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October 9, 2005, 12:48 pm PDT
10/07 The Latest Debates
Quote From: cathyhodI APPRECIATED YOUR LETTER EXPLAINING ABOUT PUMPING. BECAUSE I COULDN'T NURSE I DIDN'T KNOW ALL OF THE SITUATIONS THAT CAN COME UP. I WISH MORE PEOPLE WOULD JUST BE MORE PRIVATE ABOUT BREASTFEEDING IN PUBLIC. SOUNDS LIKE YOU MAKE EVERY ATTEMPT AND THAT IS ADMIRABLE. THE PAST DAYS HAVE BEEN INTERESTING AND I HAVE EVEN CHANGED MY VIEWS SOMEWHAT. MY FIRST POST CLAIMED I DIDN'T AGREE WITH NURSING IN PUBLIC BUT I THINK NOW IT WOULD SEEM MORE COMFORTABLE TO ME AFTER READING ABOUT ALL THE THINGS INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS. KEY FOR ME WOULD BE AT LEAST SEEING THAT A MOM IS TRYING TO BE DISCREET EVEN IF THE ATTEMPT ISN'T SUCCESSFUL SINCE SOME BABIES DON'T LIKE TO BE COVERED. MY TURNOFF WAS THE B/F MOM ON THE SHOW THAT PRETTY MUCH LEFT THE VIEWERS THINKING SHE DIDN'T GIVE A DARN WHAT ANYONE SAW OR THOUGHT OR FELT. LIKE WE NEED MORE OF THAT ATTITUDE IN THIS WORLD. SEVERAL POSTS WERE VERY EDUCATING FOR ME AND I APPRECIATE IT. ENJOY YOUR CHILDREN!! I want to thank you for your honesty. It brings tears to my eyes to read that you have been able to grow and shift your opinion. I too can understand the issue about being discreet, but I think that discretion is a subjective term and therefore difficult to come to an agreement on. Also, there are some sad stories here from women here who were "unable' to breastfeed. Breastfeeding is a learned skill, if we don't see it being done it is much, much harder to be succesful at.
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