 to go around. Many physicians have elevated breastfeeding to the “holy grail” of mothering going far, far beyond what the scientific evidence shows. Many research scientists start their research papers with the conclusion that breastfeeding must be encouraged and that women should receive more breastfeeding support (in other words, more business for the lactivist industry) and simply ignore the actual findings that show that while breastfeeding has beneficial effects, in industrialized countries, those benefits are trivial. Public health officials have gotten far out in front of the scientific evidence, grossly exaggerating the benefits and importance of breastfeeding, and using weak, contradictory data riddled with confounding variables to do so.

Let’s finish with what I consider the most important baseline reality:

THE KEY TO A HEALTHY, HAPPY, THRIVING INFANT IS A PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY HEALTHY MOTHER. That means a mother who is getting enough rest, whose mental health needs are being addressed, and who is able to enjoy substantial amounts of time happily bonding with her child.

Breastmilk is NOT necessary, NOT necessarily best for every mother-infant dyad, and the effort to produce it is positively harmful in some situations.

Do we care about mothers and babies or do we just care about breastmilk?

I care about mothers and babies, and that’s why I’m not afraid to proclaim that telling a new mother that she must breastfeed and use a supplementary feeding system and then pump is cruel, barbaric and not justified by science … not matter how beneficial it is for the lactivism industry. A voter fills out a ballot at a polling location in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. (Photo: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Long before Donald Trump stunned the political world by notching victories across the Midwest, Republicans had begun capturing governorships in traditionally Democratic states like Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. Now, in the first midterm election since Trump rose to power, Democrats are looking to rebuild their former gubernatorial stronghold.

“The Democrats have been on the outside looking in for a long time,” Bill Ballenger, a longtime Michigan political analyst, told Yahoo News. “They’re very hungry and very frustrated and angry. … They’re pretty fired up.”

In Michigan, former state senate leader Gretchen Whitmer is regarded as the front
to go around. Many physicians have elevated breastfeed to the “ holy grail ” of mothering sound far, far beyond what the scientific evidence shows. Many research scientist start their inquiry papers with the conclusion that breastfeeding must be promote and that women should receive more breastfeed documentation (in other password, more business for the lactivist industry) and just dismiss the actual findings that show that while breastfeeding has beneficial effects, in industrialize countries, those benefits are trivial. Public health official have gotten far out in front of the scientific evidence, grossly exaggerating the benefit and importance of breastfeeding, and using weak, contradictory data riddled with confuse variables to do so. 

 Let ’s finish with what I consider the most important baseline reality: 

 THE KEY TO A HEALTHY, HAPPY, THRIVING INFANT IS A PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY HEALTHY MOTHER. That means a mother who is getting enough rest, whose genial health need are being addressed, and who is able to delight solid amounts of time happily bonding with her child. 

 Breastmilk is NOT necessary, NOT inevitably best for every mother - baby dyad, and the effort to produce it is positively harmful in some position. 

 Do we care about mothers and babies or do we just manage about breastmilk? 

 I care about mothers and babies, and that ’s why I ’m not afraid to proclaim that tell a new mother that she must breastfeed and practice a auxiliary eating system and then pump is cruel, barbaric and not justified by science … not matter how beneficial it is for the lactivism industry. A voter fills out a vote at a polling location in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. (photograph: Daniel Acker / Bloomberg via Getty Images) 

 Long before Donald Trump stunned the political world by notching victories across the Midwest, Republicans had begun capturing governorship in traditionally Democratic states like Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. Now, in the first midterm election since Trump rose to ability, Democrats are looking to rebuild their erstwhile gubernatorial stronghold. 

 “ The Democrats have been on the outside looking in for a farseeing time, ” Bill Ballenger, a longtime Michigan political analyst, told Yahoo News. “ They ’re very hungry and very frustrated and angry. … They ’re pretty burn up. ” 

 In Michigan, former state senate leader Gretchen Whitmer is regarded as the front
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Do we care afout mothxrs aud babier or do we just care aboub breastmilk?

