Magda Sachs wrote: > I also wonder about bras, slings, breastfeeding blouses, etc. I can > see how we got to the point where these are sold by breastfeeding advocates > and supporters, but I just don't like it, myself. > I guess that you just have to look at these things like some look at guns. Guns don't kill people, people kill people (not that I'm trying to state my position one way or another about guns). The idea being, that the products are not inherently bad, just the way they are used (a pencil can is not blamed if someone writes something ugly about someone with it). Personally, if it had not been for the nursing bras that I bought from a well known company, I would have had a very hard time nursing because I'm extremely large chested. Pulling aside regular bras was uncomfortable for me. Going braless is painful because my breasts are heavy. I really needed the support I got from those bras. That being said, I do not in anyway believe that all mothers need nursing bras. I can see how a lot of mothers get by quite happily with a stretchy cotton bra or no bra at all. I think that most mothers simply look upon these things as things that will make their lives easier. I do understand your concern, though. We had a mother a while back in our LLL group who donated loads of things (mother's milk tea, pump, bras, clothes, etc.) that she had bought while pregnant, after she decided to give up breastfeeding after a few weeks. For her, these things were the "stuff" of a lifestyle that, I think, sounded "cool" to her and she wanted to try it out. I think, though, that there are people who are always going to want the "stuff" that goes along with anything. It's just part of our culture, for better or for worse. The mother mentioned in the paragraph above is also a person who literally replaces ALL of her clothing every year because that was "last year's " clothes. For the yardsalers among us, you would not want to miss her place in the spring. In my opinion, as bf supporters (of whatever type) we simply need to be aware of the aids available so that they can be located when needed. Perhaps we can also help to dispel the myth among some mother that they "need" to have all these things. Tammy Schilling LLL of Salisbury -- personal copy designs better living through computer graphics http://www.personal-copy.com 410 219 5300 *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html