tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629003742530940677.post2470466876392208152..comments2008-01-29T11:54:34.614-08:00Cinnamon and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08493657536077257345noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629003742530940677.post-35262211469818337972008-01-29T11:54:00.000-08:002008-01-29T11:54:00.000-08:00i know this is ages old, but i was behind on reading.<BR/>there was an article about 3 years ago about the benefits of breast feeding. for centuries children breastfed until they were around 2 years old. in some cultures, they breastfeed longer ... like up to 6. however, the benefits outweigh the negatives. though, i can only see miniscule negatives as it is. <BR/>i find it apalling and disgusting that our modern day american culture finds breast feeding horrifying. i've heard stories of women having to take their baby into public restrooms where there are nasty germs to breastfeed because they aren't allowed to do it in public. and these aren't women who are showing their boobs, they're discreet. women on planes with newborns have been denied this right as well. it's sad really. living in europe is very different than america. people are open with bodies and sexuality, and nature. it's stupid that america being as advanced as it is is still stuck in the stone age over this. i think just about every time i've been in a large store that i've seen a woman and her baby breast feeding in public, boob out and all. no one looks. no one cares. and that's the way it should be. unfortunately there are sick-o people who find this pleasurable, and that should honestly be the only reason women should feel cautious about breast feeding. period. it's nature. it's been done for millenia. just do it.DoniellChariehttp://openid.aol.com/DoniellCharienoreply@blogger.com