Diane raises an interesting point, noting the many breastfeeding advocates
she knows who are mothers of boys.  Is it possible that those of us with
boys (especially with all boys) look for a way to connect with other women
and a chance to relate to and value what is female about ourselves?
Perhaps the mothers of girls find that easily in connecting with the
mothers of other little girls in play groups and other mother-daughter
activities.  But mothers of boys may not  have a way to connect through
their children with what is feminine.  Perhaps we gravitate toward
breastfeeding advocacy as one way to do that - to come together with other
women who value breastfeeding and mothering. (Speaking as the lone female
in a houseful of males.)

Another thought -  Could it be that because boy babies are often larger in
size than girls, that labors are longer and more medication or epidurals or
forceps are used, ultimately causing more problems with breastfeeding?

Anne Altshuler, RN, MS, IBCLC, LLL Leader and mother of 3 teenage boys in
Madison, WI  (Noting that one of my co-leaders is mother of 4 little girls)
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