Mary Cummins wrote,
>When I became a LLL in 1979 we had a mom in the group who was
struggling
>with a
>husband who didn't want her to BF.  My more experienced co-leader told
me
>that
>she had never seen a marriage last in which the husband was against BF.

>In similar cases where I  knew the mom over a long period of time, I
know
>of only
>one exception.

I don't want to contradict my earlier post, but I'm not sure how good a
predictor this is. In our sample in LLL, I think it is obvious that a
mother committed to BF would have differences over parenting with an
unsupportive partner. OTOH, we might find a lot more divorces among a
different population in which *neither* parent believed in BF.
BTW, I hope your co-Leader didn't actually say that at the meeting; it
could be discouraging for mothers to hear. Many, many mothers have minor
differences with their partners over BF -- duration in particular -- and
work through them, just as many mothers start out with the intention to
BF for six weeks, six months, etc. and continue longer.
Jo-Anne

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