Breastfeeding is by far the best way to nourish a baby, not just because of BPA in formula can liners and melamine in milk products from China, but also because human beings typically just do better as babies when they are breastfed. Breastfed babies have lower rates of disease, allergies, and later on they have lower rates of obesity and heart disease. Breastfeeding correlates slightly to higher IQ and various other things, as well.

(Women who choose or have to use formula instead can’t be criticized either, since the obstacles to breastfeeding are enormous and it’s just not possible for everyone–and almost all formula-fed babies do very well.)

Yet, despite these facts, even in today’s society, women confront ridiculous obstacles to breastfeeding. One of the biggest obstacles is when people see breastfeeding not as a healthy and natural (and traditional) way to feed a baby but as a sexually perverse activity. For these people a breast is sexual, so breastfeeding to them is sexual.

I would argue such people have a serious mental health issue that should be the target of professional medical attention; that would be more constructive than taking down completely asexual and actually quite sweet images of babies nursing from Facebook.

I say for shame on Facebook for making that much harder for breastfeeding to be seen as the normal, natural, and asexual activity that it is. It’s not conducive to healthy babies and a healthier society.