MTV's 16 and Pregnant

[tri deezy]

I'm watching Farrah's episode right now. The OBGYN looked horrified when she was like "yeah I'm really not planning on breast feeding...." Hehe it made me think of all those lactivists. I wasn't breastfed, though, and I'm fine! Now we know that I couldn't nurse because I was allergic to the milk my mom was drinking! If she'd stopped drinking real milk, then I would have nursed fine, but no big deal. My two closest co-workers weren't breastfed either. I guess it wasn't really big in the 70s and 80s the way it is now. I'm definitely going to breastfeed, though. I'm almost excited to nurse! That was written like a rant- sorry.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by tri deezy

I'm watching Farrah's episode right now. The OBGYN looked horrified when she was like "yeah I'm really not planning on breast feeding...." Hehe it made me think of all those lactivists. I wasn't breastfed, though, and I'm fine! Now we know that I couldn't nurse because I was allergic to the milk my mom was drinking! If she'd stopped drinking real milk, then I would have nursed fine, but no big deal. My two closest co-workers weren't breastfed either. I guess it wasn't really big in the 70s and 80s the way it is now. I'm definitely going to breastfeed, though. I'm almost excited to nurse! That was written like a rant- sorry.

I think that back then, there was so much of the "yay, women are finally getting somewhere in the workplace" that I don't think anyone was about to tell women they should demand time to pump or more time off.

The whole "is breast best" debate has gone back and forth over the years, for a variety of reasons.

[epchick]

Originally Posted by tri deezy

]I guess it wasn't really big in the 70s and 80s the way it is now.

I, along with my cousins and friends, was born in the 80's and we were all breastfed. I guess it really just depends on the area, and the person.