I was reading my Lactnet posts tonight with my television on in the
background.  It was tuned in to MSNBC and the show "Time and Again" was on.
It is a program that shows many past interviews (done by NBC personalities) of
the person in the spotlight.  Tonight the subject of the show was Gwyneth
Paltrow.  Her mom is Blythe Danner ( you non-U.S. citizens may not even know
these people).  They were showing an interview that Gene Shallot had done with
Blythe Danner in April, 1979.   They were discussing how Ms. Danner had really
upset the crew of her most recent film by insisting on keeping her babe
(Gwyneth) with her so she could listen and watch for her feeding/hunger cues.
Mr. Shallot commented on how some of the crew were aghast that she was still
BFing a ONE YEAR OLD (how dare she !) and then stated that she had caused
somewhat of a controversy and were there truly any benefits at that age.

To my delight, Ms. Danner just smiled and her eyes lit up as she briefly
described the incredible bonding that goes on with BFing AND how healthy and
independent her baby was becoming.  She also stated how babies continue to
need mom even AFTER that one yr. birthday.  This is not incredibly earth-
shattering, but it really made my evening!  Glad I just happened to have my
t.v. on when they showed that!

Amanda Copeland, IBCLC
Griffin, GA