I wanted to share this piece on breastfeeding in public because I thought it presented a very realistic balanced view on the subject. I appreciated that the author was so matter of fact.
Furthermore, though the article reflects the culture in the States in many subtle ways it is still encouraging because it demonstrates that little by little we are making headway. Consider this sentence: “I’m a fairly modest person, so I didn’t expect to be the type to nurse in public.” The ingrained belief that breastfeeding in public is immodest is so pervasive that there is a preconceived notion of the “type” of person who would nurse in public. I assume the author is referring to the sign-toting, nurse-in attendees or to sexually promiscuous women? Yet she changed her mind. She had to “get a life and get over it” as she says. And she went one step further: she wrote an article about it. This piece is evidence that the message is getting out there and it’s not just lactivists who are doing their part to publicly advocate for a better breastfeeding culture.
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