I think Determination sounds better and more positive than Endurance and acknowledges in a positive way mom's character too. Although I am not sure how Certificate of Determination sounds to you native speakers :)
Christina Yaneva
BF Peer Councellor
Bulgaria
--- On Mon, 7/12/10, Stephanie MacDonald <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> From: Stephanie MacDonald <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: wbw certificates
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Monday, July 12, 2010, 5:12 PM
> This year for WBW, I am making
> certificates to acknowledge moms' overcoming challenges in
> breastfeeding (thrush, supply, mastitis, etc) and for
> extended bf.
>
> With the discussions about bf being the norm, and all moms
> being good moms - what do I title the certificate?
> Being a WBW celebration, there will not be moms who chose to
> formula feed, so there is not much fear of offending them.
>
> What I've come up with so far is, "Award of Endurance [I
> don't like that word]. For your persistance and
> tenacity for continuing to breastfeeding during [thrush] has
> not gone unnoticed by your child."
>
> Any ideas to change "Endurance"? It means a struggle
> to me, something not happy - but then, when is having
> masitis a happy time?? lol
>
> Last year, moms each received a certificate and a
> chocolate, depending on how long they continued to
> breastfeeding (any, 1 month, 6 months, 3 years, etc).
> It was difficult to guage the amount of chocolate to buy
> (but I enjoyed eating the leftovers). We also had a
> fashion show of nursing designs, nursing capes, and baby
> wearing items. Plus, a free bbq. In Canada, we
> officially celebrate the first week in October (40th week of
> year), but because I do a bbq, I celebrate the 1st week of
> August.
>
> Stephanie MacDonald
> Aboriginal Midwife
> Community Breastfeeding Coordinator
> Six Nations of the Grand River Territory
>
>
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