Lisa wrote:

> Nursing mom is a childcare provider to toddlers. She was told by the
> counselor to one of the children's siblings that breastfeeding in front
> of the children is traumatizing them and causing them grief because they
> are young and experiencing their first separation from their mothers.
> One of the children has recently begun nursing (because of her experince
> of watching the care giver nurse) and the others have varied histories
> of being nursed, (some have either asked to nurse again or are nursing
> their dolls) some quite briefly, all with some breast time. One child is
> adopted from abroad and spent a year in an orphanage and does have
> attachment issues which the family is actively addressing. I have never
> looked at this from such a perspective. Any ideas?

I wonder if this is really about the effect the provider breastfeeding has
had on the children.  I am cynical enough to think it's probably more
about the parents and less about the children.

Cee (for Cynical ;))

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