Breastfeeding Brouhaha
October 21, 2006 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under breastfeeding
Britain is all abuzz with the purported leak of the divorce papers filed by Heather Mills against Paul McCartney. The papers reportedly claim:
11.18 The Petitioner often told the Respondent, when she was pregnant, that he did not want her to breast feed their child, making on one occasion the comment “they are my breasts” and on another occasion, “I don’t want a mouthful of breast milk”.
Notwithstanding this, the Respondent did breast feed Beatrice until, after six weeks, the Petitioner’s constant interrupting of her when breastfeeding (often in the presence of the midwife) had become so intolerable to her that she gave up.
This made her feel very miserable and demoralised.
What’s your reaction to this? All I can say is that it makes me look forward to discussing how important it is for the mother-baby pair to have support for their nursing relationship. Check back tomorrow for “A Cast of Ten Breastfeeding Support Characters.”
