Hey! It's something CULTURAL!

An open letter to Mr. KC Montero:

           First and foremost, I have nothing against your opinion about breastfeeding in public. Everything you’ve said solely reflected your own opinion, and I can do nothing about it. But let me lay down my points about this matter:

                I am pretty sure that you are aware that breastfeeding in public is very Filipino culture. In fact, it has been practiced by many Filipino moms for a very long time to the extent that we find it “usual”. This is what I meant about “very Filipino culture”.

            Scientifically speaking, breastfeeding is best for babies (nothing beats breast milk, right?). Of course, mothers only want what’s best for their babies – whenever, wherever.

               

      Now, if breastfeeding in public gives some sort of “awkward” feeling to anybody, it their hitch, not the mothers. They are just doing what they are supposed to do, and that is to feed their babies with their healthy milk, regardless of time and place. In addition, no mother wants to be harassed or to be some sort of ‘’object of desire” to the public, right? And what really amuses me more is that others still find it awkward considering the fact that they are Filipinos themselves; and I am pretty sure that this is not new to them since this is something so cultural to us! In fact, they may be breastfed before by their own mothers. So for those who feel awkward in breastfeeding in public, you might want to ask your mother if you, for once, has been breastfed in public.

          And to conclude this opinion, I just want to express that I am very proud to those breastfeeding moms, and I know they feel the same way too, because nothing beats the feeling of being able to provide what your child deserves and to provide it without thinking twice.

Salute to all breastfeeding moms out there!