[DeltAlum]

If a mother is discrete, she can breastfeed a child in public and nobody around her will realize it.

All three of our children were breastfed -- thank goodness. The advantages are well documented and enormous.

As in anything in life, a few women who aren't discrete can ruin it for everyone else. Nobody wants to see an exhibition. There have been a number of very public debates involving public breastfeeding -- including a couple of court cases as I recall, all of which were decided in favor of the breastfeeding "couple."

I'm not going to get on the soapbox here, but will simply say that Mrs. DeltAlum was, over the years, a LaLeche Leage Leader District Advisor (and professional lactation consultant) in Michigan, ran the organization in Colorado and Wyoming, was Regional Administrator for the Mountain/Southwest and SoCal, and then on the International Board of Directors for LaLeche League International -- the breastfeeding support and education organization which is active in more than eighty countries around the world. It is a fabulous organization, founded by seven Chicago area Mothers many years ago -- all of whom are still active. All of those positions with the exception of lactation consultant are volunteer.

Obviously, I support the rights of breastfeeding mothers and babies -- provided some degree of discretion is used. To be honest, the way some folks dress in public is more disturbing to me.