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Did you know that children’s shows used to depict breastfeeding?
Here is Buffy and her baby, Cody on Sesame Street, in 1977.
Notice she actually says the word “breast.” On a children’s show.
#normalizebreastfeeding #StrongResilientLatched
Here is Buffy and her baby, Cody on Sesame Street, in 1977.
Notice she actually says the word “breast.” On a children’s show.
#normalizebreastfeeding #StrongResilientLatched
Here’s Maria, in the 80’s running roughly the same script, this time with prepubescent girl watching. (I was watching, too.)
The message here is clear: this is normal. Your body can do more then society tells you. It can BUILD HUMANS.
The message here is clear: this is normal. Your body can do more then society tells you. It can BUILD HUMANS.
#TandemNursing of twins, without a cover, depicted in the 90’s on Rugrats. I friggin loved that show!
Can you spot the Easter egg?
Can you spot the Easter egg?
In 2012, some moms got a petition together to bring breastfeeding back to Sesame Street. SS responded, paraphrasing, “Our curriculum this year is STEM. Breastfeeding is not STEM.”
WRONG. Breastfeeding is STEM. https://www.startribune.com/moms-bring-breast-feeding-back-to-sesame-street/137438458/
WRONG. Breastfeeding is STEM. https://www.startribune.com/moms-bring-breast-feeding-back-to-sesame-street/137438458/
Breastfeeding is STEM. @MeghanAzad, @Mammals_Suck, and @IVAPhD are just some examples of this kind of scientist. @SarahTurner11 specializes in integrating breastfeeding into school curriculums—right alongside naming your veggies!
Breastfeeding is both science and medicine.
The class of animals to which we belong is named after the mammary gland. You can talk about how we are mammals and mammals drink milk!
Breastfeeding is medicine because it helps prevent illness and regulates the nervous system.
The class of animals to which we belong is named after the mammary gland. You can talk about how we are mammals and mammals drink milk!
Breastfeeding is medicine because it helps prevent illness and regulates the nervous system.
Yes, breastfeeding is a sensitive topic, but one thing it is NOT is inappropriate for children. Quite the opposite. Breastfeeding is a *learned behavior*, and if it isn’t normalized for the child early, stigmatization will step in and fill the gaps.
Anyway, @sesamestreet has dealt with incarceration, AIDS, racism, incarceration, and death. Breastfeeding should be a walk in the park for them—especially with experts by their side!
@sesamestreet says they use an evidence-based approach to developing their programming. Well, I’m just a scientist, standing in front of one of my favorite childhood shows, asking them to nerd out with me about how a glorified apocrine sweat gland shaped the fate of our species.
