> I immediately posted breastmilk storage guidelines and created a
> mother's corner with rocking chair and a breastfeeding poster. It's so
> wonderful to hear a teen parent discuss the benefits of breastfeeding
> with a pregnant teen.  I just smiled and nodded a lot. These mothers did
> a beter job than I would have.  They come in for their lunch and lay on
> the floor of the child care and nurse their babies to sleep.

Hi, Heidi ~ This sounds wonderful!  I volunteered briefly at a home for
unwed teen moms locally to talk about and encourage breastfeeding.  They
were reasonably open to it.  A couple asked about pumping when they returned
to school.  On teen mom who had just had a baby returned a couple of times
to talk with them also -- she, of course, had her little one with her and
breastfed on cue during the meeting times. :-)  It was a beautiful sight.

We encountered more resistance in the form of "my mother doesn't want me to"
than from the teens themselves.  I wonder if it wasn't an excuse from the
kids, but one with at least some truth in it.

~ Heidi

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