Friday, August 25, 2006

Back to the breast (IndyStar.com)

Studies show breastfeeding benefits infants, but public has been slow to embrace it

When her infant daughter, Isabelle, started fussing in a restaurant one day, Erin Simons knew what she had to do to mollify her: Breastfeed.

After discreetly positioning the child, Simons was shocked when a waiter asked her to leave the dining room because some of the Ohio eatery's other patrons had expressed discomfort.
Only after she finished breastfeeding Isabelle, now 13 months, in the car, did Simons feel a flush of anger replace her first blush of embarrassment.
"There's no reason why you should

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