Today kicks off World Breastfeeding Week

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First off this topic is not to start an argument, just to bring an awareness of the event. Here is a great site that explains it all: http://worldbreastfeedingweek.org/index.htm If someone would have told me when I was in my 20's that I would have breastfed a child, I would have looked at them like they had two heads. In my later 20's I remember friends who were still breastfeeding their one year old's and me thinking are they nuts. Let's jump to 1996, when I was 34 and pregnant with my first. I looked into formula and basically said Yuck! I then made the choice to BF. No one in my immediate family had ever done it while I was growing up. My SIL tried but my nephew wasn't getting it. My mom thought I was nuts. But I wanted to try, since it was one of the most healthiest things I could do for my daughter. I proceeded to BF my second daughter. I think BF is one of the most natural things in the world to do. I also feel that woman can do it in public discreetly without calling attention to themselves. If you think about it, it is a very "GREEN" thing to do.