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ailbhe ([personal profile] ailbhe) wrote2005-02-17 06:20 pm
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Demographic

It's odd how many recently or hugely pregnant people I know, suddenly - I never did before I was pregnant myself. It's all a big conspiracy!

One by one, my family are asking me "What, you're not still breastfeeding her, are you? Why?" It's an effort to tell the truth - "Why not?" rather than come up with rational justifications along the lines of "WHO guidelines... NHS guidelines... The global average is over 3 years you know..." and, worst of all, "Because of her dairy intolerance." What am I doing, justifying myself like this? Feeding my baby is normal. Formula feeders don't have to suddenly justify why they haven't changed to something else at 9 months. Why is formula feeding more "grown up"? Why is breastfeeding only for young babies? What's wrong here?

Hi, choir.

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[identity profile] pir-anha.livejournal.com 2005-02-18 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
how ... odd. do you think it might have anything to do with breasts being so highly sexualized?
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[personal profile] ailbhe 2005-02-18 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Like, duh, man.
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[identity profile] pir-anha.livejournal.com 2005-02-18 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
*heh*. alright, so sometimes i am dense. especially about stuff like this which is so alien to my own thoughts.
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