>
> Date:    Sat, 23 Nov 2002 21:56:53 -0500
> From:    Naomi Bar-Yam <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: nursing 8 year old
>
> From the statements of the judge in the articles posted
> on Lactnet, it's not clear to me whether the mother's
> poor judgement was because she nursed for so long, or
> because she went on national TV about it.
>
I have to say I think it was poor judgement for her to go on national TV
about it.  *Especially* when she lost custody of him temporarily
previously.  What does she think she's accomplishing?  Making EBF more
palatable for the nation?  Hardly--that needs to start w/a 1 yo then a 2
yo and so on.  No, I don't think one should hide the fact that they have
an older nursling, but why flaunt it like that when losing your child is
what's at stake.  I find that to be extremely poor judgement.  Now do I
think it was poor enough to merit losing custody?  No I don't.  But I
can't wrap my mind around what she must have been thinking!  I feel very
sorry for that child.

Gina Gerboth
Oregon

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