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I think this is really lovely....

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jonicomelately · 28/01/2015 09:09

Whatever your views on breastfeeding may be, I think his article is great. There are so many negative stereotypes surrounding young, working-class women and so I love the photograph of the mother with the curlers and
scousebrows.
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-mums-post-breastfeeding-selfies-8521343#rlabs=4

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jonicomelately · 28/01/2015 11:03

Well I loved it. It reminds me of the cuddly baby stage we all enjoy, however we may choose to feed our babies.

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tiktok · 28/01/2015 12:08

Horrible comments, though, underneath - get out the bingo cards, 'cos we've got the lot there:

'attention-seeking', 'bf is natural so is masturbating', 'what a lot of fuss over nothing', 'get a life'....and so on. So much hate :(

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BossWitch · 28/01/2015 12:17

Good to see some people arguing with the negative comments though. There will always be ignorant little twats out there, but hopefully more positive exposure for breastfeeding mums will help 'normalise' the practice in the minds of the majority.

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squizita · 28/01/2015 14:53

Good to see a range of women being seen to bf. Sometimes the media stereotypes it as something only well to do mums or slightly hippy mums do.
The reality is loads of us do it! Of all lifestyles and incomes.
But I found the stereotype quite daunting when I was pregnant. I'm a band t shirt, bottle red hair and too much make up mum and it's only through experience I've learned many women ebf or mixed feed but you don't see it in the media.

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jonicomelately · 28/01/2015 19:03

Spot on squizita

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MehsMum · 28/01/2015 19:31

Great article and some lovely photos.
And some pithy responses to the idiotic comments.

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jonicomelately · 28/01/2015 20:03

Just read the responses to the comments. Those women don't take any crap Grin

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NickyEds · 28/01/2015 21:09

Some unbelievably cute pictures!! (the one of the little boy and the sculpture is so funny). Some unbelievably pathetic comments.

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