Dear Friends:
    I met a 14-year old first time mother last weekend.
    Don't get me started about why her parents didn't pursue legal action for 
statutory rape...........most teens that get pregnant are with older guys, 
and often there is some coercion involved. That isn't an issue any more, at 
least in the PHiladelphia area.
    But she said she wanted to breastfeed. She didn't in the 
hospital..........she is very shy and quiet and got overwhelmed by everything, including the 
birth. She was so obviously overwhelmed that all I could do was show her how to 
lie down and hold her baby close. She hadn't even unwrapped him at that point.
    I've been calling her at home............and she is breastfeeding more 
and more each day. The hook for her was that her baby would be smiling at her 
because he knows where the milk is! She'll be going back to school, and her 
mother will be caring for the baby; but this boy will definitely know who his 
mother is.
    Care for her has consisted of one message per contact. After 5 contacts, 
she is finally asking me questions.
    Slow and steady sometimes wins the race.
    warmly,

Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE
Adjunct Faculty, Union Institute and University, Lactation Program
Film Reviews Editor, Journal of Human Lactation

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