Time For A Change

I have breastfed my baby for about 16 months and have recently made the difficult decision to start weaning. For 16 wonderful months, me and my baby have been best friends. For 16 wonderful months, we shared an unbreakable bond. His attitude and demeanor was always pleasant, he was a happy, healthy and active baby.  He grew at a steady pace, always had good check ups and fell within the top half of the growth percentile - I was very happy with how well he was developing.

This photo was taken just after he was born, all 7lbs 6oz of him. He was like a little hound, he wiggled his tiny body across my chest until he found my breast. So instinctively. What a precious moment. So natural.

These are the moments/stories that resonate with you when you become a mother. Every detail is automatically debited into your memory bank. You never really forget your first moments with your child.

So what I want to know is, what is the big deal? Why does breastfeeding make people so uncomfortable that mothers are ridiculed in public/media for it? Who decided that this was an indecent act and not appropriate in public view?

If we are to normalize breastfeeding, women must breastfeed in public so that people can become desensitized to it.