Judy wrote:
"Our female equipment being compared to other mammals is irrelevant,  I believe.  We're the only species made to mate face to face."

Dophins mate face-to-face. And I have to think that if it were irrelevant to compare human breasts to those of other mammals, it would also be irrelevant to compare the biological primacy of breastfeeding among human infants to that among other mammals.

"  In the Bible's Song of Solomon it talks of his Love's (noun) breasts being  intoxicating to him.  They were meant to be erotic, but only for that  one's special lover.  The specialness of the nursing relationship is
 mentioned also.  Isn't this the stuff of romantic writers throughout history?"

We are still only referring to a few cultures here. Certainly Kathy D. can speak to this.

Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA

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