>I am in no way saying that we should berate women for their pain, or blame
>them
>for it. I am only saying that we cannot spend inordinant time trying to "fix"
>what is physiologically "normal."


This applies to a lot of breastfeeding support, doesn't it?

A lot  of our work is not fixing something that's 'gone wrong', but
supporting the mother and educating her and the people around her that it
is *physiologically normal* for a baby to want feeding frequently and to
feed in the night...and to help her and her baby not just to accept this,
but embrace this as part of the experience and the relationship.

Sometimes, this is, of course, impossible.

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc Newcastle upon Tyne UK

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