Hi Morgan
Didn't mean that  I thought you'd only told her then,  but that over the  16 
years I've been taking calls from the area I've come across a lot more than 
3 mothers nursing their toddlers/older children.  They don't tell the HV as 
they don't want the risk of getting any  grief from them.  This means that 
HVs do not know about them, so believe it  uncommon.

Helen
>
> Date:    Fri, 21 Sep 2007 23:19:09 +0100
> From:    Morgan Gallagher <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Normal Nursing & Health Visitors
>
> The meeting wasn't about telling her.  :-)  Every single health care
> professional that is involved in our family's care, is well aware that
> I'm breastfeeding my toddler!   After all, he does nurse quite often.
> :-)  My husband's psychiatric consultant was exceptionally pleased to
> observe us nursing on last visit.
>
> The meeting was about making it clear given the Health Visitor's remit
> of being primarily focussed on my son's health and environment, that if
> anyone else at the meeting suddenly commented on it (after all, I may
> end up nursing him in the meeting) then it was her professional role to
> squelch them there and then, and not mine as parent, to defend normal
> and desired behaviour.  All I was doing was making this clear up front,
> and enabling her to take on board her own defence points.  I've found
> such a pro-active stance is required when dealing with anything to do
> with medical and social services in the UK, and I was letting her know
> any such comments were her problem, not mine, and giving her room to say
> if she agreed.  She agreed, and if there are any comments - she will
> field them - hence us 'arming' her with all the answers she'd need for
> the usual run of the mill grumbling nonsense you hear.   (Bet you're all
> hoping there will be now, so I can report back on how well she squashed
> 'em!)
>
> So there was never any question of her not knowing I was still nursing.
> Heaven forfend that I'd be that defensive.  (This is not a criticism of
> anyone who might feel that way themselves.)  If any health personnell I
> come into contact with can't cope with my normal nursing, they better
> get out of my way, or find themselves officially complained upon.
> Strangers when out shopping is one thing, but people _paid_ to work
> towards good health for my son?  You better believe they're going to
> know I'm normal nursing, and the reasons for it.
>
> Morgan Gallagher

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