Unfortunately,
most lactivists ignore that some difficulties just can not be overcome (no amount of support is going to effect IGT, for example).
In the second place,
most lactivist efforts are utter failures because they fail to take into account the real reasons why women choose not to breastfeed: the pain, the difficulty, inadequate milk supply, and the inconvenience.
Not exact matches
There is no way that this terminology is in any way meant to be taken seriously, even by the
most sanctimonious and sensitive of
lactivists.
Perhaps
lactivists cage their older children while nursing the baby, but
most women don't feel that is appropriate.
If they say anything negative about breastfeeding, they will incur the wrath of
lactivists but they can rail against formula and
most people nod in agreement.
Maybe they can do that on Planet Boob where
most of the
lactivists hide out, but here in the real world,
most nursing women have OTHER CHILDREN.
Lactivists need to choose, is breastfeeding normal and easy and everyone can do it, or is it something special and unique that only the bestest
most perfect woman can do.
But for some of the
most fringe
lactivists, any formula is enough to diminish that «exclusive breastfeeding» label.
In every choice that a parent needs to make, the NCB /
lactivist approved option is invariably the one that is the hardest and
most time consuming for the mother.
When I first heard the term
lactivist I thought it was the
most clever title that I had heard of.