Regarding women nursing in public Elisheva wrote:  ...subtle differences can
>read very differently to the mother.  "If it gets too noisy in this waiting
room and you want a
>quieter/less distracting place, let me know and I'll open an office for
you"
>can feel more empowering and less implicitly critical (to some moms,
anyway)
>than,"If you need a private place to nurse I can put you in an office."

 You're right about how it is approached.  I mentioned having been offended
by being offered alternative nursing arrangements.  Looking back I feel that
these intentions were out of embarrassment of the person asking, not because
the surroundings were less than optimal.  And you're right about beginning
with praise.
Thanks for reminding me of the right words to use!
Theresa Chmiel, CLC, ICCE
on the beach in Pensacola, FL today!

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