Manufactured Mommy Wars. Le Sigh.
On Thursday en route to Denver to hang out with some super awesome peeps during their Lactation Project Program Retreat, the newest study to be sensationalized in the manufactured, media-fueled mommy wars exploded across my twitter & facebook. In a FB thread, Melanie Martin was making some great points so I invited her to write a guest post for Mammals Suck. Mammals Suck systematically supports moms, advocating for them to have ALL the options, be respected for whichever options fit their lives, and that ALL the options be better; better breast-feeding support, better formula, and the best breast milk science. This post addresses how the recent study does not necessarily deliver the best breast milk science. (in this case, ewoks might provide added value... for ONCE!) About Melanie, in her own words: "I’m a biological anthropologist who studies variation in breastfeeding, breast milk, complementary feeding, and infant health and development. I’m also a breastfeeding mom.&q