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
Thanks.
"Are you interested in learning more about moms who can't give up breastfeeding? Or not in the slightest?"
Not in the slightest.
As for Nursing my child and how long for, that's between me, my child and Husband. He's also aware of the benefits to Mom & Kid so he's on-board with extended Nursing based on the facts. He could care less what society thinks as the welfare of myself and our child come priority-one in his eyes.
BUT...
I don't really think a show is necssary about Mom's practicing extended Nursing.
Smells like a grab for easy money based on controversy that shouldn't even exist really.