This week is International Breastfeeding Week. It was important for us to talk about breastfeeding in public.
Babies, from birth, are programmed to feed every 3 hours. You obviously have a social life to maintain, shopping to do, outings to restaurants... baby's meal time will inevitably fall during these times. You will then need to breastfeed if you have chosen to breastfeed.
Unfortunately, the topic of breastfeeding in public is a taboo subject in the mouths of some people! However, we did not invent it, breastfeeding has existed since the appearance of mammals, more than 200 million years ago! And yes, in 2021 some people still haven't understood that breastfeeding is NA-TU-REL. One wonders if they know how they were designed…
Is breastfeeding in public allowed?
Today, in France, no law prohibits breastfeeding in public. Regardless of the place, time, outfit or even the age of the child, you have the right to feed your child as you see fit.
On the other hand, what is prohibited by law are attacks of all kinds. More and more women are being attacked in the street because they are publicly breastfeeding their children. In 2021, it’s not normal to come to this…
Why is breastfeeding in public a taboo subject?
A naked woman in the middle of a crowd. A breast that would show too much. The overly sexualized body of women. Lack of education...
Some will tell you that it is “wrong to take your breast out in public”, that you should go “hide” to feed your child, that you should even “stay at home with your baby instead of going out” and seeing a little the outside world...
It's probably a combination of all these remarks that make breastfeeding in public a taboo subject.
Fortunately, mentalities are changing, and the more we talk about it, the more we normalize the phenomenon. And Tajine Banane understood that well. Tajine Banane is a brand committed to breastfeeding. Recently, she wrote a manifesto on breastfeeding which I invite you to sign to support his fight!
“ Signing this manifesto means recognizing that breastfeeding everywhere all the time is much more than a slogan. That it is a right and that it still deserves to be defended in 2021. ” - Banana Tagine
