1. I don't want to see your boob. It's a natural thing, I agree, but I don't want to see your boob. It's not inconvenient to grab a hooter hider or a tittie tent or whatever you want to call it. Or even a receiving blanket. In your own home yeah, let it all hang out, Lady. I sure did. But I didn't want strangers peeking at my tatas so I hid them when I was out in public. I think if you really really don't care, and want to breastfeed with out covering up, then you give up your right to complain when people are rude or invasive. That doesn't mean they should be rude or invasive. I would NEVER even CONSIDER telling off someone for breastfeeding uncovered. It's not called for, it's not my business.
2. I think every woman should at least try it. I've heard about some women who decide before the baby is born that they're not going to breastfeed because it will sag their boobs and take up too much of their time. I think that's silly. Breastfeeding's good for the baby and it's good for the mommy, too. I loved breastfeeding my little baby. It's an amazing bonding experience and it feels to cool to know that your body alone can feed that wee little life.
3. If a woman chooses not to breastfeed or cannot breastfeed, leave her the heck alone. I breastfed for just about 2 months. I would have kept going for much longer than that but I honestly couldn't. I felt like a failure at first, but G's health was more important. She wasn't gaining enough weight so we had to start supplementing, because I wasn't producing enough milk. No matter how hard I tried I just couldn't fill the poor thing up. Eventually I just dried right up. She's on formula full time and is getting beautifully chubby and she's healthy as a horse and on the way to being a normal child. You're NOT a failure if you can't breastfeed. You're not a bad mom if you CHOOSE not to breastfeed. You're doing what you feel is best for your child and what's best for you. Mom's are important too, and you can't lose yourself in your child.
I brought this topic up because as my trip to BC approaches I'm getting a little nervous. My aunt (who is 5 years older than me) has a one year old and she is a strong advocate for breastfeeding. I'm nervous that when she sees me formula feeding G, she'll say something or think poorly of me. If she does say something I will absolutely stand up for myself. I don't REALLY think she'll say anything, but there's always that possibility.
Look at this happy little formula fed creature:
That's about it for now. Gotta go get some more computer time in before G starts complaining. More later!
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