The Case For Rethinking Breastfeeding Goals
Scores of parenting sites and Facebook commenters remind mothers, relentlessly, that “breast is best.” (lolostock via Getty Images)/ Before she had her first baby two years ago, Stephanie, 36, was hellbent on following the breastfeeding guidelines prescribed by major public health organizations to the letter: Her son would get nothing but breast milk for the first six months and she would continue to breastfeed him for at least a year. Almost immediately, Stephanie’s plans began to slip away from her. She was rushed into an emergency ...
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