*If you can't handle a post about breasts and breastfeeding then you should stop reading now.
Biscuit tits. Cookie monster. Drippy Nips. Milk factory. Whatever you call it, its all the same. This is so not a "breast is best" post. I support any mum trying to do their best by their babes. If you breastfeed, formula, mix or even donor feed that is totally cool by me! You could say I'm pro breastfeeding but that is only in my experience as a mum. (Because my milk factory could supply fonterra for a year- no BS). After feeding for so long my boobs may have drifted a little further south then I would have liked but hey! You can get some pretty great push-up bras now. With Noah as a baby I used to cry because my nips have never been so weird-looking. LOL! I guess this mum shit has a lot of weird stuff that comes with the territory. Before now I never wore spanx, never needed a push up and I didn't need wrinkle cream.. I'm 22 for god sakes!!! After a fairly awkward encounter at the mall while trying to breastfeed Noah (at lunchtime, in a foodcourt.. I know, its insane!?) being yelled at by an older woman who asked me to leave because I was making her feel uncomfortable- I am on a crusade to encourage everyone to get their tits out for the babies! I love it. I always make an effort to smile at a mother feeding their baby (even if I do look like a creeper). Why do people sexualise breastfeeding? There is nothing sexual about nourishing a child. This is survival! If my feeding of a child so they can survive is making you uncomfortable.. Please fuck off. Quite a few people have commented on how long I fed Noah. Yes, two years old is an achievement. You could congratulate me on my effort. It is a lot of late night snacks, litres of water and energy expended staying up all night so he can have milk that will sustain his body! Personally, I think that is amazing that a woman's body can do that. It is hard to imagine what it is like having a baby that can't have normal milk, formula and is sensitive to literally any other milk you can think of. The next time you think about making a judgement take a second to think about mums who have had a little bit of a hard time feeding. The mums who have babies with colic or reflux or babes that have trouble latching or just about anything else that keeps you up at night. That mum sitting in a cafe with her baby, who is looking a little frazzled and a bit tired could be you one day. You might be afraid to go out and breastfeed because you might be asked to leave, afraid to go out a give your baby a bottle for fear of being judged. You know what I say to those mums, you are owning this mum gig girl! Keep going and smile! Boobies are great. Its time we started treating them right ;)
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