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Originally Posted by Tanya  Also, yes a baby *can* eat food from 4 months but it isn't recommended. 6 months is recommended and you only start by giving one solid meal a day, so most of the day is still spent breast/bottle feeding (if you stick to guidelines) so I do think it is needed to be able to feed your baby whereever the hell you like. Plus, as pointed out sooo many times, you see more flesh on 'girls' walking around the streets or bilboard posters etcetera than you would ever see on a mother who is feeding her child! |
Ain't that the damned truth! (haha)
In the US they recommend breastfeeding up until the age of one. If you chose not to breastfeed, formula feeding is also strongly encouraged and is the standard as well in the US until the age of one. We are told that (like Tanya stated) nearly all of their nutrition from birth till 1 years of age should come from formula/breastmilk. Solids at 4-6 months and onwards is just to introduce new behaviours, new tastes, new textures, and to get the hang of eating solid food down pat. They discourage mothers from feeding their children cows milk until age one as well, as it is not an equal substitute nutritionally for breastmilk/formula.
My daughter is nearly 11 months now and still is a mainly breastfed baby. She has stopped feeding throughout the night, but still breastfeeds 3-6 times a day as well as some solids here or there. For the most part I skipped a lot of the prepared "baby" food as she just wasn't into it at the time, and now that she has 8 teeth, and understands the concept of chew and swallow I mainly feed her small tiny portions of whatever it is we eat. All that being said, I will most likely continue to breastfeed her up until 18 months or so, with weaning beginning around 12 months old, till it dwindles down to once a day or so.
Im drifting off subject though so I am sorry! I cannot believe they would want to limit something that is both natural, and the most healthy choice to make. You would think they would care more of the well being of todays youth than some fuddy duddy being offended that they might (gasp) see a boob or two. Heck I breastfeed and while -I- am personally slightly overly modest and chose not to do it very often in public, I still don't stare at other people when they chose to. Look the other way, find something or someone else to look at, ect ect.. There are ways to make the issue not a big deal.
Also I thought it was fairly common that topless wasnt a huge deal in Europe? Have things changed?
Lets face facts. One of the following is true for everyone.
Either ..
You have boobs yourself.
You have been breastfed at some point in your life.
You have seen boobs in person.
You have seen boobs on the television or print ads or art.
You have seen boobs in porn.
Boobs are not a big deal, and neither is breastfeeding.
I hope the petition goes through!