Dear Editor,
Let’s talk about Breastfeeding shaming. Yes, apparently its a topic to be discussed amongst certain self’-righteous women and certain men who feel as though MY breast should only be used sexually and not as nourishment!?!? Leaves.me confused.
May I ask every one of you reading this: Why does my choice on feeding my child hinder your life? Did you understand my question? Why, why is it that breastfeeding my child at 2 years old is an issue for you? Care to explain how my choice to nourish my child is any of your business? That is a question to many women out there who have many comments, eye-rolls and disgusted looks when they know I still give my child what he wants. My child doesn’t suck on a fake nipple/bottle or pacifier, he gets a real nipple and tasty nutritious milk.
To the Caribbean men who seem to find it offensive that I pull out my breast for my son to eat: you sickos will jump on a woman for sexual satisfaction, yet I should feel shame when I feed my child? You have the nerve to roll your eyes when you see me feed my child. Heck no, you are sick men to prey on women’s breasts on a sexual nature when in fact a woman’s breasts are to nourish her children.
CPS, why are you not encouraging women to breastfeed more throughout the year instead of just once a year during national breastfeeding week? Teach women to pump and store milk? What’s needed. Why are women buying fake milk/powder when you are producing milk? Why, CPS, are you not doing more to educate locals on the benefits of breastfeeding? CPS ladies are too busy doing nothing before and after Irma, whilst health and safety for mommy and child is so easy to promote if they only cared.
My son was 11 months when Irma destroyed our lives. Breastfeeding was a saviour, as my son ate as long as I ate bits and pieces. Imagine that. I didn’t have to scramble for food for my son. I just needed to ensure I ate something and truth be told, I lived off peanut butter and water for a good while and we survived because of it.
My son will be 24 months shortly and I feed him proudly from my breast when he needs.
If you perverts who prey on women have a problem with it, well I truly don’t care, look the other way. To the judgemental women who seem to have a problem with it, feed your kid sugary juice, junk food and I’ll continue to nourish my child the way I want .
Note, no man or woman’s eye-roll will stop me from breastfeeding my child.
There are meaningful words, pointless words and words that hurt.
Choose wisely,
Proud solo mama Mary and Baby G
Name withheld at author’s request.