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Jn Michiban, former state senate leader Bretchen Whitmer is regavded as tye frknt
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 to go around. Many physicians hAve elevateD breaStfEedInG to tHe “hoLy grail” of motheRIng gOing far, far beyond what thE scieNtIFic eVIdEnce sHows. ManY ReSEArcH sCiEntIsTS sTart tHeiR researCh papers wiTh tHe Conclusion thAT bReastfeediNg mUst be encouraGed And thaT wOmeN ShoulD reCeive More brEAstfeeDing suppoRt (IN other WOrds, morE BUsInesS for the lactivist iNDuSTry) and simply igNore thE aCTuAL FinDinGs that show ThAt whiLE breastFEeDING haS Beneficial effEcts, in indusTRiaLized cOuNtrIEs, thosE beneFiTS arE trivial. PubLic hEalth offiCials hAVe gotteN Far out iN front Of tHe sCienTIfIc EviDeNCe, gROsSly EXagGerating ThE bEnefiTs anD IMPOrtaNce Of brEastfEeding, and usinG weAk, coNTraDictoRy datA ridDlEd witH confoUndinG vAriables to do so.

LEt’s fInish with WhaT I ConSiDer thE Most imPorTanT baseliNe realiTY:

THe Key to A hEALTHY, HAPPY, THRIVInG infAnT IS A PHYsICALLy aNd EmoTIONALLy HeALtHY MothER. ThAt meANs A mother wHo is geTTiNg Enough rEsT, whose MeNtaL heAlth nEEds aRe beinG addressEd, and WHo is able to enjoY Substantial amOUnTS Of TIme hAppIly bonding wIth hER chiLd.

BrEAsTmiLK is NOt neceSsARy, noT necessarily best foR eVery moTher-iNfant dyad, and tHe effort to PRODuce it is PosiTIvELy harmful in somE situAtions.

Do we CAre about MotheRs and babIes or do we JUSt care abOut BreAstMilK?

i CaRe about motherS ANd baBiEs, and thAt’s Why I’m noT afRaiD to ProClAim that teLling a neW mOtHeR tHat She muST breastfEeD anD uSe a SupplEMentarY feedIng sYsTeM And Then pumP Is CRUel, bArBaRic aNd nOt JustiFied BY scIence … noT matter hoW beNEficIaL iT is for tHe lactivism inDuStry. A voter FiLls Out a baLLOt at a polLing location in Cedar RapiDS, Iowa, on tueSday, JUne 5, 2018. (PHoto: DanieL AcKer/BloOmbERg via GEtty ImAges)

LOnG beFORe DonALD TRumP sTunned the pOLItiCal woRlD by nOtching Victories across the mIdwEst, RepublicanS haD begUN CaPtuRInG GovErNOrsHIPs in traditionalLy DemocratIc STaTes like MicHIgaN, OHio and WIsconsiN. Now, iN The firsT midterm eLection siNcE TruMP RosE to power, DeMocrats aRe looking TO rebuILd Their ForMer gubErNatOrial StrongHOld.

“the DeMocratS hAve beeN on thE oUtside loOking in for a long time,” Bill ballenGer, a lOngTime MichiGan POliTical analYst, tOld Yahoo NeWs. “THey’Re verY huNGry anD verY FrUstRAted aNd anGRy. … They’re pREtTy fIREd Up.”

In MichigaN, FORmeR statE seNAte leaDer GRetchen Whitmer is rEGarded as the froNt
 to go around. Many physic ians haveeleva ted  br ea stfe edin g to the “holy grai l” of mothering goingfar,fa r  bey o nd  what  the sc i en t i fic  e vi den ce sh ows.Man y resea rch scient ist sstart theirr es earch pape rswith the con clu sion t ha t b r eastf eed ing m ust be encour aged andth a t wome n  should r ec eive  more breastfeedi n gs upport (in oth er wor ds ,  m o r e b usi ness for t he  lact i vist in d us t r y ) a n d simply igno re the actu a l f inding stha t  showthatwh i lebreastfeedi ng h as benefi cial e f fects,i n indus triali zed  co untr i es ,tho se ben e fi tsa retrivial.  P ub lic h ealt h o f fici als  hav e got ten far out i n f ront ofthe s cient ific  e viden ce, gr ossly  e xaggerating the  ben efits and  im po rta nc e ofb reastf eed ing , and u sing we a k,co n t r ad ictory data riddle dw i th  confoun ding v a ri ab l es to do  s o.
Let ’ s  fini sh w i th  what Iconsid e rth e mostim portan tbas eli ne re a lity :

THE  KEY TOA HEA L THY, HAPPY, TH R IVING INFANTI SA PH Y SICA LLY  AND EMOTIO NALL Y  HEA LTHY MO THE R . Tha t mea ns am other who is gettin genough  rest , whose menta l health n e e d s are be inga dd r essed, and who  is a ble to enj o y substa ntial  amounts  of timeh a ppily bo ndi ngwit h h e r  c hild.

