But Morgan,

We need to be culturally sensitive

In Australia "nursing" means to cuddle comfort sooth a baby ( or care for
the sick) 

You would have a lot of confused people here if the LC's, BC's, CE's etc
started talking about nursing your baby, and meant feeding the baby!

And angry at the adoption of what would be seen as another americanism.



I asked my 67 year old dad, and 75 year old mum in law what IT was called
when they were children Nursing or Breastfeeding?, and they both said just
Feeding. !!!!





>I'm all for us reclaiming 'nursing'.  It's the original term, in

>terms of our own language tree, and it's the one that then extended

>its meaning to other types of nursing.  I can understand if you are

>it the medical profession, it's harder to reclaim, but I think it's

>an important word.

>

>It encompases the warmth and emotional bonding of the process, as

>much as the method of feeding.  It also brings with it it's own

>history, and reminds people this is not a new fangled thing.  It's a

>word of childhood: Nursey Rhymes, The Nursery, and it's a word of

>love.

>

>It's a word I use constantly, and hope others will reclaim it too!  :-)

>

>Morgan Gallagher



Isn't a Nursery where someone puts their child, down the hall?



We changed our volunteer group from Nursing Mothers to Australian
Breastfeeding Association to better let it known who we are and what we do.



Louise    

RM IBCLC

by the river

NSW Australia

 

Grant, Louise and Katy 

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