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Originally Posted by Livia
I don't have any issue with breastfeeding. I don't think it's weird and icky. I don't think it has anything to do with sexual gratification and think the comparison to her being a paedophile is nonsensical. My opinion is that breastfeeding a six year old has more to do with the needs of the mother than the needs of the child.
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Often that might be true and arguably in this case it might even seem likely, as she seems to have been seeking exposure of the issue without really considering whether or not her child will want this plastered all over the Internet, which for me is the bigger issue, but really, it's not possible to know for sure and I tend to be wary when stories like this gain mass exposure. Often latched onto by anti-breastfeeders and the formula defence league and used as an example of why no one should breastfeed past 6 months (against every piece of medical literature ever written on the subject which roughly say 6 month minimum but preferably 1 year+).
WHY have I spent half of my day defending breastfeeding? Urgh. Maybe I am a ****ing feminist
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