Reading this was eye opening for two reasons: I never thought about what the experience of breastfeeding is like for women. My mom only ever told me she was glad she did it, but I was never...
Reading this was eye opening for two reasons:
I never thought about what the experience of breastfeeding is like for women. My mom only ever told me she was glad she did it, but I was never curious about what it might have meant to her. I guess I just took it as given.
I never realized my own discomfort at something that should need no normalization. We were all babies, most of us were breastfed, we needed it to live. If one was breastfed it was likely from someone who loved us very much.
That's my take on it. It doesn't need normalization. It is normal. I never got the whole let's make a big deal out of it issue. I understand the argument of time and place. There are certain times...
I never realized my own discomfort at something that should need no normalization.
That's my take on it. It doesn't need normalization. It is normal. I never got the whole let's make a big deal out of it issue. I understand the argument of time and place. There are certain times / places you might not do something.. But all in all, it doesn't affect us. So why even make a big thing of it. Mothers will feed, babies will eat. It should be that simple. And obviously when I say it should be that simple, I am talking healthy mothers and children.. Not mothers on drugs or whatever feeding.. I am talking about the stigma society puts on breastfeeding..
This is true for me too. When my friend's group started having kids, I was surprised how different each woman's experience was. I mean, you expect some difference, well because every is different,...
I never thought about what the experience of breastfeeding is like for women.
This is true for me too. When my friend's group started having kids, I was surprised how different each woman's experience was. I mean, you expect some difference, well because every is different, but the range of issues they ran into was unexpected.
Me too. For something so natural, I'm surprised at both how much (judgement) and how little (personal experiences) we talk about it.
Reading this was eye opening for two reasons:
I never thought about what the experience of breastfeeding is like for women. My mom only ever told me she was glad she did it, but I was never curious about what it might have meant to her. I guess I just took it as given.
I never realized my own discomfort at something that should need no normalization. We were all babies, most of us were breastfed, we needed it to live. If one was breastfed it was likely from someone who loved us very much.
That's my take on it. It doesn't need normalization. It is normal. I never got the whole let's make a big deal out of it issue. I understand the argument of time and place. There are certain times / places you might not do something.. But all in all, it doesn't affect us. So why even make a big thing of it. Mothers will feed, babies will eat. It should be that simple. And obviously when I say it should be that simple, I am talking healthy mothers and children.. Not mothers on drugs or whatever feeding.. I am talking about the stigma society puts on breastfeeding..
This is true for me too. When my friend's group started having kids, I was surprised how different each woman's experience was. I mean, you expect some difference, well because every is different, but the range of issues they ran into was unexpected.