As I sit here to type this out, my almost 8 week old son is lying on my lap, nursing happily on my right breast. Every couple swallosw brings a small sigh as he 'sings' to himself. He's truly happy. His eyes are rolling back in his head as true uphoria takes over and he begins to drift to sleep. What could be more perfect that that?
In today's society however, breastfeeding is still seen as taboo. Breasts are sexual and nothing more. Many fail to overlook their life sustaining ability, the emotional stability they add to a child, the immunities that the milk provides and the brainpower that it contributes too. It's all about bigger boobs to please a man's eyes. It's about the breasts 'sell-a-bility' for media and advertisers. It's about how well a quick flash of a breast can sell their product, no matter WHAT product is being sold.
There are now raging debates over breastfeeding being offensive. What is offensive about a mother feeding her child lovingly? What is offensive about a small baby or child looking up at his mom's eyes, with a slight drop of milk dripping down his cheek as he releases his latch and smiles at mom, in his own way, thanking her for providing for him and loving him so much?
Decide for yourself. Which looks more offensive to you?
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In today's society however, breastfeeding is still seen as taboo. Breasts are sexual and nothing more. Many fail to overlook their life sustaining ability, the emotional stability they add to a child, the immunities that the milk provides and the brainpower that it contributes too. It's all about bigger boobs to please a man's eyes. It's about the breasts 'sell-a-bility' for media and advertisers. It's about how well a quick flash of a breast can sell their product, no matter WHAT product is being sold.
There are now raging debates over breastfeeding being offensive. What is offensive about a mother feeding her child lovingly? What is offensive about a small baby or child looking up at his mom's eyes, with a slight drop of milk dripping down his cheek as he releases his latch and smiles at mom, in his own way, thanking her for providing for him and loving him so much?
Decide for yourself. Which looks more offensive to you?
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Which would you rather YOUR daughter do??? I know which MY choice is!!
What a great way to put things into perspectives. Breastfeeding is one of the most beautiful and natural things in the world!
ReplyDeleteJust making the Ultimate Blog Party rounds and wanted to stop by and say hi. I'll be back again during the week to see what's going on around here.
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ReplyDeleteTHANK you for saying this.
I'm here for the party too.
ReplyDeleteInteresting topic. I agree it's a wonderful natural thing and can easily be done in public tastfully and decency.
Seriously, I find it shocking that our society would rather a baby be fed formula than breastfeed in public. Please, either eat something less healthy or go somewhere else! How weird is that????
ReplyDeleteMichelle Potter
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Coming over by way of the Ultimate Blogging Party. Great post! It definately shows how ridiculous any objection to nursing is! I was pretty stubborn myself when I was nursing. Modest but stuborn. I refused to leave the room unless the people around me were disturbing the baby.
ReplyDeleteI'll never forget the first time I was preparing to nurse in public while my younger brother-in-law was around. Ironically, we were at ChiChis, and when he asked in a horrified tone, if I was going to nurse at the table, the response was, "what do you think ChiChis means?" (If you didn't know, it's spanish for breasts.) 4 kids later, he'd stroke his niece's head while she was nursing, his wife should be so glad that I broke him in so well! :)
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Great post! I came by way of the blog party and will be back again. Have fun!
ReplyDeleteGreat post!
ReplyDeleteI have a 20-month-old who occasionally nurses, and I am now running into people who come right out and tell me it's time to stop. While I am getting to the point where I would like to move on myself, clearly she is not ready.