The real question, however, and one we need to consider moving forward, is whether we can even examine the real effects of breastfeeding in a society where
biologically normal breastfeeding is so rare.
Not exact matches
Now, firstly I do need to say what first comes to my mind... it makes absolutely no sense whatsoever from a evolutionary perspective or survival perspective that something so common and
biologically normal (
breastfeeding throughout the night) would lead to cavities.
Breastfeeding is
biologically normal and our bodies expect this to happen when we have a baby.
Breastfeeding is the
biologically normal way to feed an infant.
If we want to get more mothers
breastfeeding, we have to be real with what's
biologically normal instead of pretending that the choice to bedshare has nothing to do with their desire to give their babies the very best.
Mothering through
breastfeeding is one of the most natural,
biologically normal things you can do for your child and it meets every single one of their nighttime needs.
The
biologically normal benefits of
breastfeeding do not magically disappear once a baby turns a year old.
In all these categorizations, however, the bias still leads us away from finding the benefits of
breastfeeding / risks of formula because the only «pure» group would be those who followed WHO guidelines and exclusively
breastfed on demand for 6 months then continued to nurse for approximately 2 years or more (some children wean before that and they would be
biologically normal).
Breastfeeding is the
biologically normal way to feed a small infant and child.
What we do mean:
Breastfeeding is the
biologically normal way to feed a baby.
Because they aren't used to seeing what is actually
biologically and anthropologically
normal duration
breastfeeding, they categorize this different choice they don't understand as being wrong and rationalize that if it's «wrong» it's going to mess up the child.
Breastfeeding is more than the
biologically normal way for me to feed and care for my babies and toddlers, it has actually become one of the most important tools in my parenting tool box.