> When my son was nearly five he made a comment that I hope you will not find
> offensive. He had seen some dancers on TV in very revealing clothing, and he
> said to me "When I see those lady's breasts, it makes my penis stand up, but
> when I see your breasts, it doesn't. How come?" I asked him how he felt when
> he saw my breasts and he smiled and said "Happy." So I think that even at
> that age he distinguished between breastfeeding breasts and breasts being
> used sexually.

Thanks for sharing this interesting story! It is really incredible that a five year old
can make this distinction, really beautiful. Children are so surprising. We are not truly
aware of how much they notice and what fine distinctions they can make.


>
> I have heard this several times, I have also had clients tell me they would
> breastfeed their baby if it was a girl, but not a boy.
> Which is in direct opposition to the picture of the Pakistani woman we are
> all familiar with, so it is apparently a very "western" if not completely
> American idea.

Can someone tell me about this Pakistani woman story? I don´t know it.

Thanks everyone for the input, this is turning out to be a very interesting and deep
topic.

Kika Baeza
MD, FP
Madrid, Spain

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