Of course everyone must know by now that breastfeeding is best for mom and baby. I guess the mystery now is why some women choose not to breastfeed. There are a number of reasons for women to not breastfeed their babies but even more reasons why she should. Hopefully one day more women in the United States will see the benefits of breastfeeding for both mom and baby. More education will help us realize that breast is best, no matter what! I just wish our American culture was more accepting and accommodating to breastfeeding mothers, this would make the whole situation easier on mothers. The fact that a working mom would feel burdened by breastfeeding is sad and unacceptable. We need to help women do whats best for her and her baby - not make it harder!
I recently became a fan of a facebook page called "If breastfeeding offends you, put a blanket over YOUR head." Pretty intense stuff coming from mothers, women, feminists and others. My stance on this issue is the same as it is with other feminist issues: choice. If you have the correct information and make an educated decision, more power to you. But please, don't put down others for their choices even if it's not what you would do. My goal as a doula is to help women get educated about these topics.
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