> Date:    Thu, 15 Sep 2005 20:43:27 -0400
> From:    Norma Ritter <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Work breastfeeding policy issues
>
> It is wonderful to hear about companies that permit breastfeeding
> babies to accompany their mothers to work. If only this was the norm!
> So many mothers, especially those who work on assembly lines and other
> lower-paying jobs, do not even have the opportunity to pump in a
> clean, private place.
>
> The question of whether a mother who is pumping and feeding her baby
> EBM should be allowed to bring her baby to work, just like the mother
> who is breastfeeding, is interesting. I am gonna stick my neck out
> here - and you are all free to hate me - but I think that ALL mothers,
> whether they are breastfeeding, feeding EBM or feeding formula, should
> be accorded the same accommodations.
>
> It is my contention that babies who are not breastfeeding have even
> MORE need of their mother's presence. They are already at increased
> risk for health problems, so surely we can at least let them enjoy the
> comfort of their mother's arms?
>
> norma, dreaming of utopia


Thank you, Norma, for saying this.  A baby has a need for his mother's 
presence which is as intense as his need for her milk.  Can't say it loudly 
enough or freqeuntly enough.  If a baby is not being breastfed, it is still 
getting food (if you can call it that, lol). If a baby is not with mother; 
he gets *nothing.*

Get the mother *mothering* and the breastfeeding will follow......

Many thanks and lot of hugs,
Tallis   :)

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