>Im sure Im not the only Irish breastfeeding advocate on this list 
>but felt i had to reply to this.
>The article was purely a publicity stunt to raise the profile of the 
>author. She happens to have a book coming out in a week or so.
>It would be exceptionally rare for a breastfeeding mother here to 
>encounter a problem feeding in public.


Glad to hear it and unsurprised, Nicola!

When I said 'Irish ridiculousness' I was absolutely not intending to 
suggest this was typical in any way - it was more ridiculousness that 
happens to have come out of Ireland....but it could have come from 
anywhere in the West, sadly.

This sort of ridiculousness - columnist writing something possibly 
confected - is very, very common.

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK

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http://www.heatherwelford.co.uk

http://heatherwelford.posterous.com

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