In a message dated 10/30/2004 12:05:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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I am nursing  a 4.5yo on a limited basis, as well as my
6mo.  It would be  comfortable to me to disclose.
Would this freak them out, or would it be a  good thing
for them to meet a real person who breastfeeds  this
long?>>

Lynn, I don't think it would freak them  out.  I think
it would be a good thing to share a personal story  as
part of a presentation on normal breastfeeding in a
college  classroom.



Dear Friends:
    Lynn poses an interesting dilemma. To share, or not  to share?
    Perhaps she could take the pulse of the class  first; support the idea of
long-term nursing (2 1/2 to 7 years) based on  Kathleen Dettwyler's research.
Put the idea of nursing past the first year in  some sort of evidence based
framework first, including the idea that little  humans are little for LONG
time, and that human milk continues to give  immunological benefits and some
nutritive benefits for as long as it is  ingested. Talk about the challenges a
little human goes through as it matures,  and present the psychological benefits
of the nursing relationship through those  challenges.If the ersonal
experience is integrated into the flow of the class,  and not dwelt on in great detail,
it could be very useful.
    Just my two cents.
    This discussion has been inspiring to me. Thank  you.
    warmly,

Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE
Maternal-Child Adjunct  Faculty Union Institute and University
Film Reviews Editor, Journal of Human  Lactation
Support the WHO Code and the Mother-Friendly Childbirth  Initiative

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