I appreciated Darillyn's comments on this topic.  A few years back, while
teaching a basic breastfeeding class, I was being observed and reviewed by a
peer.  After class she told me that I did a wonderful job, except for one thing.
That was teaching mothers'  how to nurse discreetly.  She felt that it implied
that breastfeeding needed to be hidden.  As I told the mothers in class, I
firmly believe that we should be able to feed our children anywhere.  But we
live in a society that has trouble with nursing nipples being exposed.  I figure
if these mothers are comfortable nursing in public, they WILL nurse in public
and slowly we will change our society's aversion to it.

Patricia Predmore, RN, BSN, ICCE, CD(DONA), CLE
Birth Matters!

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