Stigmatizing Breastfeeding Actively Harms Mothers, Children, Society, & Our - Including YOUR! - Future

[Anonymous]

In this post, we will analyze:

- Benefits of breastfeeding for mothers

- Benefits for children

- Benefits of breastfeeding for society, our future, & YOU!

- Societal consequences of stigmatizing breastfeeding (Skip here if you don't care about women & children and only want to learn how stigmatizing breastfeeding can harm YOU.)

BENEFITS FOR MOTHERS

Breastfeeding is (shockingly) the purpose of breasts.

Aside from the obvious of breastfeeding encouraging bonding between mother and child[1], breastfeeding is what evolved by nature to happen as a crucial part of the postpartum recovery process. Breastfeeding relaxes mothers[2], & encourages the healing and recovery of the body and mind after childbirth, hastening postpartum bleeding[6] & lessening chances of postpartum depression and various illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, hypertension, depression, and various cancers[2]. Breastfeeding also produces chemical & hormonal reactions that help women deal better with stress, which is necessary for a new mother for obvious reasons. Breastfeeding mothers report perceiving less anger and stress in response to the same stressful events, as well as more positive moods.[3][4]

LIFELONG BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN

Not only this, but breastmilk has been nicknamed “nature’s vaccine” because it provides babies with immunity from many illnesses, infections, and diseases & provide lifelong benefits by strengthening babies’ immune systems, decreasing chances of allergies, diseases, and even cancers later in life. Breastmilk produces hormones that act as pain suppressors for babies & reduce the intensity of a child’s lifelong reactions to stress. It also reduces the chance of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome). In general, breastfed babies have a lower risk of dying, with longer breastfeeding associated with lower risk.[2]

Now upcoming is the part you may want to pay more attention to, because it directly affects YOU!

LIFELONG BENEFITS FOR SOCIETY, OUR FUTURE, & YOU!

Breastfeeding is also good for society, because it causes the children to become less angry, irritable, & hostile as adults, which reduces chances of various crimes.[5] It also increases intelligence & lowers the child's risk of obesity.[2]

What’s more important? The physical and psychological health of a mother and her child, or a person’s whiny desires to not see breastfeeding & refusal to just stop being pissbabies and avert their eyes?

SOCIETAL CONSEQUENCES OF STIGMATIZING BREASTFEEDING

By stigmatizing breastfeeding & making it difficult for women to breastfeed as they please, people are actively harming both mothers and children. If you don’t care about the health of women (mothers in particular), at least care about the fact that you’re decreasing the health and immunity of both males and females of the next generation of adults in our society.

Not only this, but you're harming the future of our society, by clipping the wings of our next future of leaders, increasing chances of obesity & crimes, & lowering the average IQ of our citizens.

So...you have 2 choices. Stop being a whiny pissbaby & just avert your eyes. OR, perpetuate the stigmatization of breastfeeding & increase the chances that you'll be a victim of violent crime in the future, among other things. Which is more important?

So, if you want to stigmatize breastfeeding, then go ahead. But don't complain when later on, you're the victim of many more crimes than you would've been if only breastfeeding had not been stigmatized, & our next future of leaders are even more dumb than the current ones.

It will be, at least partially, your fault.

[1] https://www.jstor.org/stable/23096091?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

[2] https://www.babycenter.com/0_how-breastfeeding-benefits-you-and-your-baby_8910.bc?page=1

[3] https://psycnet.apa.org/journals/hea/21/2/187/

[4] https://www.nature.com/articles/srep07006?hc_location=ufi

[5] https://www.nhs.uk/news/2012/02February/Pages/breastfed-children-less-hostile-adults.aspx

[6] https://www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/14435.htm

[Other_Tommy_Wiseau]

Disclaimer: all "you's" is proverbial and not geared towards a specific person... Let's squash that issue cause its got me in trouble before 🙊

I don't have a problem with breastfeeding. I don't have a problem with breastfeeding in public. I have a problem with breastfeeding in public in the least discrete way possible. Why?

For starters, it's pretty rude to the general public. Yes, I get it's an obligation to feed your child, but your obligations aren't more important than the general public. Not entirely the same, but think of a protest. Protests, usually, are for a noble cause. Yet, despite protesting for lgbt rights or discrimination or whatever, you can't protest the streets and block traffic. Again, noble cause, but you can do it without being in literally everyone's face. Solution? Quick way? Put over a blanket or towel. Not a hard concept

Next, the fact that there are plenty alternatives. I say this considering some people bitch about putting a blanket or towel over for some bullshit reasons. Whatever. Use a bottle or some surrogate breast. Now, some people bring up the fact that a breast is better... That may be, but a few times using a bottle won't make your baby retarded. Bottles were invented for a reason. There's also tech that we have for alternatives as well. We are in the fucking 21st century

Also the complaint when I suggest, usually in a restaurant, to get up and go to the bathroom. The argument usually is that the baby is hungry... It's not going to starve, people. That's what they do. When it's 4am, will it die immediately as well? Walking 20ft won't make your kankles swell or be life or death for your child... Some of y'all need the exercise 😑

Lastly, let's address this. Your boobs are out. Whether you like it or not, dudes are going to look. You can say boobs aren't sexual, but that's the biggest load of shit ever. I have literally all of history on my side. Y'all might not think that way, but whip a pair of tits out and see what happens. The point being that I personally don't care if it's out, just don't get mad when I or literally every other straight male looks. You made your choice... there are other options

I don't care so much for this issue, but people just constantly find ways to bitch Anna complain despite dozens of other alternatives that are just as easy or convenient, yet still choose to defend and choose the most obnoxious and most inconvenient option for everyone else... And get mad at everyone else. Ironic

[laurieluvsit]

Mothers have been breastfeeding their babies when ever, and where ever, the baby needed to be fed for thousands of years. It is only since the dark ages that things like this have become controversial as a result of the teachings of the catholic church prudism telling us what we can and can not do sexually and in regards to things like breastfeeding while they are molesting our children behind our backs. YES, I SAID IT! Now breastfeed your baby when and where it needs it for GOD'S SAKE!

[John_Doesnt]

Yes, I totally agree. Fat, hairy men who lactate should be allowed to breastfeed in public. It doesn't matter if people are trying to eat their lunch of enjoy a nice view, gross people should be allowed to go topless.
All in the name of freedom.

[Anonymous]

If you have to then you have to. I would however like to believe that it is common sense to, whenever reasonable, take care of this before you venture out with your baby. If nothing else then for the sake of the baby itself.

[Library]

It's only stupid people who stigmatize breastfeeding

[mikemx55]

I can't stop looking at that 2nd pic xD

"I'm a simple man, I see boobs I press like"

[TadCurious]

Great myTake. I've never understood why some people freak out over a mother breastfeeding her baby.

[Yumix]

without reading all this... those who complain about woman who breastfeed need a kick in the teeth.

[dudeman]

thats fine just do it at home.

[myTake Owner]

So a breastfeeding woman can never leave the house?

[dudeman]

they can leave the house. just breast feed at home. or pump and carry a bottle. i dont take a shit on the street corner.

[myTake Owner]

Taking a shit isn't the same as feeding a baby.

[dudeman]

no its not but i stand by my opinion. pump and home and plan ahead.

[DaliaHeartsJapan]

I dislike babies so...