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December 03, 2006
More info on the Delta Airlines Breastfeeding Case
Here's a great article from the online version of newsweek:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15924715/site/newsweek/
Unless this woman is just making shit up, it sounds like she was ejected from the flight for disagreeing with a flight attendant who was offended. And people do react that way. Someone I know here in Indiana was told in a public park, by a passer-by, that she should be arrested for what she was doing and that it was disgusting.
The beginning of the article contains some great information on the health benefits of breastfeeding and also mentions the current American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines, which recommend breastfeeding for at least a year. I am thinking of forwarding the article to some of my relatives, in preparation for the awkwardness of their discovering at Christmastime that I am still breastfeeding an 18-month-old. I certainly never thought I'd be breastfeeding a toddler. But it just kinda happened, and here we are. I am actively trying to reduce the frequency, as gently as possible, but honestly with the dairy allergy I feel it is providing excellent nutrition that she isn't getting elsewhere. It is also a great tool for when she's feeling sick, upset, or just to help get her to sleep. She'll grow out of it. I just try to remind myself that things like blankies, pacifiers, thumbs, etc. are the substitute, not the other way around (though Lils has gotten very attached to two favorite bears that she has to have at bedtime). Even if she nurses until she's three, what a tiny, tiny commitment in the face of a lifetime of parenting. As long as it's still working for both of us, I just don't see what the big deal is.
Posted by mwashburn at December 3, 2006 07:08 PMPosted to Culture & Politics