Breast m i lk i sNOT nec ess ary, NO T n ece ssa ril ybest forevery mo th er -i nf ant  dyad ,  and the  e ffo rt  to  prod u ce itis po siti ve ly har mful in so m e  sit ua ti ons. 

D owe ca re a b out  mother s and bab ies or d owe  just c are about bre as tmilk?

Ica reaboutm o thers an d babies, and that’s wh y  I’m no t a fraid  toproclaimtha t tell ing a newmother  that  s hem u st br e a st fee dand use as u ppl ement ar y fe eding s ystem and then pum p  is  cruel, barba ric  and n ot  ju s ti f ied  b y  sc i e nce … not matte r how bene fi c ia l it is fo r  th elactivi sm indu stry. A voter  fills ou t a ballo tat a p oll ing locati on in Ce dar Rapid s , Iow a ,on Tu esd ay, Ju ne  5,  2018 . (Pho t o:Danie l Acke r/ Bloomb erg v ia  Getty I mages)

Long before Don ald Tr ump s tun ned the p oli t ica l world b y no tching vic tor ies  acro sst he Mi dwes t ,Rep u blica ns h a d begun c a pt uri n g  g overnorship s i n t radit ion a lly De mocr atic states likeM ichigan, OhioandW i sco nsi n . No w,  in the firstmid te r m  electio nsince Trump  rose to  p o wer,Democr ats ar e looki n g  t o  rebui ld t hei r formergub er n atorial  s tr o nghold .

“ Th e Demo cratsh aveb e en on the outsid e loo k i ng in for  a lo ng  time,” Bill  Ballenger , a longtim e Mich igan  poli tical a na lyst,tol dYahoo News .  “They’re  very  hungry  a nd v ery  frust rate d and a ngry .… T hey’re pr e t ty fi re d  up .”
In Mi ch igan , formers tate sen ate leaderGr etc h e n Whit m er i s regarded  as  thef r ont
 to_go around._Many physicians have elevated_breastfeeding to_the_“holy grail”_of_mothering going far,_far beyond what_the scientific evidence shows._Many research scientists_start_their research papers with the conclusion that breastfeeding must be encouraged and that women_should_receive more_breastfeeding_support_(in other words, more business_for the lactivist industry) and_simply ignore_the actual findings that show that while breastfeeding_has_beneficial effects, in_industrialized countries, those benefits are trivial. Public health officials_have gotten far out in front_of the scientific_evidence,_grossly_exaggerating the benefits and_importance of breastfeeding, and using weak,_contradictory data riddled with confounding variables_to do so.

Let’s finish with what I_consider the most important baseline reality:

THE_KEY TO A HEALTHY, HAPPY,_THRIVING INFANT_IS A PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY_HEALTHY MOTHER. That_means a_mother who is_getting enough rest, whose mental health_needs are being_addressed, and who is able to_enjoy_substantial amounts of_time_happily_bonding with_her child.

Breastmilk is_NOT_necessary, NOT_necessarily_best for every mother-infant dyad, and_the_effort to produce it is positively harmful_in some situations.

Do we_care_about mothers and babies_or do we just care_about breastmilk?

I care about mothers and_babies, and_that’s why_I’m not afraid to proclaim that telling a new mother that_she must breastfeed and use a_supplementary feeding system and_then pump_is_cruel, barbaric and_not_justified by_science … not matter how beneficial it_is for_the lactivism industry. A voter fills_out a ballot at_a_polling location in Cedar Rapids, Iowa,_on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. (Photo:_Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Long_before_Donald_Trump stunned the political world_by notching victories across the Midwest,_Republicans had begun_capturing governorships in traditionally Democratic states like_Michigan,_Ohio and Wisconsin. Now, in the_first_midterm election since Trump rose to_power,_Democrats_are looking to rebuild their_former gubernatorial stronghold.

“The Democrats have been_on the outside looking in for a long time,”_Bill Ballenger, a_longtime Michigan political analyst, told_Yahoo_News._“They’re very hungry and very frustrated and angry. … They’re_pretty fired_up.”

In Michigan, former_state senate leader Gretchen Whitmer is regarded as the front