Lauren Johnson's Page

"You my dear were lucky then! And it is sad, which is why this change, would help so many moms out. If nurses assumed you were breastfeeding, you had to specifically ask for formula, and were given the benefits, and HONEST risks, Our rates would be…"

"I reach the group that I wish, by working with them every. single. day. My word choices may be blunt, but sometimes, a mother, either prego or not needs blunt, straight facts. Honestly if I wanted to say what I was saying in a less straight foreward…"

"How often do nurses just assume your bottle feeding though its those, well, we had them in the nursery, and they got hungry, so we fed them..oops. that I am speaking of. It is irreversable. such as circumcision, or vaccinations, you cant change the…"

"I  am just asking you a question, kind of food for thought, so please don't think I am bashing, but can you prove that? What is your child caught even one less cold because you had given them the antibodies to fight it off from your…"

"Science has proven my statement. Im sorry if you feel it is "inflammatory" but its the truth. If it is not the superior  source than it is inferior. As Ricky Bobby says there cant be 2 #1's. I also think I included Medical…"

"Yes, I do work in Lactation support, and more importantly I am a Lactivist. I have made my opinion of Artificial Breastmilk from lots of research, and case study. I am certainly allowed to voice my opinion in a public forum, just as anyone else is.…"

"The "Just in Case" can, is a commonly used term, not specifically aimed at anyone, but as a more your going to need this ...eventually. It is common practice, for sucessfully breastfeeding women to be sent home with that just in case can,…"

"Also, since we are a country that is number driven, look at sucessful breastfeeding rates from the hospitals that are Baby Friendly, vs. ones that give samples.... Proof is in the pudding."

"I work day to day with the concequences of free formula samples. The sooner they are out of the hospital the better. the "Just in case" can leads a woman to feel her body is in adequate, most likely just the same way her delivery went with…"