Re: [ozmidwifery] my little contribution...

[Lynne Staff]

Good on you Tania!!! Another illustration of the significance of decisions made now on longer tem life/health. I would be interested to hear your comments about what the mes said.   In antenatal class last night - I have a wonderful group at the moment - we discussed breast changes in pregnancy, lactation, and the way in which breasts are perceived as essentially sexual, to whom they belonged and all sorts of things came out! The women have been really thrilled to hear the group responses from the men when they are asked to go off and put their thoughts down about something and then speak about them. The women have said it has provided them with a lot more insight into the way their partners and other men think about things.   keep up the good work! Lynne :-)       ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom, Tania and Sam Smallwood To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 4:22 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] my little contribution... Just had to share, I got my 2 cents worth in on Adelaide radio today - they had a segment called can of worms, and the topic was about when to stop breastfeeding.  You can imagine some of the ill informed and downright brainless caller responses they had (mostly blokes).  So I rang up and let them know about the benefits of long term breastfeeding, for babies and Mum's too, and commented on our sick society and our inability to see that the most natural healthy thing is not rude or 'off'.  I got on the air, and I think they were so dumfounded they had found someone who actually breastfed for a lengthy period of time, they just let me talk!  And to top it off, I won a prize for best caller!  WOW!!!   Cheers   Tania