> What struck me about the story is the fact that the 16 month apparantly
> knew how to nurse.  To me this indicates it was still a nursing
> toddler-and the article did not indicate that this was in any way
> "odd".  Is this some subtle progress?
> Winnie
>
This is why freedom of information is important... we don't hear much
about breastfeeding in other cultural contexts (the toddler-meets-bear
community, for instance)
Like Winnie, I am so glad to hear that we are making progress... and
this week, at my meeting, even the new mothers were comfortable talking
and hearing about nursing 3 and 4 year olds. *That* is progress for my
little town.
Jo-Anne

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