John Ahrendsen shared about a hairdresser who didn't like babes nsg in his salon. Here's my letter to the doc who agreed with him in the paper. Dr. Paula Bern c/o Scripps Howard News Service 1090 Vermont Ave NW, Suite 1000 Washington DC 20005 Dr. Bern: I disagree with your answer to Carl, the hairdresser (3/7/99, Jackson Citizen Patriot). I think the sound of a nursing baby is a beautiful sound! However, I hear lots and lots of them and actually they are pretty quiet. If Carl really wants to cater to young, working mothers and thinks his salon is "upscale," he should welcome these mothers with babes in arms. Young women are generally the ones with babies, and the better educated, more well-to-do moms are currently the ones doing the most breastfeeding. Besides, breastfeeding is good for moms, babies, and the planet and more and more moms are doing it. Businesses should accept and even welcome it. Perhaps Carl should only have senior citizens as clients. But then he runs the risk of having to look at pictures of their beautiful breastfed grandkids. Laurie Wheeler, RN, MN, IBCLC New Orleans LA _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com *********************************************** 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