Digest Number 1158 (breastfeeding moms)

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, TeaLovingWriter@a... wrote:

> In a message dated 6/8/2005 1:36:31 PM Pacific Standard Time,

 

>Obviously there IS a problem with breastfeeding in public or it

>wouldn't be an issue. We wouldn't be discussing it and people

>wouldn't protest over it (like in front of the View the other day).

 

I disagree totally. Take civil rights, for example. It's an issue

all throughout society, and NO there isn't a problem with being black

or other minorities wanting to be treated fairly. So do you think the

civil rights movement shouldn't have happened?

 

The problem with breastfeeding in public is that society has decided

to make woman's breasts a sexual object rather than a tool for feeding

children. Take a look at Playboy magazines from back in the 1960's

and the early 1970's and then look at one from 2005, you'll notice

that EVERY woman in the 2005 issue has breast implants. Society has

become obsessed with breasts and needs to learn to relax and see

breasts for what they are for first and foremost - tools for feeding

babies. In addition, magazines like Playboy have done nothing but put

more emphasis on the body than the individual.

 

> There was a big study that was done in late 2004 that showed the

>drastically low numbers of American women that breastfeed for even 6

>months. I read it in several places but I don't have the time right

>now to look it up. Do some research, it's out there. Besides, all

>these formula company are raking in the money.

 

Are you trying to say that since the majority of women formula feed,

that it is some indication of what is correct to do? Coke and Pepsi

are among the richest companies in the world, so I suppose that

drinking these products are healthy? Many companies make tons of

money, but that isn't any indication of what is right or wrong.

 

>Believe me, as an non breastfeeding parent I've had women even tell

>me that I didn't deserve to be a mother because I bottle feed. I'm

>fed up (excuse the pun) with being told about breastfeeding. It's not

>for everyone.

 

That's terrible if people have said that to you. It's a ridiculous

thing to say.

 

> Furthermore, a woman doesn't need to go into a bathroom to

>breastfeed. They can merely cover up. Just because it's NATURAL

>doesn't mean you should it in public. Sex is natural. Farting is

>natural. Going to the bathroom is natural. But we do all those

>things with a little bit of discretion when in public, now don't we?

>This subject is no different.

 

Most women cover their other breast while breast feeding and you never

see the nipple while a child is breastfeeding, unless you stare. I've

seen more of a woman's breast on the average American beach and on

public television than I have from a breastfeeding mother.