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Breast-feeding Shouldn’t Be Controversial

Back off, let the child eat and the mother enjoy her time with her son.

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If the picture on your cover had been of a barely dressed woman, nobody would have said a word. The controversy stems from a mother breast-feeding her child. To all of those who say that this is inappropriate, I would ask that you read the World Health Organization’s statement on breast-feeding. It says a mother should breast-feed for two years or as long as mother and child desire. So back off, let the child eat and the mother enjoy her time with her son. Breast milk is optimal nutrition for children and breast-feeding leads to a closeness you will probably not achieve with otherwise.

Alexandra Michel, DuPont, WA