Ask Amy: Witness to unsafe daycare wonders what to do
– Dumbfounded in Denver!
Dear Dumbfounded: Yes, breastfeeding has been “commonplace” ever since babies have been in need of nourishment.
People are now sharing photos of women feeding their babies, and so this has become commonplace, too.
Some moms are posting “brelfies” (breastfeeding selfies) to social media.
The decision to share or keep breastfeeding private should be a parent’s prerogative. Women feeding babies should not be seen as an embarrassing, shameful, or dumbfounding thing. (Would you have objected to the photo if your niece was bottle feeding her baby?)
As witnessing breastfeeding becomes culturally normalized, you could consider yourself at the vanguard of a trend: You saw a photo of a mother feeding her child, and survived.
Dear Amy: Please don’t use words like “doulas” in your column, because it forces me to take the time to look up the unknown word. I just can’t ignore it!
– Dictionary Dan
Dear Dan: Thank you for looking up an unfamiliar word. Consider me your vocabulary doula, helping readers to birth knowledge.
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