Wonderful story thanks Donna Ron -----Original Message----- From: Lactation Information and Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Christine Erland RN.IBCLC Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 1:52 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Manatees Reading about Manatees brought me back to a wonderful memory. When I was pregnant with my first child, we visited my husband's aunt in Florida. We went swimming @ Crystal Springs on the St. John's River. There were Manatees there, they are wonderfully gentle creatures even if they are not cute. One had a baby, I didn't see her nursing but they allowed you to stroke and hand feed them, and they would brush up against you if you swam slowly without splashing. This area is now closed off to boats and swimming, as it should be , to protect them, you can view them from shore. P.S. If you ever see the documentary on manatees by Jacque Cousteau, the little boy feeding the Manatee is my husband,s cousin. To make this more on topic, this was also a time when that aunt shared her experiences Breastfeeding her 5 children. People around you have such an impact positive or negative when you are pregnant, fortunately her words encouraged me to Breastfeed even though she also had some difficulty, and this was in the 70's when Breastfeeding rates were dismally low. Chris Erland *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html