>My 20 month old...Take him to a La Leche meeting - he sees another >nursing toddler, he wants to nurse himself... Toddlers want what their >peers >want, it seems, be it toys or breasts. If women everywhere were >walking around >pulling out their breasts (or not covering them up in the first place!)_and >nursing in public, I am sure our toddlers would all be nursing much more >often! How true! My toddler/preschooler would whisper to me, at adult gatherings, "Are these La Lechegg people?" If I said yes, he'd crawl into my lap and nurse. If I said no, he'd nod understandingly and go off to do something else. When in Rome... Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC, LLLL Ithaca, NY