The Best Compliment!
December 14, 2008 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under advantages of breastfeeding, breastfeeding, mothering
Woman admiring my baby: “She looks so healthy!”
Me: “Thank you!”
Woman: “Are you nursing her?”
Me: “Yes.”
Woman (nodding knowingly and approvingly): “She looks so healthy!”
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Interactions like those refuel my tank. Sometimes it gets discouraging to hear stories of women harassed for breastfeeding in public, and to hear criticism of women who promote breastfeeding, and to see such low rates of breastfeeding initiation and continuation. What a pleasant surprise to be complimented and acknowledged for breastfeeding!
