Dear All
We have a boy aged 7 and a girl aged 6 months. The girl is being breastfed by my wife. I do not spend much time at home to help my son with his homework (because of work hours), so my wife does this and has to take care of the baby.
The thing is she breastfeeds the baby in full view of my son.
Should I be worried about this? How are other women / families coping with this?
why would you be worried? The breast isn't being sexualized at all by your wife and I highly doubt your son even thinks of it beyond his sister's food supply.
Sorry to be crass but what's the worst thing that's going to happen here...your son will grow up to view breasts as a food source rather than a sexual object? I think you might get widely differing opinions on this but I view it as something completely natural and not offensive at all. It is common for my kids to see women at the playground or mall or wherever breastfeeding and ask me about it...I explain to them plainly about it. No need to make a big deal out of it. Posted via Mobile Device
well, I saw a recent article on Time (which showed a woman suckling her son) that polarised women. Apologies if this is against the rules and sounds explicit/crass, but it is not the breast that is in view but the nipples as well. Isn't this "wrong"? I am bit nervous about this.
well, I saw a recent article on Time (which showed a woman suckling her son) that polarised women. Apologies if this is against the rules and sounds explicit/crass, but it is not the breast that is in view but the nipples as well. Isn't this "wrong"? I am bit nervous about this.
If she's breast feeding, the nipple won't be on view because it is in the infant's mouth.
I don't believe there is anything wrong in a mother breastfeeding in front of her 7 year old son. That's what breasts are for, so I wouldn't worry about it.
It will only be a big deal if you make it be one. I nursed all 3 of my kids in full view of each other. They are older now and get that milk comes from boobs. At this point they still have no idea boobs are sexual. LOL They are 12, 9 and 6.
I really doubt it's going to cause any issues at all.
Trust in nature, women are designed biologically to have a series of births during which time the children who are born first are witness to the rearing of the remainder.
If I recall, humans come out of the womb without clothing.
So according to this reasoning (applies to all of humanity), rather than your own social conditioning (applies to one person), the propensity of evidence points to "harmless" at worst, and pro-social at best. The breasts are designed to be sexual organs so that breast feeding will be a nice experience for the woman, rather than painful, and they do need to be connected to the sexual organs because breastfeeding releases chemicals that contract the uterus after birth.
Next, people will wonder if their little girls can be turned into lesbians by looking in the mirror, or watching their moms breastfeeding, or breastfeeding their daughters when they are mature and give birth. The answer to all of this is no. You are way overthinking the situation, humans are just not that complicated, until someone starts talking and thinking too much.
I wouldn't worry about this at all. It's just the way it has to be, and nature intended for it to be this way anyway.
Plus, it would be very uncomfortable for your wife and for your baby daughter if she was having to hide breastfeeding. It would become stressful for the both of them.
Don't worry about it and allow your wife and daughter to enjoy the time they have together while they have it. It's a good thing.
No need to worry. It has been going on for thousands of years. Most women usually wear nursing blouses/nightgowns and/or nursing bras. In this case, very little can be seen.
All three of my kids were breastfed. My oldest is now 11 (boy) and he watched me feed his sister (5) and brother (4) until they were each 1 1/2 -2 years old respectively. So, he was in full view of his mother breastfeeding from the time he was 5 years old, until two years ago, age 9. And, he saw me do it at home, at the store, at church...everywhere. There is nothing wrong with a child seeing the breast as a food source, not just a sexual plaything. And, with my....uhhh... ample breasts , He likely got quite an eyeful, especially at home! LOL But guess what? It didn't even affect him poorly. He doesn't fixate on a woman's breasts. I never covered up the baby's head, nor the breast when feeding. He saw it all... breast, areola, nipple.
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, He likely got quite an eyeful, especially at home! LOL But guess what? It didn't even affect him poorly. He doesn't fixate on a woman's breasts. I never covered up the baby's head, nor the breast when feeding. He saw it all... breast, areola, nipple.
