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October 8, 2005, 10:34 pm PDT
Just some thoughts
Quote From: ibfnpublicas a breastfeeding mother, why do you think that breastfeeding over a year is "over doing it a bit" medical studies have shown that a baby continues to get nutritional benefits out of nursing past a year, even past 2 years... breastmilk changes with the needs of your child.. i nursed my oldest for 42 months and he was hardly ever sick and is very very smart... i attribute this to breastfeeding.. Sorry to break it to you, but I didn't breast feed either of my girls (now 14 and 12 years), and they hardly ever get sick. And they are very smart, too. We are also a very close knit family. It takes a lot more to raise a happy, healthy child than breast feeding.
Someone earlier stated that people who are uncomfortable with breast feeding in public are probably uncomfortable with their own bodies. It is my unprofessional opinion that this person is right. Breast feeding in public (please don't misinterpret this to mean the act itself) makes me very uncomfortable. And yes, I am uncomfortable with myself.
Regardless of that, there was a time that I wouldn't have wanted my children to see an exposed breast. I feel it might confuse them to see exposed breasts when I try to teach them that bodies are sacred AND private. There will be a time when they will see other women's bodies, but please allow me to decide when that will be.
Additionally, please don't try to equate exposed breasts to low cut shirts. It insults our intelligence. And let's get off of our high horses with the bathroom comments. Of course we don't want you and your baby exposed to bathroom germs, but honestly -- did you see Oprah's show about How Clean Is Your House? There are germs - nasty ones at that - everywhere. The whole point behind "recommending" a bathroom was discretion. It was to allow me the choice not to have my children even have the opportunity to view a partially naked woman. It all boils down to good, old fashioned courtesy.
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