Comments on: Not Wallpaper

By: elle

elle — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:33:59 +0000

Though I was breastfed as a child and intend to breastfeed my own child, seeing breastfeeding women is still an oddity today and people don’t always know what to do when they see oddities. My contention is that it shouldn’t be odd for a woman to feed her child the way God intended. It is, but it shouldn’t be.

I was just reading The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding and the following quote is what put my thoughts together enough for me to come back to this post and write a comment: “As the American Academy of Pediatrics noted, ‘It is a curious commentary on our society that we tolerate degrees of explicitness in our literature and mass media as regards sex and violence, but the normal act of breastfeeding is taboo.’”

It is a curious and sad commentary on our society, indeed.

By: Martha

Martha — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:00:52 +0000

I don’t think I ever saw a woman breastfeed until I was pregnant, attending my first LLL meeting. Even then, I wasn’t sure what to do with my eyes. What a sad commentary on our culture.

Now, of course, I relate to your post. “social equivalent of a leper.” Hopefully your example will leave a positive impact on one of those girls!

By: TulipGirl

TulipGirl — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 21:18:49 +0000

Oh, wow. Wow.

By: lauren

lauren — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 03:37:03 +0000

i’m so glad you had an ‘advocate’ at the mall today!! i ALWAYS look bfing mamas in the eye and give them a big, knowing smile:) and i’m sooo thankful for the times i’ve been shown that same kindness!

By: Ellie

Ellie — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 17:52:08 +0000

It’s interesting that you had feelings that you didnt realize that you had. I think I definately can relate with you when I would have to feed Deacon in situations just like that. I would get so annoyed at how *alone* I felt during those times. Even if I was with a friend, they weren’t really communicating with me the same way as before. And people who would otherwise be so friendly and smile and my beautiful child are all of a sudden quickly turning their heads away. I think I’m going to try and be more like that girl when I see people nursing their kids in public, even if it’s just “What a sweet little baby”.

By: lectiodivine

lectiodivine — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:41:20 +0000

So cool!

By: The Seven Realms

The Seven Realms — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:12:04 +0000

Not Wallpaper — Devona, Love and Blunder…

“…I think every nursing mom has learned how to blend in with her surroundings. Lean back, space out, and don’t dare make eye contact with anyone. You don’t want to notice when they avert their eyes. Just accept the fact that your adorab…