Dear Di and all,

This is such arrant rubbish as to almost not be worthy of reply but I feel
that it should not be let slide. I suspect that I am about to get involved
in a flame war but there it is.

Speaking for myself the last thing on my mind at any time was to "put my
children to my breast(chest)". I'd have to say anything like that is so
bizarre as to be uncontemplatable and such a thing could only happen in
America.

Many of us out here in the world realise that Father's have different things
to offerto our children than mothers - one of those things I don't have to
offer is breast milk. This man found with shaved nipples is clearly
unbalanced!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is certainly nothing I need to bury in a "belch-and-scratch-yourself
macho culture." but then I would reject such a categorisation. Given that
concisitantly research has shown one very importatn determinant of coninued
and successful breast feeding is partner support I do not feel this kind of
animopsity to fathers is useful or productive,



Phillip Sheard RN, COmmunity Nurse, Father to Alex -7(next week) and Elena 3
and soon to be NMAA Community Educator

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lactation Information and Discussion
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Diane Wiessinger
> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 1999 4:08 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: men nursing
>
>
> I wouldn't be surprised if a pretty high percentage of dads would sort
> of like to try nursing the baby.  Why not?  It's obviously a cool
> experience, and they're not completely lacking in nurturing impulses.
> I'll bet if they fessed up, they wouldn't be totally averse to keeping
> the baby happy at breast until mom gets back.  But I suspect it's an
> impulse they feel they need to keep deeply buried in our
> belch-and-scratch-yourself macho culture.  Kathy D?  Any
> cross-cultural stories?
>
> Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC  Ithaca, NY, who'll ask her DH as soon as
> he gets home...
>
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