Comments on: Rule #25: Be a Breastfeeding Superhero

By: karen

karen — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:54:25 +0000

Dang, I have broken Rule # 25 and 26 at the same time. I breast fed my son any time he was hungry and I did it in several bars. It was the only way he would see his father (my ex)! Besides my son’s needs come before what others think of me. High school is over and when you are an adult do you really give a shit what others think of you?

BTW, I was raised in Spain so I may have missed the USA’s weird puritanical view of nudity. What is it about women’s breasts? So what if a man or a woman is topless? The men here either think you are a whore or a virgin mother. Its just skin, people!! Get over it.

By: inerlogic

inerlogic — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:01:46 +0000

be glad we drink milk from cows, and not women….
that’s the reason you’re not locked up in a dairy barn somewhere wallowing in your own manure….

By: Bailey

Bailey — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 06:06:13 +0000

I love it! Don’t forget to take each and every new or expectant mother you know (or meet for the first time, or see in the grocery store) and give them the litany of how breastfeeding with make their child smarter, stronger, give them a greater ability for telepathic powers, and less likely to go bald later in life.

I nursed for 3 months. Then, I was done. He got the goods, and then I got to sleep once in awhile since Daddy could feed the little guy, too. My sister and I call the boob-nazi’s the La Leche League Boob Worshipers… very big cult these days. I don’t drink the kool-aide!

By: Breeder

Breeder — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:00:08 +0000

” it is interesting though that parents would rather have their kids drink from a cow’s squirty titty than their own.”

Racheal, I’ve always wondered the same thing. Like who was the guy who looked a cow udder and thought, “I’m gonna drink out of whatever comes out of those.”

I’m all about choice. I breastfeed my baby when he’s hungry and ignore the side eyes of others.

By: sarah

sarah — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:58:29 +0000

I love this Rule! I am a breasfeeding mommy and though it’s tough at times, it has its enjoyable moments too. Problem with us women is that we hate on each other for nearly every choice we make in life, ESPECIALLY if its different than the ones we ourselves have made. Every day my husband comes home from work and he asks: How did the day go? I respond with: She’s alive and kicking, right? I’d say it went well. Breastfed or not, as long as their eating…they’re gonna be okay. I wasn’t breastfed and I didn’t turn out to be a brain-dead zombie with a low IQ and unibomber-esque social skills. Much bigger things to worry about when it comes to raising kids–like how to bring them up with a sense of accountability and acceptance of the fact that they indeed are not the axis on which the world spins round…

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:17:54 +0000

If your breasts are dripping with extra milk, why not put that in sippy cups and give some of your milk to all the kindergartners. The medium chain fatty acids in breast milk are divine for everyone, not just one’s own child! (Sound ridiculous? What about drinking other animal milks??)
Kidding aside, my sis often drank my breast milk if I was with her and not my child. It killed her to see me “pump and dump” that precious gold!
I breastfed one child for 2 years and the other for 3 1/2 years. For all mothers, can’t we all just agree with the mother doing it whatever way works best for her and her family???!

By: Sarcastica

Sarcastica — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:12:21 +0000

Haha lol! Mental image of some chick trying to breastfeed the entire kindergarten class and the response of the other parents BAHHAA

By: Elita

Elita — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:27:49 +0000

I get the joke, but honestly, what is wrong with breastfeeding any time, anywhere? I wouldn’t expect a formula feeding parent to not feed a baby who is hungry, regardless of where you are. Just because you are breastfeeding doesn’t mean you should lock yourself away in the house until the kid is weaned for fear of having to nurse in public. When I see a woman giving her baby a bottle I try not to judge because I have no idea what is in the bottle or why she is bottle feeding. I am a militant breastfeeder, but I had to supplement with formula, too when I returned to work. At the end of the day, breastfeeding is what’s best for baby, but if you can’t (or don’t want to) to do it, luckily there’s a fairly safe alternative in formula.

By: Father Knows Worst

Father Knows Worst — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:59:00 +0000

@Linday: You're damn right. Take ownership of the sistas! @Jason: What you've described is the epitome of a let-down. Unless, you know, you're into that kinky shit. @Rachel: Amen. We unquestioningly guzzle from strange sources. @Shell: We've got your back . We ain't afraid of no La Leche. @Annie: So that's how you earned your PhD in parenting. (Still working on the G.E.D. here.) @Jessica: You prefer milk. They prefer hater-ade. Bottoms up! @Kristie: You're right. It's a damned-if-you-do/damned-if-you-don't scenario. But, as they say, it's better to be pissed off than...squirted on.

By: Kristie

Kristie — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:36:55 +0000

Jessica, I don’t think you can win either way. I’ve had three kids. 2 could never latch, and I pumped for 14 months between the two of them. With those two, I endured stares for bottle feeding. With my son, I get stares for breastfeeding. My take away from all three experiences?? You just aren’t supposed to feed an infant in public, period! No matter how you do it, you piss someone off!!

-Kristie