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Tumbulu

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2. I must say, I wish more women would

Fri Jan 31, 2014, 08:17 PM

Jan 2014

breastfeed their babies and the way to encourage it is to provide real maternity leave time and real support to mom's. The breast feeding rate in the US is at something dismal like 20%.

I do think a child has a right to real milk from it's mammalian mom. And 2 years is right, not 2 months....

Sorry, I do not understand NOT breast feeding, and see it as highly exploitive that mom's are expected to be back at some stupid job weeks after giving birth. Our US attitude that only money matters creates this horrible reality, where mothering is reduced to something considered not worthy of respect or societal support. It becomes something only the wealthy and super motivated can pull off and further separates the have from the have nots.

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Mandatory breastfeeding for two years, punishable by law. WARNING - HOF THREAD!! [View all] Sheldon Cooper Jan 2014 OP

LMAO... you MUST be kidding. redqueen Jan 2014 #1

I must say, I wish more women would Tumbulu Jan 2014 #2

Gotta disagree here. boston bean Feb 2014 #3

Yep. Sheldon Cooper Feb 2014 #6

Why do you say two years is "ridiculous"? nt redqueen Feb 2014 #7

A two-year mandate is ridiculous. Sheldon Cooper Feb 2014 #8

boston bean, I did not say force, I said wish Tumbulu Feb 2014 #9

Choice - TBF Feb 2014 #4

I too had a horrible time getting going. Tumbulu Feb 2014 #10

Support, encourage and destigmatizing - TBF Feb 2014 #12

I get your point MadrasT Feb 2014 #5

agreed Tumbulu Feb 2014 #11

This economic piece is very interesting. nt TBF Feb 2014 #13

And if you don't have enough milk, the kid has the right to die? n/t eridani Feb 2014 #14

What don't you understand about my response above? Tumbulu Feb 2014 #15

If they can't find enough wet nurses, or if the infant persistently loses weight-- eridani Feb 2014 #16

Where do you get the idea that I am defending mandatory anything? Tumbulu Feb 2014 #17

I think I just figured out where my overreaction is coming from eridani Feb 2014 #19

Thank you, I was not trying to upset you Tumbulu Feb 2014 #22

Tumbulu, I understood that you weren't advocating mandatory breastfeeding. redqueen Feb 2014 #18

What is good for the Goose... One_Life_To_Give Feb 2014 #20

What has bonding time got to do with Tumbulu Feb 2014 #21

If the regulation applied to men as well One_Life_To_Give Feb 2014 #23

Wow, how ignorant I am! Tumbulu Feb 2014 #24