Almost nothing is more sacred than the bond between a mother and her infant child. This bond is something that society has tried to protect for thousands of years. Breast feeding is a physical representation of this bond and it is important that society protects the mother and child that are forming this bond.
Breast milk is the most nutritious form of feeding for an infant child. Not only is it good for the child’s physical health but for the child’s mental well being too. A mother breastfeeding a child is holding the child to herself. That child is feeling its mothers heat and listening to her heartbeat. This is the closest that a child will come to feeling like they are back in the womb.
Why would anyone stand in the way of this beautiful moment? Some say that seeing it is disgusting and repulsive. Others state that it is inappropriate to “whip it out” in public. Some people even think it unsanitary. All of these are, of course, ridiculous.
Breast feeding is the most natural way. It is the way that human beings have done it for thousands of years. Women are very modest and discreet about the act. You will never see a woman “whip it out.” Most will find a corner or isolated place to sit and will use a blanket to cover themselves. Breast feeding detractors likely walk right by breast feeding mothers without even knowing that it is going on. It is no more or less sanitary than using a bottle as the same basic mechanics are involved.
Children deserve the very best that can be given to them. If this means that someone has to look the other way because a woman is trying to feed her child, then it is a small sacrifice to pay. Society should be raising these women up as loving parents instead of ripping them down.
