"A word about breastfeeding *****"
I read this article today, and there is a particular quote that really struck me, as i have been in many a debate with FF mums who used to say to me they were always vilified for feeding their children formula by the public, and especially BF'ing mums. I personally am definitely PRO breast, but NOT anti-formula, so this particular section i thought was very well written to show we aren't always debating how we each personally feed our children when we vent about being attacked for BFing!
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But when we think the breastfeeding campaign has gone too far bear this in mind..
Show me the women who are losing their jobs for formula feeding.
Show me the women who are being kicked out of restaurants, swimming pools, gyms, childcare centres, and airplanes for formula feeding.
Show me the immigrant women whose babies are removed because, among other things, they planned to formula feed.
Show me the women who have been ordered to cease or interrupt formula feeding by family courts.
Show me the people who, on seeing a bottle pulled out in a public place, will wrinkle their nose and say in disgust, “Are you going to do that here?”
Show me the people who won’t allow infant formula in an office fridge because it could be carrying disease.
Show me the people who insist that bottles of infant formula should be covered with a brown paper bag so as not to gross bystanders out.
Show me the people who insist that all bottle feeding should be covered with a blanket, you filthy ****s.
The feminist campaign to allow women the full freedom to breastfeed is about all of us. It is not really about the choices of individual mothers and their babies. It is about women being considered as important.. as ****ing normal as men. We are all made stronger when a woman can breastfeed, in public, as a member of her community, while getting **** done.
I dont know if i'm allowed to, but HERE is the full article if anyone would like to read it all :)
