We just had our 13th La Leche League meeting in my town thanks to a great Leader who moved in last year. It was on 9/11 that she courageously went "on with the meeting" despite the terrible news...and 3 moms came and received support for breastfeeding, mothering and dealing with this horrible event. Yesterday we had a meeting and it really opened my eyes as to the stress that many are STILL feeling...even on this coast. We opened the meeting with a Round Robin which usually lasts 10 - 15 minutes...you know, name, baby's name, when you're due, and then Linda asked "how has 9/11 and/or La Leche League changed you"...We had 10 moms and 10 children (ages 2 weeks to 8 years). An hour an a half later we were still talking about these stresses they were feeling and what has changed for them. We had 3 moms who are military dependents - but they were the last to speak (and spoke strongly about how much more supported they felt- but how stressful it was to still have such low income they qualified for WIC). This does not mean we didn't have breastfeeding issues to deal with - everything from Reflux, Prozac use, cavities being blamed on breastfeeding, etc... Just "fair warning" that even though the moms we are seeing are very centered on their breastfeeding and busy with their families - the emotions and effects of this tragedy are still there - and you may need to be the safe place for them to discuss and help them deal with them. Jeanette Panchula, BSW, RN, PHN, IBCLC NEW e-mail address: [log in to unmask] *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html