I suppose we can blame society. Weve just been taught that breasts should be fully covered (except, you know, if you are at the beach, or wearing a dress, or a tank top or a v-neck shirt, or it is summer, or you are a celebrity, or an athlete). It wasnt until years later, when I had a child, that I realized fully how backwards and unfortunate this attitude is. Although nursing is extremely convenient, when one first starts off, it is oftentimes also extremely difficult, and without the proper support from family, friends and society, it can be easy for a first-time mother to abandon breastfeeding without giving it the number of weeks it takes to become just part of the routine. I started to notice there were six types of reactions to a mother #breastfeeding her child: huffingtonpost/supriya-kelkar/6-common-reactions-to-bre_b_5074172.html
Posted on: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 18:00:01 +0000