"Welches" wrote in message
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"Rosalie B." wrote in message
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"Jamie Clark" wrote:

"Rosalie B." wrote in message
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"Jamie Clark" wrote:
Rosalie B. wrote:

I don't think I would say that. Would you see that seeing
someone
cook on a regular basis would help increase the chance that one
could
eventually cook if you never tried doing it?

Yes, absolutely. You can learn a lot by watching, including the
love and
passion for it.

Well possibly that was a bad example. How about playing the piano?

Yes watching that helps:
#1's got quite a good piano finger positions just from watching dh.
If you compare how she plays around on the piano without instruction
to other friends who haven't watched it is very different.
Try again...

And again, growing up in a musical family increases the chances that
the kids will take up music one day.

I think this conversation has veered too far off on a tangent. It
seems pretty obvious to me that a child who grows up in an environment
where breastfeeding is the norm is more likely to breastfeed than one
who grows up in an environment where it is not. However, the step-mom
is only one small part of that environment, and her attitude towards
breastfeeding isn't really likely to be the deciding factor in this --
especially since her step-kids are boys. Furthermore, she *does* plan
to breastfeed. They will know this, and if it has any influence at
all, it will be in the pro-breastfeeding direction.

The OP came here wanting to know how she should bring the subject up,
and how she could best handle things so that everyone involved is
comfortable with the situation -- her, the boys, their dad, and even
their mom.

My opinion is that it doesn't require a big "talk" ahead of time.
That doing so will increase the awkwardness factor instead of
decreasing it. And that after the baby comes, she will find a routine
that feels right to her. I, myself, did always tend to go back to the
baby's room to nurse if we had company. It wasn't really a burden for
me, and it felt less awkward than doing it right there. I imagine
that it might be different though since this is not company, but
people living in the same house. Having to drop everything to go hide
every time the baby feeds would seem to grow old really fast. And so
it wouldn't surprise me a bit if she started getting a bit careless --
not going to the bedroom if the boys weren't due home from school or a
bit longer, or if they were outside playing b-ball or whatever. And
that they all slowly ease into being comfortable with the situation.

Zorra