Today I’m wondering how many of us were breastfed and if you think it made any difference to the type of relationship you have with your mom? Non-breastfeeders feel free to jump in here too. My mom was not breastfed. She, like the rest of her siblings, was bottle fed a concoction made of evaporated [...]
I decided to take the poll down one week early since as more posts go up and the poll gets older it gets less votes. But it was a good turn out for this exercise in my curiosity. I had a hypothesis that breastfeeding moms who don’t cover up when breastfeeding in public will nurse their children [...]
Continue reading about Poll Results: Moms Who Don’t Cover Do Breastfeed Longer
The polls are now closed. Results will be posted on Tuesday March 24, 2009. Thank you to everyone who participated. You can still feel free to leave a comment. The following polls were created to help me answer this question: Do moms who feel more comfortable breastfeeding in public and who generally don’t use a [...]
Continue reading about Poll: How Long Did You Breastfeed? (Covering Up Vs. Not Covering Up)
Do shyer or more modest moms breastfeed just as long as less modest moms? This question popped into my head when I saw these pictures on welcome to my brain.net, one of which is posted here today. Take a look. They are pretty powerful. Even though these moms are breastfeeding - yay – I’m saddened by them. [...]
Continue reading about Monday Musings: Do Public Breastfeeding Moms Nurse Longer?
Correct me if I am wrong, but most breastfeeding moms lift up their shirts to nurse rather than pulling their breast up over their shirt, right? When I have been among friends or family, or out in public I have almost always breastfed from under my shirt, unconsciously assuming that it is more socially acceptable [...]
I was raised to be modest. I was always being reminded to close the door, cross my legs, suck in my stomach and sit up straight. Mini skirts were out and turtlenecks were in. The only thing I knew about breastfeeding was that it was distasteful and to be done behind closed doors, if it [...]
Continue reading about The Evolution of My Modesty (or Growing Up With My Clothes On)
