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I went to my midwife's for my first prenatal appointment this week. They gave me a big bag of stuff, you know how they do that. OK, first of all it was an Enfamil bag. It contained some coupons for free Similac, coupons for free Enfamil, some Enfamil samples, a bag for transporting bottles and some more samples from Similac, and a 50 page booklet published by Enfamil about formula feeding your baby.
The ff booklet had the usual disclaimer in the beginning about breastmilk being best for your baby, blah blah blah, and that this booklet was intended for mothers who have already decided not to breastfeed. (Um, I got this in an information bag at my first prenatal visit!) They said if you want to know more about breastfeeding, check out their other booklet on nursing - which was conveniently NOT included. In fact, there was NOTHING in the bag about breastfeeding. NOT ONE THING.
I'm going to bring this to their attention at my next visit. I'm really, truly appalled.

I'm going to bring this to their attention at my next visit. I'm really, truly appalled.