Gilu Joseph may have already predicted this;슬롯 머신 사이트 추천her decision to feature on a popular magazine cover Grihalakshmi, breastfeeding her child is already inspiring debates and discussions all over the country. Hollywood celebrity moms have been defying these cultural norms that call for a woman to cover up her breasts while breastfeeding. Here are some celebrities who have breastfed in public. But it is the first time a celeb from India has openly taken up cudgels against this ridiculous restriction. And she has gone about with it in the bravest way possible by posing on the cover of widely-read regional magazine. The image on the cover was captioned in Malayalam, 슬롯사이트�Keralathode ammamaaru: turichu nokkaruthu; njangalkku mulayottanam.슬롯사이트� It슬롯사이트s literally translated to 슬롯사이트Mothers to Kerala: Don슬롯사이트t stare; we need to breastfeed.슬롯사이트�

Gilu, like many others, were part of Grihalakshmi슬롯사이트s Brestfeed Freely campaign, an attempt on part of the magazine to de-stigmatise breastfeeding by normalising the act. It is a welcome move, considering that the society doesn슬롯사이트t mind inconveniencing the mother and child just because the sight of lactating breasts offend the spectator. Part of the problem is the society슬롯사이트s failure look beyond the aesthetic and sexual purpose of the breasts. Quite hypocritical considering that the same outrage is not seen when corporations exploit the female body and breasts to sell everything from soft drinks to motor oil.

So to get a real-woman perspective on the issue, we turned to some of our friends and co-workers and asked them whether they faced any opposition while breastfeeding their little ones. Their accounts are truly eye-opening.

슬롯사이트I couldn슬롯사이트t feed my child in front of my own husband슬롯사이트�

Sujata belongs to an educated family of highly-qualified people. But even she wasn슬롯사이트t spared the shaming when she gave birth to her daughter. 슬롯사이트I don슬롯사이트t think I슬롯사이트d ever be comfortable feeding my child in public after the humiliation I have endured. I remember the first time I was travelling from Bangalore to Chennai with Chinmayee (my daughter), she was 2.5 months old.

I had carried a shawl so that I could cover myself fully. Despite this, my mother-in-law the gazetted officer, sitting next to me used a large shawl to cover me from three sides, making it very obvious to everyone around us. I was embarrassed to say the least. But I didn슬롯사이트t get any reprieve from my own mother who would scold me even if I fed my child in the hall or in front of my own husband! I had to rush to the bedroom every time Chinmayee needed a feed.슬롯사이트�

슬롯사이트I never breast fed in public; but there is nothing shameful about it슬롯사이트�

Vrinda is a mother to beautiful twin babies but has never felt the need to breastfeed publically. She says, 슬롯사이트I never breast fed in public because I think breastfeeding is a private moment of bonding between the mother and the child. I don슬롯사이트t think the world should be privy to it. But if there is anyone qualified to take the call (whether to feed or not to feed in public) it is the mother.

I don슬롯사이트t think it is anybody else슬롯사이트s business to decide whether it is right to feed the child in public or not. Some mothers may do it privately, others may not. But I don슬롯사이트t think there is a single mother in the world who would keep her child hungry to protect her own modesty.슬롯사이트�

슬롯사이트Cities are good to breastfeeding mothers슬롯사이트�

Ranjitha harks back to the time when she had to breastfeed her child in a plane 31 years ago. She reveals, 슬롯사이트It was so long ago. One would expect people to be more narrow minded back then. But I count myself among the lucky ones who never had a bad experience breastfeeding in public. I had to breastfeed my son in the plane once and not a single person batted an eyelid. Some averted their gaze because they didn슬롯사이트t want to embarrass me. But I personally feel that people in the urban areas are far more accepting of breastfeeding mothers than those in the interior parts of the country.슬롯사이트�

슬롯사이트Mothers themselves think it is crass슬롯사이트�

Proud mother-of-two Debjani has some fantastic insights into the matter. She says, 슬롯사이트Indian society has traditionally been very tolerant of breastfeeding unlike the West. Mothers belonging to the lower rungs of the society, living joint families living in crammed spaces have no choice but to breastfeed in front of other family members. It is normalised to a large extent. We see our kaamwaalis and sabziwaalis feed their children in public. The problem arises when women from middle and upper echelons of the society start thinking public breastfeeding as a class trait and a crass thing to do.슬롯사이트�

This explains why most mothers have been on the fence about this matter for the longest time. But one thing is for sure: By broaching this 슬롯사이트uncomfortable슬롯사이트� topic, the magazine has set the balling rolling for another much-needed debate. And what슬롯사이트s a progressive move without a few naysayers. Detractors have already drawn their claws out and allegations about using Gilu Joseph슬롯사이트s breasts to 슬롯사이트titillate슬롯사이트� audience have been flying fast and thick. Inane criticisms on the lines of 슬롯사이트Why does she have to show the whole breast?슬롯사이트� is already happening. But let슬롯사이트s be relieved the door is finally flung open for a discussion and the first steps towards normalising breastfeeding have already been taken.

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