Cathy, I thought your post on the teen and low-income mothers and their
attitudes about baby foods was very true and important to be aware of. I
worked with teen mothers a few years ago, and I was very struck by the
status that giving baby foods held for these young women. And I agree with
you that in many cases it wasn't such a bad thing, because it meant the baby
was getting better nutrition than it would have if he'd shared the food his
mother was eating.

Teresa Pitman
LLL Leader, Oakville, Ontario (who worked for the Children's Aid Society for
nine years, and saw many teen mothers and was able to help some of them
breastfeed!)