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    WinifredCleite: I adored nursing my daughter, and she was head over heels IN LOVE with my breasts. I will treasure that exhausting, leaky, beautiful experience for th... more »
    la.donna.pietra: Random entertaining story about the changing attitudes towards breastfeeding: my mom, almost exactly 33 years ago, really wanted to breastfeed me, he... more »
    caranguejo: I would NEVER breast-feed a child. No way. more »
    Hana Maru, used up old slutbag on the pole: my mom can end any argument with "I fed you with MY BODY" more »
    Remedios Varo can't see no huevos.: Has anyone else ever contemplated how bizarre milk is in general? We have all this fuss about breastfeeding, and then humans drink cow's milk the rest... more »
    YetiM: I think it helps me a lot that my mother didn't breastfeed me for more than a month and is not apologetic or regretful at all. (And I ended up graduat... more »
    Mafalda para Presidente: You bet your ass that if I can give my (future) babies free milk from my boobs, I will do so. more »
    LasciviousJones: I work as an RN in a pediatric CV-ICU. Nothing takes the place of Mother's milk. Yes, we have all these high-tech and very expensive formulas, but the... more »
    bananaprincess: For those that are interested, here is a mantra that helps you breast feed, it worked wonderfully for me. " I give and receive love in equal quantitie... more »
    HannahBethD: Something the breast feeding argument always seems to miss: My mother was a police officer when I was born, several of my friends' mothers were factor... more »
    Lindsay Turner-Larocque: Whenever I read this sort of discussion and things like pump breaks and lactation rooms and on site daycare, it really makes me mad. Not everyone work... more »
    mommy_dearest: "Meanwhile, the issue is as starkly class-based as ever: any "good," progressive mother knows breast milk's benefits - but breast pumps and the accomp... more »
    KentuckyBabe: Breast milk on its own is beneficial. So if someone pumps and gives it to their baby it still is way way way better than formula. Also pumping at work... more »
    Aesop's Foibles. YES.: In my looooong years as a hideously underpaid daycare center employee, I can attest to the fact that some breastfeeding moms definitely feel superior ... more »
    Maritsa: The article really pissed me off because I'm basically just pumping right now and my son is on 100% breastmilk. Apparently that's not good enough! We ... more »
  • #gotmilk

    Milky Way: The Long, Strange History Of Breastfeeding

    A great piece in the new New Yorker explores the history of breastfeeding: the fads and crazes that have controlled centuries of women, and the forces that still have us feeling bad about ourselves. More »