Dr. Newman, Good luck with the interview on Friday. I think you are
just THE person to do this--your passion (no pun intended) and your
confidence in your knowledge will go far to make the program credible.
One of my co-leaders had questions like this from a breastfeeding mom.
Her answer was perfect. I wish I had written it down. Essentially she
acknowledged that such feelings are possible and not "weird" or wrong.
Breastfeeding is within the continuum of the sexual cycle,the cycle of
sexual reproduction. The same hormones and body parts are involved.
The part we must be very clear about is that while we cannot always
control our feelings as they come, we ARE responsible for how we act
in response to those feelings, she added.  I think we can change our
responses (feelings, included) once we have become aware of them. One
of my acqaintences was very afraid her feelings during nursing a
newborn would be inappropriate--she said she was prepared to "wean
right away!" She reported to me how relieved she was after the baby
came to find that this wasn't a problem for her.   The fact that sex
is largely in the brain helps alot! Kathy Dettwyler (an anthropology
professor) gives a wonderful talk about how our culture has given
breasts sexual connotation that they do not have in other cultures.
(I'm told her chapter about this in Breastfeeding: Biocultural
Perspectives is also available on the Internet.)
Jim Akre from WHO once visited our sleepy little town and told a
wonderful story about rounding the corner in the building where he
works to see a group of nursing mothers hurrying to cover up--their
FACES! The babies stayed right where they were, finishing their
"lunch"! I hope this is helpful.
Regards, Rowena Tucker, PA, LLLL, IBCLC

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