Thursday, August 04, 2005

Shocking? It shouldn't be, advocates say

Mothers overcome stereotypes for babies

Liz Glissman was reluctant to breast feed her baby under the glaring eye of a news camera.

But when 6-month-old Cal got hungry, Liz decided his needs were more important than worrying what critics would say.


"I'm cognizant of people around me because I don't want them to be uncomfortable, but I'm more focused on him," Liz said.

Those who are uncomfortable by breast feeding shouldn't be, said Angie Eyberg, an RN, lactate educator and soon-to-be breast feeding consultant.

"People think it's sexual and it's not," she said.



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