Tuesday, August 23, 2005

In Missouri, mothers can discretely nurse in public (News-Leader.com)

But critics say social customs dictate that breast-feeding is inappropriate in public.

Once, when Kari Nerness' daughter, Elizabeth, was an infant, Nerness happened to breast-feed her at Battlefield Mall.
That was six years ago, but Nerness remembers it because some passing women commented on how disgusting they thought it was.

They didn't say it directly to Nerness, "but I saw their faces," she said.

Did that convince her to offer Elizabeth a bottle instead?

Nope.

"I was going to be stubborn about it," Nerness said. "I was going to do what was best for my baby."



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