Milk on the Side
Extended Chest/Breastfeeding in the United States
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Product details:
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
- Date of Publication 2 April 2026
- ISBN 9798216277217
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages216 pages
- Size 226x152x16 mm
- Weight 330 g
- Language English 692
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Short description:
"What does it look like for a child to be nursing beyond an age that is perceived as ""normal""?"
MoreLong description:
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What does it look like for a child to be nursing beyond an age that is perceived as ""normal""?
Chest/breastfeeding is a fraught topic both in the U.S. and in many other countries, particularly when parents continue nursing beyond a few weeks. Popular media representations and opinions of chest/breastfeeding are polarizing: parents who struggle to produce breastmilk are often made to feel inadequate by public health and media suggestions that ""breast is best"". At the same time, those who practice extended nursing are often told that they are damaging their child's physical and psychological development.
Based on over a decade of research, Milk on the Side unfastens harmful myths about extended nursing- breastfeeding or chestfeeding a child beyond two years- while touching on the challenges and stigmatizing ideas that are associated with all chest/breastfeeding. The book explores the issue of chest/breastfeeding from many different contexts, including medical, policy, and familial pressures. Ultimately, readers will better understand why some parents practice extended nursing and how stigmas regarding child feeding impact all parents.
Table of Contents:
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Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Cultural Imaginaries, Stigma, and Taboo
Chapter Three: ""Nature"" and Culture in Extended Nursing
Chapter Four: ""This is not your fight!"": Input from Friends and Family
Chapter Five: Encounters with Biomedicine: Support, Shame, Stigma, and Iatrogenic Harm
Chapter Six: ""Cease and Desist"": Legal Issues and EN
Chapter Seven: Lived Experiences of EN
Chapter Eight: Conclusions: ""The Other Side of Milk""
Appendix A: In-depth Interview Questions
Appendix B: Brief Profiles of Interview Participants
Appendix C: Court Letter for Parents Practicing EN
Reference List
Index
