There was a challenging article on the subject of breastfeeding published in the Guardian recently.
For the first time in my adult life I encountered a breastfeeding mother today. Far from being offended by this, I was quite enamoured by the quite cute sounds made by the baby — sounds which could accurately be described as "gurgling". What I was offended by, however, was the changing of a soiled nappy just after the breastfeeding. Although offended (especially by the smell) the truth of the nappy changing was that its necessity was, well, necessary. As such, I would never have asked the mother not to change the nappy, despite it being much more objectionable than the breastfeeding.
What is objectionable about breastfeeding, I don't know. What is made necessary by bringing up a baby, however, I'm quite willing to accept.
