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Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding offers many benefits for both mothers and babies. It is recommended that children breastfeed for the first months after birth because their mother’s milk offers a lot of nutrition and health benefits. Motherhood is a natural part of many women’s lives across the world, and bringing a new life to the world is a part of the human cycle. Despite this, many still frown upon the act of women breastfeeding their child in public. These critics of public breastfeeding term it as a form of indecent exposure because of the sexualization of the female breast. However, women have the right to feed their children any time, anywhere, including public spaces.

The first reason why women should be allowed to breastfeed in public is that breastfeeding is a normal part of life. Women have the biological capacity to give birth, and those who choose to do so should nurture their children to the best of their ability. Breastfeeding is an essential part of caring for a young baby; therefore, people must accept that (Boyer 435). Most people once fed on their own mother’s breast, and they have relatives and friends with children. Critics should stop dramatizing breastfeeding in public and accept it as a regular thing.

The second reason why women should be allowed to breastfeed in public is that young infants need to be fed frequently. After giving birth to a child, a mother should be able to enjoy activities such as going out in public. Most of the time, they need to bring their infants along, and these babies need feeding at frequent intervals. When a baby needs feeding, mothers should be able to care for them immediately. For example, if a baby needs to breastfeed while the mother is in a restaurant, she should do so freely. The baby’s need cannot be put off simply because a few people find it offensive. Criticism of public breastfeeding is inconsiderate and selfish.

The main reason why some people criticize women who breastfeed in public is that they consider it indecent exposure (Amir 187). Such people explain that they feel uncomfortable seeing a woman breastfeeding their child. However, such arguments do not hold any water. People should be considerate of both the mother and the baby, and stop shaming them for a natural thing. Some people have gone so far as to publicly shame and report breastfeeding women for indecent exposure, which is quite shocking.

In conclusion, women should be allowed to breastfeed their babies in public. Some public establishments have designated spaces for women to breastfeed, which promotes their privacy and comfort. However, a woman should be able to feed her child whenever she needs to, regardless of the opinions of those around them. Many countries across the world, including the United States, have laws that protect mothers’ rights to breastfeed in public. People should practice kindness and be considerate of others’ needs. Breastfeeding is a normal thing, and critics should stop dramatizing an innocent action meant for the wellbeing of the mother and the child.

Works Cited

Amir, Lisa H. “Breastfeeding in public:“You can do it?”.” International breastfeeding journal 9.1 (2014): 187.

Boyer, Kate. ““The way to break the taboo is to do the taboo thing” breastfeeding in public and citizen-activism in the UK.” Health & place 17.2 (2011): 430-437.

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Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding refers to the process by which a woman feeds her newborn baby with natural milk from her breasts. It is the natural and biological way of feeding the young ones. From the early days of existence, this is the tradition that lactating mothers employ. However, from the beginning of the twentieth century, this tradition is dying not only in the United States of America but in all parts of the world. Instead of breastfeeding, women with newborn babies are opting for chemical formulations as a INSERTment for breast milk. In these cases, newborns feed from a bottle with a rubber at the top, which INSERTs the natural way of feeding. This trend is on the rise, which is worrying. This paper highlights short term and long term effects of breastfeeding for both the mother and the child. In aIDition, the paper discusses the practical considerations about breastfeeding that all mothers should know.
Breastfeeding provides all nutrients that a newborn baby needs and in the right proportions. A complete nutrient content promotes normal growth in a child. In the long term, the right proportion of breast milk enhances maximum development of a child’s body organs. This is in contrast to the artificial formulations that substitute breast milk. It is true that the artificial mixtures contain almost all nutrients. However, there is no guarantee that artificial formulations contain a naturally balanced variety of essential nutrients. As a result, such formulations may contain little or extreme amounts of a certain nutrient. This is dangerous as it may result to stunted growth or abnormal body features.
It is important for all mothers to note that breast milk is always at the right natural temperatures. There are no cases that can arise where a baby may suffer injuries as a result of hot milk. Similarly, breast milk is never too cold to cause infections in a baby’s respiratory system. In contrast, artificial formulations do not have standard and fixed temperatures. During a cold day, the chemical formulations also become cold. This may lead to various cold infections such as bacteria in the food system of a child. When the artificial formulations are heated excessively, they may cause injuries such as mouth burns to a newborn baby.
More importantly, breast milk offers better strengthening of a baby’s immunity compared to the artificial formulations. This is because breast milk originates from the natural foods that a mother eats. Notably, the breast milk remains fresh throughout the breastfeeding period. Artificial formulations, on the other hand, comprise of modified nutrients that may become incompatible with a baby’s immunity system.
A mother who opts not to breastfeed her young one may also experience problems. Women’s bodies have a biological cycle from the production of breast milk to the feeding of a baby. This milk production cycle has a time frame. Failure to breastfeed a newborn baby may result to clogging of milk in the breasts. This may result to instant pain. In the long run, stagnation of milk in the breasts may lead to serious infections that may need surgery. Some of the infections may include bacterial as well as fungal infections. Treatment of such infections is expensive and time consuming. Unless a mother has a serious infection or disease that can be transmitted through breastfeeding, breast milk is the healthiest for any child. Therefore, it is essential for a mother to breastfeed her child for her own health and her baby’s.