At 11:31 PM 11/26/97 MDT, you wrote:
>I agree wholeheartedly with the statements Kathy Dettwyler made re: the
>Disney/Nestle boycott thread. As it was my post that was quoted I feel that I
>should respond. I DO believe that all women should feel able to breastfeed in
>public but I also believe that at no time in the near future will ALL Western
>women feel comfortable in doing so for a variety of reasons (it's a fact of
>life). So, we do need more friendly spaces for these women to go to feed and
>nurture their babies and Disney or whoever should have a space like this
every
>20 feet(not to be taken literally!)Normalizing breastfeeding is going to take
>a long time.

Thank you for responding so gently to my post.  I know some people could
have taken what I said as a critical response when that is not what it was.
 My personal experience figures in to a great percentage of my posts.  It
is easy to forget that there will be moms that would be made to feel doubt
when presented with products and advertising by formula manufactures since
I am not among them.  The same applies to nursing in public, I have no
problem with it, never have, so even though I sympathise with the moms that
are uncomfortable it is hard for me to imagine how they would react in
given situations.  Thank you for the reality check!!  :)
Melissa and the girls
Tori 1-16-94
Beth 1-30-96
Lili 7-10-97
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