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here at The Militant Breastfeeding Cult. We have added
a cool, new feature to our Web site: A Blog
(short for Weblog). Publish anything from daily thoughts
to poetry. You food diary to your personal diary. Commentary
on the world to well, just about anything you can think
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I'll bet you didn't even know there was such a thing. According
to Peggy Robin in her book Bottlefeeding Without Guilt (now renamed
When Breastfeeding is Not an Option) there is! If you're not sure
about the status of your membership, consider these questions from Rebecca
Prewett's review of Robin's book:
- Do you nurse your babies past one year of age?
- Do you share your bed with your nursing baby?
- Do you believe that mothers and fathers have different roles to play
in raising children?
- Do you believe that God provided women with breasts in order to feed
their babies?
- Do you associate with other women who breastfeed their children or
even---gasp!---attend La Leche League meetings?
- Do you sign your email messages with "Billy's mommy" or
cutesy nicknames? This is an obvious sign that you are assuming a childlike,
unquestioning, unintellectual role within the cult.
- Do you follow the AAP guidelines of breastfeeding a baby exclusively
for six months before introducing supplements or solids? (Presumably
the AAP is part of the cult.)
 Do
you believe that there are not only physical differences between men
and women, but psychological and emotional differences as well?- Do you believe that motherhood is a noble calling and that mothers
and babies belong together? Do you---gasp!---think that babies are better
off if their mothers are home with them rather than pursuing careers?
- Do you make your baby's food from wholesome, nourishing ingredients
and avoid processed foods or additives?
- Do you avoid pacifiers and artificial nipples?
Rebecca Prewett writes, "If you answered in the affirmative to any
of these, let me warn you that Peggy Robin views these as characteristics
of the cult lifestyle!"
So, is this you? If so, you should be proud. (Being part of the cult
does not require full agreement with all the questions, rather, it's if
you consider yourself a "militant, cultish, breastfeeder.")
Proclaim your membership boldly to the world by placing one of the membership
graphics (below) on your homepage. Save your choice to your hard drive
and upload it to your server. Link the image back here:
http://www.MilitantBreastfeedingCult.com/
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Questions? |
The Militant Breastfeeding Cult
has an International Board
Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) on staff
in our forum. Stop
by and Jessica will answer any questions and concerns
you have about nursing your babies.
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The
Militant Breastfeeding Cult is designed as
an information resource and a community to assist
mothers and all those concerned about our babies.
Join our email list,
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and be part of a growing community of friends, enjoying
conversation and supporting each other. Our articles
section features handouts from Dr. Jack Newman, MD
-- a well-known breastfeeding expert -- as well as
other excellent authors, addressing concerns from
how to get a good start breastfeeding to what to do
when your baby is in the hospital. We also have some
lighter reading and
real-life stories,
as well as gorgeous pictures
of breastfeeding mothers. So take some time to
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