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posted by cmn32480 on Wednesday August 24 2016, @03:12PM   Printer-friendly
from the mmmmmmmm-lunch! dept.

In 2013, 81.1 percent of U.S. mothers said they started out breast-feeding their baby. That's up from 75 percent in 2008, and 70 percent in 2000, according to the CDC.

[...] 52 percent of U.S. mothers said they were still breast-feeding their infants when the babies were 6 months old, and 30 percent said they were still breast-feeding when the babies reached 1 year.

How should society handle breastfeeding in public and the workplace? Should there be any restrictions on the age of the child?

Breastfeeding has obvious benefits for a child's development, but breast milk is also a fluid of the body that can carry disease.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mum-still-breastfeeds-daughter-aged-4881835

http://www.livescience.com/55846-breast-feeding-mothers-united-states.html


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  • (Score: 1) by Francis on Wednesday August 24 2016, @05:38PM

    by Francis (5544) on Wednesday August 24 2016, @05:38PM (#392684)

    Yes, I do, because sitting on your balls is fucking painful. And god help you if you get an erection. That's extremely painful if the penis isn't in the right orientation when it happens or it gets caught in an awkward position midway through.

    It's a double standard, women want to be able to breast feed in public because it's "natural" but it's not anymore natural than men having to adjust themselves from time to time and at least women have the option of planning for it. There's not much we can do to plan for when our balls or penis get in a position where it's painful if we don't adjust.

  • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday August 24 2016, @06:27PM

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Wednesday August 24 2016, @06:27PM (#392711) Journal

    Intelligent Design! :D :D :D

    But, seriously...weird as this sounds I'm all for it. I think men should be allowed to. Just use some sanitizer afterwards because ick.

    --
    I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 24 2016, @06:36PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 24 2016, @06:36PM (#392717)

    Wearing the correct underwear helps. Briefs hold everything in place, kind of like a bra. Boxers let everything hang, and long term use can result in your sack drooping down to knee level. Do you want firm plums or a Newton's cradle?

  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by kurenai.tsubasa on Wednesday August 24 2016, @07:20PM

    by kurenai.tsubasa (5227) on Wednesday August 24 2016, @07:20PM (#392736) Journal

    I can definitely sympathize. Along the lines of what AC posted, perhaps try different styles of undergarment.

    The other thing I might be able to offer, if you were aggressively mutilated at birth, and I have no idea whether this will help somebody who has a male level of testosterone or not… all I know is that after switching to a different anti-androgen I began to have unwanted erections again, and this was the answer.

    Perhaps try an artificial foreskin. No need to get fancy and buy one of those $100 devices or go hog wild about foreskin restoration (personally I think it's hooey since there's more to a foreskin than just skin). Just something to protect the part of the glans that's going to be in frequent contact with clothing. With boxers, that would obviously be the top half. (Haven't worn briefs since being a kid.) Something decent but disposable can be made with $3 medical tape.

    I'm completely out on a limb for that one, though. I discussed it with a guy friend I'm very close to but he didn't seem interested and doesn't seem to have complaints about unwanted erections.

    I'm honestly wondering if this is some side effect of circumcision where way too much tissue is removed or what (as if any amount were acceptable). It's definitely something nobody wants to talk about. But thankfully, here we are on the internet!

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 24 2016, @10:25PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 24 2016, @10:25PM (#392794)

      That may well be your most solipsistic post ever.

      But I totally think taking an anti-androgen would solve all of Francis's problems.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 24 2016, @09:01PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 24 2016, @09:01PM (#392759)

    Yes, I do, because sitting on your balls is fucking painful. And god help you if you get an erection. That's extremely painful if the penis isn't in the right orientation when it happens or it gets caught in an awkward position midway through.

    My guess is that you haven't yet grown enough of a pair for this to be an issue for you. Just sayin'.