So sick of hearing breastfeeding is disrespectful of others

[singedwingangel]

No I could not have the joy of Breastfeeding, although I wanted to. I am proof that God in His infinite wisdom has a sense of humor. I was well endowed from teenage years, heard the echoing line my children would never starve, and learned how wrong that was. Bigger does not denote better.

That being said I am sick to death of breastfeeding mothers being accosted by society for their choice to nourish their children in the manner we were physically designed to do so. Do these same individuals go to a farm and have a conniption because the cow is letting her grotesque udders hanging to the ground filled with milk for her offspring. How bout we fuss for the cattle who are kept full of milk for OUR consumption? Isn't that just as disrespectful??

Anyway I digress... how come the design of our bodies is to nourish our offspring but society has made it a sexual thing? Why do I see just as many women complaining about a beautiful and natural body function as I do men in general? As women should we not be supportive of other mothers in their decisions for supporting the life of their offspring?? How dare we as women place our sisters on the soap box of OUR hang ups and insecurities as an example!

When are we going to understand that our bodies are beautiful and not only behave as such in all areas but teach our children the same thing?? How about we stop allowing society to educate our children concerning what our bodies can do and what their "use" is for and speak the truth. A womans breasts were first and foremost designed to sustain life. Plain and simple. Breatsfeeding is erotic?? Ok yeah nerve endings are there and ys sexual stimulation can result in the early stages of the act, but they are soon replaced with the nurturing caring aspect of motherhood. Maybe if we had not been taught all our lives to think of our body parts as sexual organs only then the connection would have never been made mentally. If we teach our young women that their breasts are food sources first and sexual stimulators second then perhaps they would not have a warped body image. If we taught our young men to look to a woman's mind and heart as opposed to her build and rack, to have respect for her as a woman and a bringer and sustainer of life, and not their personal playtoy. If we stood up to society and called it to the carpet for it's misinformation and twisting of natural ability.

I don't care if you bottle feed or breast feed, but I will support your right to do either. However, IF you choose to not breastfeed simply because of the hangups society has placed on you, then I do pity you. For you have made a choice based off of bad advice and society rather then standing up and takig back your rights as a woman and a mother. We cry we want to stop being viewed as sexual objects well ladies it starts with US.. don't accept the label and it cannot stick. Stand up and be a supporter of child health and advocate for another mother's rights to nourish her child however she sees fit, be it bottle or breast.

Breastfeeding in public is NOT disrespectful of others, and acting as if it is an offense to you is actually disrespectful of the mother. We should not be ashamed for doing what we were designed to do.. period..

Tags: breast feeding, public opinon, get real, let's be supportive instead of bashing, jealousy is a pain..

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