Supermodel Gisele
Bundchen shared an Instagram photo
Tuesday of herself, while on the job, breastfeeding her 1-year-old
daughter. Flanked by a hair and makeup team, the model appears to be
serenely feeding her baby without a care in the world. A photo like
this can be positive — these kinds of images help ease
all-too-common stigmas that surround public breastfeeding. However,
this scene also highlights how difficult it is for most moms to
breastfeed in public, at work or otherwise.
There
are countless examples of how public breastfeeding is
stigmatized. Facebook’s
policies allow
depictions of violence against women and beheadings, while photos of
breastfeeding were banned until recently. Last year, Time
magazine kicked
up controversy when
a cover photo of a mother breastfeeding a toddler caused reactions of
outrage, disgust and concern
for the child’s well-being.
Then there was the
heated debate sparked
by a college professor breastfeeding her sick baby in the classroom.
Mothers are routinely kicked out of public places for breastfeeding.
I
will never forget the conversations I had with family members about
the importance of being “discreet” when breastfeeding my daughter
in public. Or the fear of being scolded for exposing my breasts to
feed my screaming, hungry infant in the mall. Heaven forbid we offend
someone with the exposure of a body part designed to feed babies.
Source:
latimes
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