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> Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:51:32 -0400
> From: Rachel Myr <[log in to unmask]>
> Jamelle is right, too, that so much of what we think is absolute
> truth is simply culturally determined and thus very
> difficult to catch sight of when we are part of the culture.
I think we are discussing two different things and mixing them up; on
the one hand what is possible within the biological and cultural
scope for man (woman?) and on the other the present, what we live in
here and now, influenced by a large and growing culture of choosing
and commercial influences that disturb mothers (and fathers and in
fact most society members) from being able to listen to their
innermost wishes and needs.
When it comes to evidence for the issue of not liking breastfeeding,
I think attachment theory comes close. As a mother has bonded well to
her baby she will respond quickly and adequately on her baby's cues
in time as they emerge, and thus creating a secure attachment to
herself within the baby. My suggestion is that a mother who likes -
or merely thinks it's worthwile - what she is doing will respond more
quickly to her baby's breastfeeding cues than will a mother who (for
whatever the reason - pain, lack of support feelings of loneliness
etc) wishes she didn't have to.
I also read about Paul Ekman, who has done research about facial
expressions and found that man has a set of innate spontanous facial
expressions (that also people who were born blind express) that are
expressing different emotions. After a fraction of a second the
culturally accepted expression takes over. Small children percieve
and interpret the first, spontaneous expression, which probably is
dislike, if a mother who doesn't like breastffeding sees the baby
giving feeding cues.
What do you think about that? :-)
Marit Olanders
editor of Amningsnytt, Sweden
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