Wampeters come and wampeters go

While I’m totally going to be one of those moms who nurses wherever will make the most people uncomfortable as possible to make a point about how women belong everywhere, whether they are performing biological motherly functions or not, I do have a problem with the paragraph in this article that suggests that breastfeeding should be allowed pretty much solely because it is healthier and therefore the right thing to do.  It should be allowed because it is a normal thing that people do, and you can’t control people’s lives by making them stay home if they have infants and choose to breastfeed.  But it isn’t right for everyone and the pro-breastfeeding population also needs to realize that those who don’t breastfeed are making a legitimate choice not to or may not be physically able to, and the possible health benefits for babies is NOT what legitimizes breastfeeding, it’s the fact that either decision is an acceptable choice that should not limit a woman’s ability to function and participate in society.