Comments on: Breastfeeding Propaganda http://www.showmedaily.org/2009/08/breastfeeding-propaganda.html Advancing liberty with responsibility by promoting market solutions for Missouri public policy Thu, 24 May 2012 00:36:33 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: State Policy Blog » Blog Archive » People We Can’t Do Without in an Emergency http://www.showmedaily.org/2009/08/breastfeeding-propaganda.html/comment-page-1#comment-3757 State Policy Blog » Blog Archive » People We Can’t Do Without in an Emergency Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:59:29 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=6525#comment-3757 [...] breastfeeding mothers, and now school nurses: They are all claimed to be indispensable when disaster strikes. Nurses are [...] [...] breastfeeding mothers, and now school nurses: They are all claimed to be indispensable when disaster strikes. Nurses are [...]

]]> By: Caitlin Hartsell http://www.showmedaily.org/2009/08/breastfeeding-propaganda.html/comment-page-1#comment-3407 Caitlin Hartsell Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:23:04 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=6525#comment-3407 Exactly, Sarah and David... also, the emergency situation propaganda also neglects to mention that the woman needs to be getting proper nutrition and water in order to be able to breastfeed, something that becomes more difficult during an emergency. If one has to keep around regular nonperishable food for adults to eat, keeping around formula shouldn't be very difficult. These scare tactics make potential situations more frightening than necessary, and serve to obfuscate important information. Exactly, Sarah and David… also, the emergency situation propaganda also neglects to mention that the woman needs to be getting proper nutrition and water in order to be able to breastfeed, something that becomes more difficult during an emergency. If one has to keep around regular nonperishable food for adults to eat, keeping around formula shouldn’t be very difficult.

These scare tactics make potential situations more frightening than necessary, and serve to obfuscate important information.

]]> By: David Stokes http://www.showmedaily.org/2009/08/breastfeeding-propaganda.html/comment-page-1#comment-3406 David Stokes Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:14:06 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=6525#comment-3406 It is just as easy to have an extra can of formula around that you don't use, "except in an emergency." A can of formula last about a week, and stays good for a long time provided it is not opened. Much easier to bottle feed in the car while rapidly driving away from the asteroid/tidal wave/volcano that is about to smash/submerge/liquify earth in this emergency. It is just as easy to have an extra can of formula around that you don’t use, “except in an emergency.” A can of formula last about a week, and stays good for a long time provided it is not opened. Much easier to bottle feed in the car while rapidly driving away from the asteroid/tidal wave/volcano that is about to smash/submerge/liquify earth in this emergency.

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