Judy,

You are a brave lady to admit to your feelings about babies at conferences, on
this venue.  Now that you have done it, I (who have been lurking on this issue)
have decided to add my 2 cents.  I thought that my feelings are what they are
because I am no longer a mom with young children BUT, I do have lots and lots
of grandchildren who spend a great deal of time around my house.  When I attend
a conference, I go to hear the speakers.  I would not mind at all having babies
present IF they are taken out when they get noisy or cry.  I don't think it's
fair to the baby or to the presenter or to the audience when a baby's sounds
interrupt.  I, too have found myself somewhat uncomfortable at LLL conferences
where there are so many little ones in the sessions.  There, I've said it - now
are all you moms with little ones still going to talk to me, or what?  :)

Yaffa


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        Yaffa Stark, MA, IBCLC    Los Angeles, Calif., USA
        "We must identify and reduce barriers which keep women
       from beginning or continuing to breastfeed their infants."
       C. Everett Koop, M.D., ScD. Former Surgeon General
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