Hi, Annette:  I have had my plate LACTATE for at least 15 years and have
gotten many positive comments on it. My plate holder says "Breastfed is
bestfed".  The one that I remember the most clearly is the time I was at a
Dairy Queen (a drive-up ice cream shop popular in the Midwest US) and was
standing at the window waiting for my order with my car parked in the space
right in front of the window when a group of teen-age girls hesitantly
asked me what "lactate" meant.  When I explained it to them, they looked a
little taken aback, then said "Cool".  I found it amusingly ironic that
this conversation took place at a cow's milk product store.
My 3 girls have literally grown up on mommilk and around mommilk so have
never been embarrassed by what I do for a living.  In  fact, my 23 year-old
OT doctoral student is now running into people she says know me at
professional conferences she attends.  Unfortunately, she told me the other
day that it was too bad I'm "so old" because she would like to go into
practice with me when she graduates in May.  I don't think she has anything
to worry about - I'm sure I will be working until the day I die.

Pam Hirsch, RN,BSN,CLC
Clinical Lead, Lactation Services
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Barrington, IL  USA

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