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DemonKia -> RE: Breastfeeding, taboo or not (6/18/2009 2:50:49 AM)
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FR, after reading most of the thread (tho' I hid a couple of people's stuff [8|], & will likewise ignore the responses they might make to my posting, FYI. Mostly cuz I don't care what they think about much of anything after what's been displayed in this thread . . . . . lol . . . . But also because I have the power to ignore those minor annoyances which are easy to overlook . . . .. lol . . . . & because I am such an asshole, lol)
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Okay, given the above constraints, this thread was a hoot . . . . . Some of my favorite posters were well worth reading . .. . . .
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I breastfed the 3 offspring for a total of three & half years (the eldest got a year & a half, the others got a year apiece) . . . .. . . A big chunk of the reason of why to breastfeed, outside of the health benefits for both mother & um, is that it's so convenient -- no bottles, no prepping bottles, my tits are always with me, always ready, just pop it out & feed the kid . . . . . . & other important benefits of breastfeeding that come into play are that it comforts the offspring above & beyond the food in their tummies aspect (ie, turn the yowling offspring into content or sleeping offspring in 5 to 15 minutes) . . . . .
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I was pretty discrete about exposing my breasts, but that had way more to do with my own feelings of shame about my body than anything else . . . .. .
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Oh, & I got so good at breastfeeding that by the last um I could breastfeed her (discretely) while strolling thru the grocery store -- they usually get most of the milk out in the first 5 minutes on each breast, so it's not like it goes on that long . . . . . . & as Kittinsol pointed out, those baby front-packs really make the whole thing a lot easier, lol . .. .. & as Holly, LaTigresse, & others pointed out, big baggy clothes & otherwise dressing to accommodate the need were also useful for 'hiding my shame' . . . . . .
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My only real regret about my breastfeeding is that I wish that I'd breastfed each offspring for 2 or 3 years each . . . . . . But I chickened out when they got old enough to start trying to get into my shirt in the grocery store line, lol . . . . . . I was too embarrassed to keep breastfeeding them very long after I couldn't easily be 'discrete' about the whole thing (much easier with young infants than with toddlers, lol) . . . . . . & this link has some interesting stuff about that connection: http://www.breastfeedingmomsunite.com/2009/03/poll-results-moms-who-dont-cover-do-breastfeed-longer/
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& I'm such an extraverted asshole anymore that if I was to be breastfeeding in the future I'd be tempted to be as flagrant as possible about it just for the pleasure of plugging in zealots, lol . . . . . . . That, & what an honorable way to tangle with the stupid excesses of the criminal injustice system .. . . But then, I believe in public nudity, too, lol . . . . . . Those would be legal citations / infractions I would frame & hang on my wall with pride, lol . . . . . . Gandhi, MLKJr, & Oscar Wilde all taught me that there are good reasons to fight the system, & bad, & public breastfeeding, to me, is definitely a good battle to fight . . ..
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The pro-breastfeeding groups stage mass breastfeeding events where hundreds, even thousands, of moms get together to breastfeed en masse -- after reading thru this thread I'm gonna make a donation to La Leche League, a donation in the screennames of those who got most offended by the mere possibility of seeing tit, specifically towards those mass breastfeedings, lol . . . . . . .
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But, like I said, I'm such an asshole, lol . . . . .
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