The meeting wasn't about telling her.  :-)  Every single health care 
professional that is involved in our family's care, is well aware that 
I'm breastfeeding my toddler!   After all, he does nurse quite often.  
:-)  My husband's psychiatric consultant was exceptionally pleased to 
observe us nursing on last visit.

The meeting was about making it clear given the Health Visitor's remit 
of being primarily focussed on my son's health and environment, that if 
anyone else at the meeting suddenly commented on it (after all, I may 
end up nursing him in the meeting) then it was her professional role to 
squelch them there and then, and not mine as parent, to defend normal 
and desired behaviour.  All I was doing was making this clear up front, 
and enabling her to take on board her own defence points.  I've found 
such a pro-active stance is required when dealing with anything to do 
with medical and social services in the UK, and I was letting her know 
any such comments were her problem, not mine, and giving her room to say 
if she agreed.  She agreed, and if there are any comments - she will 
field them - hence us 'arming' her with all the answers she'd need for 
the usual run of the mill grumbling nonsense you hear.   (Bet you're all 
hoping there will be now, so I can report back on how well she squashed 
'em!)

So there was never any question of her not knowing I was still nursing.  
Heaven forfend that I'd be that defensive.  (This is not a criticism of 
anyone who might feel that way themselves.)  If any health personnell I 
come into contact with can't cope with my normal nursing, they better 
get out of my way, or find themselves officially complained upon.  
Strangers when out shopping is one thing, but people _paid_ to work 
towards good health for my son?  You better believe they're going to 
know I'm normal nursing, and the reasons for it.

Morgan Gallagher

Helen Butler wrote:
>   If  you hadn't needed to  tell her  would you have done?

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