I can't help but to notice all of the hype about this picture of the gorgeous, thin and rich Gisele Bundchen.
It's an okay photo I guess. There could be a lot of meanings behind it. Vanity. Pride. Someone who wants to show off all of the servants she has. I don't know, and I don't really care.
But What I have discovered is that there is a great amount of people in the media and otherwise who hate when woman breastfeed. It makes them uncomfortable and insecure.
Just catch up on some of the things that have been said regarding Gisele's photo...
"I think breastfeeding is a very personal thing,"
"And for her to put this on Instagram while she's getting her hair and make-up done is a little outrageous, and I think obnoxious." ABC NEWS & Denise Albert, co-creator of TheMoms.com
And this is not uncommon. I have noticed that almost anywhere I go, even to the houses of certain un named family members, I always get an uncomfortable grimace if I breastfeed my son, or a anecdotal story about "formula feeding back in my day"
Who says your elders are always right?
Astonishingly enough, it seems like it's the women who really take offense. The men usually see it as an order of business and get on with what they're doing, unless they're close enough to sneak a peek at a huge, milk engorged booby. The men smile warmly. They pat my back or rub my arm. Ask if I'm eating the right foods, if I'd like a glass of water.
The women stay a hundred feet back, like I'm a siren wailing ambulance, or my naked boob and I have the plague. They tell me stories of how they couldn't breastfeed, didn't have time, had no education on it.
The funny thing is, I don't really care. Your baby your choice. My baby my choice. There's nothing wrong with formula feeding. I just don't choose to do it.
I just wish someone would tell me why there is such a negative feeling surrounding breastfeeding? Don't act for a second like there's not. I can feel it like a force field. I can already sense the way this blog will be perceived. Un-wad your panties girls, I'm not saying I'm more right than you.
Is it like pilates? Good for everyone, but no one wants to do it?
Do women view it as an exclusive club?
Do I seem snobby because I breastfeed?
Jace's whole life, the majority of people I have talked to have tried to push formula on me. Why?
I want someone to step up and tell me what it is.
I can make my own conclusions, but I'd like to hear it straight from the horses mouth.
What is it about breastfeeding that makes the majority of women so uncomfortable?
Me & Jace. No glorious hairstyle. No mile long legs. No Waitstaff.
I haven't had a baby yet but people in my family that breastfed always went in a private room because they didn't like guys gawking at their breasts- we have some perves in my family who make ridiculous comments. But when I am with friends I am pleased to see many who breastfeed in the living room and continue to carry on a conversation with family and friends around. I know I will likely breastfeed if I have a child if nothing goes wrong-- that's how our bodies are designed. I am sick of people trying to be so distant with nature.
ReplyDeleteWhen I first started breastfeeding, I was using a breastfeeding apron. Then I realized it was uncomfortable for me, and too hot for the baby. I just breastfeed as normal around my family, but I still get nervous that people will freak out on me in public. And it's not as if I'd be walking around. I'd find somewhere to sit, but people don't like that either. I know it's still illegal to breastfeed in public in some spots in Michigan
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ReplyDeleteThank you for this post. I breastfed both of my babies and was often treated like I was disgusting. I am proud of it! I look at my babies and think, "I did that! I got her (or him) to be that chubby baby who is weighing in at the 80th percentile." :)
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