I feel like Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, but I feel like saying, "you're  
right, and you're also right."  Of course, the reply is that they  can't both be 
right.  I suppose I am not so sure.  On one hand, I am  grateful to see 
breastfeeding moms get together for a common cause.  It  shows solidarity.  It 
gives me hope that more women are choosing to  breastfeed.  Maybe so many women 
won't feel that they need to HIDE to  feed their babies.
 
    However, we also have to deal with the  controversy that these rallies 
cause.  It wasn't too long ago, that several  celebrities (Barbara Walters, Bill 
O'Rielly,etc) made poor comments about  women nursing in public.  We live in 
a country divided.  I am just not  sure that nurse-ins at Victoria's Secret 
will make a positive impact on the  situation.  It is events like these that 
keep the terms Nursing Nazis  and Nursing Militants alive.
 
    As a professional, it is my goal to keep a  professional edge on this 
experience.  I help a large number of women  in my community.  I do not have a 
baby to nurse at the moment, but I  have always supported the breastfeeding  
mother.    

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