Sunday, October 01, 2006

Power in numbers as 800 moms join breast-in (The Gazette)

The triplets taking turns on their mother's breast seemed blissfully unaware of the thousand other babies and boobies surrounding them at Complexe Desjardins yesterday.

But the meaning, the joy and the power of yesterday's nurse-in at the mall was not lost on the other participants, who at the stroke of 11 a.m. began feeding their babies to launch world breastfeeding week.

"It's important to encourage other women to do so," said Genevieve Farah-Lajoie, mother of the happy 2-month old triplets as she performed her juggling act.

"Everyone tried to discourage me. They said I should go with formula. But breastfeeding is the best way to keep them healthy and strong."



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