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I can’t wait to stop writing about breastfeeding in public

I can’t wait to stop writing about breastfeeding in public

theleakyboob5 min read

Some day I won’t write another thing about breastfeeding in public. Because I won’t have to. Eventually, some day, everyone will have grown weary of the debate and realize just how silly it is. I decided to see what a larger sample size thought of the issue and how breastfeeding in public compared to these body functions commonly argued as being equally as disgusting (their words, not mine) as breastfeeding in public and share the results.

Unsupportive Support- For a profit

Unsupportive Support- For a profit

theleakyboob6 min read

Magazines, websites, even businesses now offer frequent support with articles on breastfeeding, pages devoted to trouble shooting potential breastfeeding problems, staff experts responding to breastfeeding questions, and even live support available online or to call in to speak to someone. In theory it sounds great and in some ways it is. But even in offering support there are opportunities for unsupportive support.

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

theleakyboob3 min read

Remember that fairytale?  It even got a fairytale ending.  For a little bit anyway. It felt like a victory, like one small step for women-kind when Facebook reinstated The Leaky…

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