>
> Isn't lactation consulting and its concomitant cultural, psychological,
> physiologic and anatomical studies just the most interesting thing in the
> world!
Mmm... and do we use "lactation management" to make what we do sound 
more legitimate or important? Like domestic engineer as opposed to 
homemaker? I have to explain what a Lactation Consultant is to other 
people as often as what La Leche League is. For me, it's all about 
diminishing the importance of women's ways of knowing and mother's ways 
of being by shifting them into job titles, economic activities, or 
medical / scientific / technical practices.

Nurture, to mean feed or nourish, is older than nurse in either of its 
senses (feed, care for the sick).
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?l=n&p=9
c.1330 (n.), "breeding, upbringing," from O.Fr. nourriture 
"nourishment," from L.L. nutritia (see nursery). The verb meaning "to 
feed or nourish" is attested from c.1430.

Let's all start using nurture instead of breastfeeding. Or 
motherbreastnurture. :-) I also like using "mother's milk" when I'm 
talking to young people, although I realize that's emphasizing the 
product rather than the process. At least the mother is mentioned!

Jo-Anne E-G

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