On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:48:32 -0700, gonneke van veldhuizen 
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>--- On Wed, 6/24/09, stillberatung bremen 
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>there is one other thing i experienced and also heard from other bf
>counselors and midwives:
>although coming from areas in which baby-carrying is normal (like western
>africa), many african clients here prefer to use strollers and see wraps and
>slings as inferior and "3rd-worldish".
>same goes for breastfeeding: it means you don't have the money to buy
>formula...
>
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>Dear friends,
>
>At the other hand, I know a woman originating from a subsaharan African 
country (not sure where), who has quite succesfully set up a business in The 
Netherlands (were she came as refugee) for the promotion of, education on 
and selling of African-style back-carrying slings 
<http://berekadraagdoek.biedmeer.nl/> (no financial interest, just to show)
>
>Warmly,
>
>Gonneke


>Hi Gonneke ( If I may correct you on what you wrote above about me) I come 
from Zimbabwe, I did not come as a refugee) My brother is a diplomat in The 
Hague so we came together in 1995 and I  studied at TU Delft. 
My first daughter is now 17 months old and I still breastfeed her 5 times a day. 
She is never sick.
I know for a fact that there are many more African women who breastfeed for 
a reason. There are a few who are not well informed and feel forced to 
breastfeed and to carry their baby's. They feel they cannot afford what 
Western countries introduce to them.



Thank you very much for visiting my website 
:http://berekadraagdoek.biedmeer.nl/Webwinkel-Page-42642/Informatie-over-
Bereka.html
I would like to respond to the above mentioned, I agree on the fact that many 
African see Babywraps and Breastfeeding as inferior but not all.
I grew up seeing most mother's breasfeeding not because they were poor but 
they had no other choices.

I have rea;ised that people in Europe tend to get confused by too much 
advertisements on TV.

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