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"Mr. Zenite" <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 7 Oct 1996 19:11:23 -0400
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Katherine is right about the need for those of us who have nursed long
term to publicize the benefits of this.  I freely discuss my 10+ years
of nursing my 3 kids in my classes if it comes up.  I discuss how I
thought I'd nurse the 1st for 6 weeks, and just grew into nursing as my
kids grew.  I think I've shared before my 19 year old son's comment just
this year as he watched his nephew nurse that he wondered how many
people actually remember breastfeeding as he did.  He's so positive
about it that it's a delight.

I had conversation this weekend with my 28 year old, the mother of the
breastfeeding baby that further reinforced the benefits of prolonged
nursing.  Jonathan is not eating solid foods yet despite pressure from
many including the MD.  Amy says she's much more left wing about all
these parenting and breastfeeding issues than she thought she was.
She's become remarkably confident remarkably rapidly in her ability to
meet the needs of Jonathan and the family and I'd like to believe that
part of that comes from the relaxed and responsive environment we grew
into with the kids.  Watching her younger sibs nurse and grow helped her
make her early decision to breastfeed ( "Of course we'll nurse!) and she
is just the kind of mom I'd have wanted to be with her and wasn't
because my parenting model was different.

My philosophy currently is to take all the credit for the things I like
and blame their genes for all the negative!

Sue Samuels

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