Dealing With Unsupportive Medical Professionals

Have you ever been told something about breastfeeding that may not be true?

Do you feel like you may have received breastfeeding information from someone who is not a lactation professional?

Was this non-lactation professional your pediatrician?  Dentist? Pharmacist?

Well, you are not alone.

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Things we talked about:

·Examples of bad advice we have heard from professionals[4:35]

oYour baby’s teeth are rotting because of breastfeeding

oYour breastmilk is water now that your child is over a year

oYou have to dump your breastmilk if you take an aspirin

·Lack of education for families [7:10]

·What is the point of this episode? (other than dianne and abby bitching about stuff) [8:54]

·Options~what do you do when you get bad information? [10:15]

oGo to the press

oAsk for a manager

oConfrontation

oEducate them

oSmile and nod

oRoll your eyes

·Who do they work for? [12:45]

oWhen to smile and nod

·Where did your health professional, friend, family member get their breastfeeding education from? [25:18]

·How would you deal with Aunt Sally? [26:20]

·How to prepare for an altercation JUST IN CASE[34:42]

This episode is sponsored by Fairhaven Health

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Breastfeeding Tip of the Week is courtesy of  @theblublonde from the Badass Community [19:19]

Some other episodes you should check out or we mentioned in this episode

https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/026-misinformation-from-medical-professionals/

https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/129-balancing-solids-with-breastfeeding/

https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/075-breastfeeding-myths/

https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/057-cavities/

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Music: "Levels of Greatness" from "We Used to Paint Stars in the Sky (2012)" courtesy of Scott Holmes at freemusicarchive.org/music/ScottHolmes