I belong to a "leads group"  which is a group of business people in the
community.  We meet every week for breakfast and share leads.  While I was
introducing myself this week one of the women asked if it was possible to
nurse an adopted child.  This is a mixed group of people from realestate, to
webpage designers to bankers and me the lactatiaion consultant.  The group
is also made of both genders and is interesting for me,as I have mostly in
my working carreer dealt with women.  Well the great part of yesterdays
meeting was that I launched into relactation and induced lactation, and it
was great.  They were totally mystified, but also interested.  Progress?
We'll see.

One of the comments from one of the oldtimers there told me the first time I
attended that it was certainly one of the more unusual professions he had
ever heard of.  But get this the one of the male members of the group called
me about a problem his daugther was having with breastfeeding, the same
week.  So I am at least making these people aware.

Another group I belong to is the Professional Business Womens Association.
Most women are beyond breastfeeding age. However the word is out, and I am
having a great time educating people about breastfeeding who may be able to
pass the word on to daughters, daughters in law, and neighbors etc.  I find
i am mainstreaming this , and i am pretty excited.

Just thought I would share.

Jane
In West Virginia.

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