Hereford & Worcester Breastfeeding Calendar 2011 go Strawberry Picking for June

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The photography session plan for this month was proposed by Jennie to capture the essence of summer and what a great idea it turned out to be! Also upon reflecting about the strawberry fields one can’t help beginning to hum the classic John Lennon song, Strawberry Fields Forever and funnily enough some of the lyrics can be applied to the current public situation and view on breastfeeding, at least in my opinion. The lyrics,

Living is easy with eyes closed

Misunderstanding all you see

It’s getting hard to be someone, but it all works out

Applied to our current social standpoint on public breastfeeding, many people do live with their eyes closed, unwilling to open them and see breastfeeding as the way nature intended mother’s to feed their children. Its not dirty or perverse or anything anyone should be ashamed of. And unfortunately those who have never known a breastfeeding mother or have been educated about breastfeeding misunderstand all that they see when they see a mother breastfeeding her child in public. The last line of the verse I believe everyone can relate to…it’s getting hard to be someone, but its even harder to be a mother who tries to do what she thinks is right for child by breastfeeding and then is publicly shunted, humiliated and shamed. The important point for mothers to remember is to persevere and it will work out. Thank you for the inspiration Mr Lennon!”