>Includes a very nice quote from Pam Morrison- good on you pam! Yes - enjoyed seeing Pamela quoted (though I bet she said 'weaning happens slowly' not 'breastfeeding happens slowly'.) I have mixed feelings about these stories. It's great to see natural-term bf, but the UK media seem unhealthily obsessed with it and I really dislike the 'outrage' and 'horror' directed at it. Similar stories appear in the papers about half a dozen times a year (this mother was also in a national tabloid back in April, with the same under-informed psychologist giving the 'expert' view http://www.mirror.co.uk/life-style/real-life/2010/04/28/why-mum-amanda-hurst-still-breastfeeds-her-son-even-though-he-s-five-115875-22216742/.) always with the 'OMG!!!!!!' tone and with an 'expert' making some usually fatuous comment. It inevitably gives a platform to awful, mother-hating, breastfeeding-hating 'voice of the public' in response - though by the same token, people who don't think that way can also comment. One undoubtedly good thing is that it raises the bar - no one would ever write a 'shock horror' story about a mother breastfeeding her two year old! How boring and everyday that would sound :) Heather Welford Neil NCT bfc, tutor, UK -- http://www.heatherwelford.co.uk http://heatherwelford.posterous.com *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome