Grudge Tuesday: Got Booby Milk?
Note: Due to an unfortunately high rate of google searches for nursing images I've removed this photo. Thanks again for everyone's support, especially Julie at Fricknits for emailing Delta.
Did you read the one about the woman who got kicked off an airplane in Vermont for refusing to cover up her nursing toddler? Yep, I read that in today's paper. Can you believe it? A flight attendant told the mother, "You are offending me." What kind of woman hating is that? What's with the residual Puritanical bull pucky? I could go on for days, but I won't. I'm posting this photo for the woman on the plane and for all breastfeeding mamas. It should be culturally acceptable for women to breastfeed in public. The more people see it the more normal it will become. So if you got it, flaunt it. And, of course you could always email a complaint to Delta Airlines.
Thanks to Gwendomama for reminding me it is Grudge Tuesday and for the inspiration. Hey, I just saw she already posted on this subject. Why isn't my Bloglines updating?
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38 Comments:
ROCK ON, SISTER.
I got so frustrated nursing my kids in public because I had some of the most rude things said to me, including "that's not what tits are for."
The world is filled with an amazing level of retardation.
that is incredibly boobalicious. really. that is so beautiful - thank you, MAMA.
(you dirty whore)
((oops!))
HOORAY! HOORAY!
Your amazing photo brought back many very tender moments... I wish I had a similar photo of myself + babe!
That story is shocking! Freedom Airlines, I don't think so. How could anyone be offended by breastfeeding. I don't get it.
That photo is AMAZING. Thank you so much for it today. And that story makes me so sad - though I do hope each time this happens that our outrage and speaking out about it will have an impact. I hope!
I think that's the only time Carlo has ever actually looked small. ;)
That is the sweetest photo. It feels so good to see such a tender moment between a mother and her children.
It's very sad (and shocking, at least to me) that people are so removed from their bodies and so disconnected from their physical-ness. This problem is reflected in their attitudes toward sex in general, as well as "lady-parts."
I mean, we all have bodies, right?
(I am totally amazed at how big your boobs are. Wow.)
beautiful photo, ---that incident shows how disconnected "we" as a people have become with nature---and our bodies--- who we are and what we are for....
My sister says that since a person is only allowed to take 3 ounces portions of liquid or gel into the cabin, you would have to remove your boobs, partition the boobs into 3-ounce bottles, and put these bottles into clear quart-sized baggies, to be presented at the inspection point. Otherwise, boobs must be put into the check-on luggage. Thank you for your cooperation. --The Department of Homeland Boob Security.
Oh, also, my mom made her own snuggli sling thing for my sister and me back when we were babies. People thought she was really weird, because your baby should be in a stroller, not attached to you in that unseemly way. Obviously, the 'unnatural' closeness had a real bad effect on me. Snort.
The outrage at being told that something so natural for my child should be covered and shamed...shame on them!...the problems are with the observers and their self-serving, intrusive and impolite thoughts about such a peacful, loving and beautiful process.
Fantastic snuggly family shot!
What a beautiful photo. I don't think the offense to public breastfeeding is puritanical....because what could be more pure than a mother feeding her child? I think Capello hit it when she said that the world is filled with an amazing level of retardation. Social retardation, indeed.
You've got a beautiful family, Michelle. Thank you for sharing with us!
YES MAM!! One of the things I have always wanted to do is breast feed someone (I really need to have a baby!) I love the idea of doing this for my own baby...it's just so amazingly beautiful (and the perfect recreation for a boobie really!) I always invite people to sit and breastfeed in my shop if they need to...I know it's small, but I feel like I'm doing my part. Sometimes they get the odd look from customers that will walk in, and then that customer will look to me to say something, but I always smile like it's natural...um, cause it is people...
Lovely, lovely photo. Thank you for this post.
All I can say when I hear about people like that is "oh, good grief." So prude. Why is it so natural for us to drink milk from a COW, but milk from a mother... oooo, ick. Really people, grow up.
Nothing to add except that it's an extraordinary photo. Thanks.
I send the highest applause, hugs and kisses! I could go on and on and on about how irked I get when people are "offended" by breastfeeding, but I'd be preaching to the choir. COMPLETELY boggles my mind. Love,love, love this photo. Beautiful!
That is a beautiful photo :o)
Aren't some people pathetic, offended by breastfeeding indeed!!
Hear, hear!
Great photo :))
my sister in law just gave birth to her second in a planned c-section, the baby is rooming out and she is having the nurses give formula...it makes me so sad. Carlo is one lucky guy!
What an amazing photo. I seem to have been really lucky in the fact that i've not had any nasty comments about breastfeeding in public but i have had the odd dirty look to which i glare right back until they look no more.
Such a sweet wee bairn. That must be an old picture? Love me a baby! Love me a nursing baby! I don't think we'll ever be able to remake USA into a cooler, hipper european country. I'm sure uptight FA was freaked by the age of the nurser. Didn't the article state the age to be 22 or so months? That can freak anit-boob-nursing people out.
Beautiful picture!
I was once told to cover up by a fellow passenger. She was seriously one row up and over from us, so she had to c-r-a-n-e her neck to the side to see me nurse my daughter. WTF? I flipped her the finger and told her to turn around.
There are people out there who are supportive, though. An elderly couple came up to me once in the mall as I nursed my daughter and told me what a beautiful it was that I was doing for my child.
They're not all asses.
Hey, I just happened upon this site this morning. I was going to exit when I noticed the post about the Vermont woman and the airline. Unbelievable. No, I take that back. Completely believable here in the States.
I nursed my son until he was 2.5 years old. I am an RN, and I am continuously angered at the medical professionals that do not encourage breastfeeding--in fact, seem to discourage it. I recently had a conversation with a new doctor about lacatation, and she was not aware that breast milk changes to supply the infant/child with the needed supply of nutrients for that time of development. (and the drs get paid the big bucks....)
Here is the reason I am writing-my son is autistic. I wonder if the fact that our parents did not nurse us has something to do with the high rates--epidemic rates really-of autism today. The fatty acids in breast milk that are used for brain development are not found in formula. There are a couple on the market now that include them, but they are from a fungus.
With 1 out of 166 children diagnosed with autism, or to put it another way, every 20 minutes a child is diagnosed with autism, I feel that there has to be some sort of connection. This is another reason I encourage nursing. I feel that my son would not be as advanced today if I had not nursed him, and for as long as I did.
I just wanted to toss this out there as another reason to encourage others to nurse. You never know when you could make a difference.
Thanks-I will get off my soap box now. Oh, and great picture by the way. I had breasts from space as well while nursing. They weighed more than I did!
I really think that I educated my and my husband's family while I breastfed my children. In a good way. None of the women breastfed their babies in my family. I was the first one. I didn't hide it. I fed my babies when they were hungry. Most of the time no one even knew I was feeding my babies - they got so used to it and comfortable. (I'm sure my brothers-in-laws didn't actually get "comfortable" - they just recognized when the feeding was going on and nicely looked away - they were hilarious how embarrassed they would get :)
Oh and one more thing. If that flight attendent was "offended" - maybe she should have been. What I mean is this.....People who get so easily offended....should be . Then, hopefully, they are moving into the path of self reflection. Then, hopefully, they will start gathering information about the subject of which they are "offended". Then, hopefully, they will make the informed decision that perhaps their initial response to be "offended" was not appropriate due to their niavity. Then, hopefully, in the future ....however long it takes.... they will change their mind. That flight attendent may have a grandchild some day who is breastfed and this Grandmother - hopefully - will be filled with pride! (Hopefully)
I miss those days...they grow so fast. I was so shy when my twins were born that I don't think I nursed anywhere public. But it's kinda hard to discretly nurse twins. When my third was born, I was way over all that and happily nursed him everywhere, it was just too easy!
I can't tell you how many letters I wrote as a nursing mom whenever I saw something about public nursing being offensive. Nursing is so empowering...on all levels. That is a beautiful photo...
This picture captures a beautiful and precious moment. I, too, wish I'd taken similar photos of my first two. It's not too late for the third! She's 16 months and still going strong. I love breastfeeding and can't imagine doing any differently. Thanks for being so brave.
Capello's (received) comment "that's not what tits are for" would b funny if it weren't so sad and shocking.
Beautiful photo.
(My first visit here)
what an awesome post! i can't wait to have babies! hehe :)
I did it! Here's what I said:
Dear Delta,
It is my fervent hope that the flight attendant who told a nursing mother, on one of your flights, that she was "offending her," was disciplined and/or dismissed. I find it horrendous to think that a major airline would deny a mother the ability to feed her child in the most natural, God-given manner possible. I will refrain from flying on your airline unless this offense- which is truly an offense- is cleared up and the airline makes it clear that its policy is to support mothers in their challenging and important roles.
YES! I am %100 percent on your team here. I nursed my littlest one till he was (gasp ) three. Loads of people disproved. But my heart told me it was the right thing for my family, and i refused to be bullied by uptight woman-hating idiots. Extended nursing is not for everyone, but following your heart about your breast-feeding decisions SHOULD be for everyone, and NO ONE should have the right to tell you when you can and cannot feed your nursling! I am so sick of a society that thinks tiny bathing suits and hoochie-licous fashion is a-ok, but heaven forbid you show a boob doing i'ts natural born JOB, which is to NOURISH BABIES,and not just put there for the amusement of the men-folk. Kudos to you and your lovely peaceful photo. Nurse on!!!! You are goddess!
Great picture. My wife breastfed our kids and it is clearly the most natural thing in the world.
I read the MSN article and didn't see where the attendant said she was offended. Often, I've found that there are more to these stories than we have presented in the news. It would be interesting to see what actually happened. It has to escalate quite a bit from being offered a blanket to being asked to depart a loaded plane.
Yeah! You're awesome :)
Mikaela
such a BEAUTIFUL photo!! and i love this post! i am happy to report that when i nursed in public here in the midwest, i got nothing but support. strangers (usually women) would stop and stare and say, "isn't that great" or "good for you" it inspired me to do the same for other women with hopes of spreading encouragement
With my first daughter i was asked to cover up at a mall- I was horrified! I made a point to be discrete and in a corner since nursing in a bathroom or changing room is not my style...
anyway, I was proud that I had the nerve to reply, "I hope you are asking some of these young girls with their ultra-short shorts and cleavage exposed to cover up as well..." The security officer was speechless and walked away.
This whole breastfeeding in public issue just infuriates me...
I happened upon your blog via MDKnitting. I had to comment on the post for this day, albeit late in the game. What a beautiful picture! I received so much grief from my own mother when I breastfed my daughter (1980-1982). It was rather odd that she was the only person I got negative feedback from. My daughter is now 26 and cannot wait to have a baby and do the most natural motherly act and breastfeed her own.
No babies to breast feed for me, but I feel strongly about a womans right to do it! Letter written to delta, and I'm definately not flying with them!
PS...I just saw this post was really old, but I still wrote :) It came up as new on my bloglines!
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