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I just had a really great morning.

First Jane Tuttle and I were part of a Child Development Fair.  Lots of
daycares, preschools, "Success By 6", etc. booths.  Jane had made up packets
of info for daycare providers to pick up or for moms who's kids go to the
daycare.  Storing milk, pumping info, finding bf friendly daycare, etc.  I
used a variation of an idea I read about how to make Health Fairs interesting
to kids.  I cut out pictures of baby animals and pictures of their moms.  I
laid them on a low table with a sign, "All these babies like to nurse.  Match
them with their moms."  I had humans as part of the mix.  All the human
pictures were from the Learning Curve catalog so they were wearing T-shirts
saying "Breastfed babies are healthier babies."  Lots of kids stopped to see
the animal pictures even when their parents were sort of pulling them past
the booth.  A few negative reactions, but lots of parents saying to kids,
"All these animals are mammels and nurse just like you did."

While at the fair a mom came by who I had helped 20 months ago.  She was one
of those moms with MULTIPLE problems.  Gestational diabetes, high blood
pressure, a C-section a month early, incision infection, jaundice, milk
didn't come in for nearly 2 weeks, little support from dad, sore nipples,
yada, yada.  No way she was going to make it, I thought.

She is still nursing!!!!  She really makes up for those moms who can't nurse
through a hang nail. :-)

Some days we get to see that we make a difference,
Sue Reiske
Lawrence, KS

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