There is nothing new under the sun. When I was a new mom with a baby who wasn’t gaining (long story but it was a combo of oral restrictions and terrible advice from IBCLCs), I asked my pediatrician about donor milk. She scoffed at the idea of it since it’s not regulated and therefore can’t be “safe,” but was happy to give me a can of formula she was probably given for free by Enfamil. If I had to do it over again, I’d do donor milk for sure. Thankfully I still breastfed my first till he was 4.5, even though he did combo feed till 10 months or so (my second and third babies have had no issues with breastfeeding). But that was because I was DETERMINED and not because of any support I got from medical professionals.
It just blows my mind that any IBCLC would work for a formula company. How unethical! It is definitely against the IBCLC code of ethics, yet our certifying body says they can't enforce it. Bobbie is using our credential to sell formula and yet they don't care. It's so disappointing and gives us a bad name.
There is nothing new under the sun. When I was a new mom with a baby who wasn’t gaining (long story but it was a combo of oral restrictions and terrible advice from IBCLCs), I asked my pediatrician about donor milk. She scoffed at the idea of it since it’s not regulated and therefore can’t be “safe,” but was happy to give me a can of formula she was probably given for free by Enfamil. If I had to do it over again, I’d do donor milk for sure. Thankfully I still breastfed my first till he was 4.5, even though he did combo feed till 10 months or so (my second and third babies have had no issues with breastfeeding). But that was because I was DETERMINED and not because of any support I got from medical professionals.
It just blows my mind that any IBCLC would work for a formula company. How unethical! It is definitely against the IBCLC code of ethics, yet our certifying body says they can't enforce it. Bobbie is using our credential to sell formula and yet they don't care. It's so disappointing and gives us a bad name.
Carry on!