Breastfeeding

I was in church last Sunday for the first time since my little man was born.  Everyone made such a fuss over him, and he ate it all up!  One of the older women asked me slyly “So, are you breastfeeding.”  When I said yes she seemed so proud and excited that had made a good choice.  I even overheard her talking to her friends later “…She’s breastfeeding. “  “Can you tell this baby is breastfed!”

I thought this was very funny.  When I was a child it was apparently taboo to breastfeed or talk about breastfeeding.  It seems that there were a select few who still did it, and those people appear to get very excited that they were right all along :)  This woman was so convinced that breastfeeding was the right way, it was neat to see her bragging to everyone that I had made such a decision.

Then I got started thinking about those who are unable to breastfeed or make the decision not to for some reason or another.  The same question directed at a mother who is unable to breastfeed may have made for a lot of uncomfortable feelings.  I was just reminded that we all need to be careful how we address breastfeeding to others and not act like we’re elitist or the only ones who care about our babies.  I think the tendency is to do that

Anyway, just a rant for today.  How do you all avoid uncomfortable questions about how you decide to parent?