptive to their opinion but do
not engage in petty arguments that quite often, in my experience, are
based more off of misunderstandings than actual intent.

I find it fascinating that mothers out there have been able to breast
feed without having a natural birth. From years of personal experience
with the medical world, I know how years of documented and accepted
science can be found to be wrong or at least not containing the whole
picture. This is not to say anyone is right or wrong here, or implying
that current accepted science is faulty or wrong, but I'm open to
learning new things.

For years I have heard that pregnant women are not suppose to eat
certain foods like fish or dye their hair. Then my doctors have said
there is nothing wrong with eating fish or dying hair. There's
documentation supporting the "suggestive" studies on both sides; so
who's right? I say all this to show that there will always be differing
views and each person  must make choices for what they believe is the
best option for them regardless of the topic.

Then again, this entire post is just my opinion, smile.

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
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Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:08:06 -0400
From: "Kate McEachern" <kflsouth at gmail.com>
To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] breastfeeding help
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I know, I asked a quesstion and now I am thinking it could unententionly

start a war.  I'm shutting up because I said my peace and don't want to
be 
an uhnententional catelist.

Kate