On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 00:44:50 EST, [log in to unmask] wrote:

>When I became a certified lactation consultant my husband got me a license
>plate that says, "mommilk1." I have had this plate for 10 years.

I would not change it.  I think you would be reinforcing to her and her
friends that breastfeeding is something to be embarrassed about, and would
be giving up something that is meaningful to you (as I would imagine since
it is not only your profession but your email address -- important to your
identity!).

I would sit down with her and explain to her how important it is to you.
Say, "This makes you feel embarrassed and probably a little angry with
me.  But this is very important to me.  Your dad got this for me to mark
an important milestone in my life.  It represents a part of who I am and
what I believe in, and I would be really sad to lose that."  And then
maybe as a compromise, offer to let her put a sticker on the car --
Outkast or Justin Timberlake or some other band she likes, so that she can
personalize the car too.

Can you tell I just read "How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So
Kids Will Talk?"

Shannon McElearney, MD
whose 17 month old nursling is unabashedly free re: breastfeeding

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