In a message dated 3/12/2007 7:52:46 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
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I  have a questions for you or any other IBCLC that would like to 
contribute.  I am an environmentalist. New textbooks for school 
children are going to  be written in NY. As a volunteer 
environmentalist leader I have been  invited to participate, providing 
information and opinions on what content  these books should have. As 
an IBCLC sure I want to introduce  breastfeeding. I see this as an 
opportunity for us to show the children  early of the benefits of 
breastfeeding. Do any of you have a  suggestion?



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i just watched 'an inconvenient truth' w/ my 7 & 5 1/2 yo sons last  night. 
they were very concerned w/ what we are doing in our home to help w/ the  
global warming crisis. i pointed out that we breastfeed exclusively and cloth  
diaper, among other things. i asked them how they think breastfeeding can help  to 
not add to global warming. my 7 yo said if you don't use formula, you don't  
add to the dumps all the trash and containers from it. he also pointed out if  
nobody used formula, we wouldn't need the factories which pollute the sky and 
 help trap the 'bad hot air' around the earth. my 5 yo added that breastfed  
babies don't use pacifiers or bottles so there's 2 other kinds of factories 
and  more trash we wouldn't need if everyone could breastfeed. they also said  
breastfed babies' poops don't pollute the environment as much w/ stink as  
formula poops do...but i'm not sure how that could be worded for a textbook, so  
that can just be a tidbit for the enlightenment of us lactnetters! LOL
 
jacqui gruttadauria, bsw
near detroit, michigan
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