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Should breastfeeding mothers cover up? |
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Written by Jennifer O'Hern, Dayton Parenting Examiner
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009 |
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Hooray for Boobies says no
 Hooray for Boobies, a pro-breastfeeding group, organized mothers, babies and their supporters to bring breastfeeding into the light of day at this year’s ComFest in Columbus, Ohio.
Hooray for Boobies event co-founder and Lactavist Lauren Damon described her reason for organizing the nurse-in by noting that, “breastfeeding is not the norm in our culture, and it is my goal to normalize breastfeeding.”
Lauren strives to give facts about breastfeeding benefits versus the risks of choosing to formula feed. She’d like to get breastfeeding mothers out of toilet stalls, back rooms and chemical closets.
A Dayton area mothers group met and discussed breastfeeding and the Hooray for Boobies event at ComFest. Sara, a three-time breastfeeder, was informed by a stranger that she was inappropriate for breastfeeding inside a ladies room because the door opened and closed and "men might see her".
The majority of the Dayton group felt that breastfeeding should be done discreetly. Hooray for Boobies responds with a copy of the Indiscreet Breastfeeding Manifesto:
Indiscreet Breastfeeding Manifesto
- I will nurse my child any time, any where, no matter who is present or what I am wearing.
- I will bare my breast with pride and confidence.
- I will not apologize for nourishing and nurturing my child.
- I will not smother my child with a napkin or blanket or hide behind a covering for the sake of other people's comfort.
- I will smile at everyone around me and ignore rudeness.
- I know that I am giving my child the perfect infant food from the most efficient, ecological and economic delivery system.
- I know that I am giving my child the healthy start that is his or her birthright.
- I will set an example for women, men and children, educate the public, dispel breastfeeding myths, desexualize the breast, and make the world a better place, all through the simple act of feeding my child.
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Lauren and the other Hooray for Boobies participants want mothers to know that there is nothing to hide or be ashamed of when breastfeeding.
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