Breastfeeding has become the new vehicle for women with exhibitionist tendencies.
I can pee 5 meters away from the toilet but you don't see me on reality TV showing everyone do you?
A Reality Series About Moms Who Breastfeed Older Kids Is in the Works: Great Idea, or Worst Show Ever?
SodaHead TV
2012/07/10 16:00:00
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Somebody must have realized that they could cash in on that controversial Time magazine cover. TV production company Collins Avenue (makers of "Dance Moms" and "American Stuffers," is developing a reality show about mothers who breastfeed older children, the New York Post reports.
The health benefits of breastfeeding (for mom and baby) are well known, with most doctors recommending exclusive breastfeeding for at least the first six months of a child's life and then breastfeeding while supplementing with food for at least the second six months. The World Health Organization encourages nursing until at least age 2.
But somehow, the sight of a mom breastfeeding a child over two tends to freak people out, even though the medical advice is mixed on when you "should" stop. "Experienced pediatricians realize that the benefits of breastfeeding don’t just magically disappear after one year," Karen McGratty, a lactation consultant who is nursing her 3-year-old son, told the Post.
"I didn’t set out to nurse a 3-year-old," mom Jessica Cary told the Post. "But two years came and went. Now breastfeeding and mothering are so intertwined for me." Are you interested in learning more about moms who can't give up breastfeeding? Or not in the slightest?
But somehow, the sight of a mom breastfeeding a child over two tends to freak people out, even though the medical advice is mixed on when you "should" stop. "Experienced pediatricians realize that the benefits of breastfeeding don’t just magically disappear after one year," Karen McGratty, a lactation consultant who is nursing her 3-year-old son, told the Post.
"I didn’t set out to nurse a 3-year-old," mom Jessica Cary told the Post. "But two years came and went. Now breastfeeding and mothering are so intertwined for me." Are you interested in learning more about moms who can't give up breastfeeding? Or not in the slightest?
Top Opinion
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Heisenberg 2012/07/10 17:31:49
that seems like their own business, and nobody elses, and why would they want to show that off anyway?
My comment was partly in jest to point out that not all 'natural and normal' practices need a TV series.
A whole TV series?
Not a public health campaign or advertising?
Don't you think that might be just a tad too much?