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World Breastfeeding Week
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The things we take for granted!

Having grown up in a culture where it is the most natural thing for a mother to breastfeed her child, it gives me pause that somebody somewhere actually felt it necessary to come up with the concept of a week to honor and support mothers who choose to breastfeed their children.

Actually, that's not an honest statement. I do understand that breastfeeding is not always an option for mothers, sometimes by their own choice, sometimes because society/ circumstances force them to make that choice. And I do understand that at some point in history, mothers who breastfed were stigmatized (and, in some quarters, apparently still are) for making a 'primitive' choice. So I do see the necessity for positive information campaigns.

But I still feel strange about all of this. What exactly did it take to get us to this point? I'm going to spend some time thinking about that. And perhaps some day later I will post some more on breastfeeding, the pros and cons. You see, I have realized that the subject of breastfeeding is not a very simple one.

For now, I encourage you to click on the following link to learn more about World Breastfeeding week, which is still a few months away: World Breastfeeding Week

April 10, 2008 | 3:54 AM Comments  1 comments

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xy Emgee
April 21, 2008 | 7:26 AM
Breastfeeding
Good insights. As you rightly say, to breastfeed or not to breastfeed, is complex...full of cultural, physical, social, financial, environmental norms that could hinder or help a mother in making this decision.

Looking forward to your thoughts on this...
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