A woman in Easton, Pennsylvania with a 10 month old baby, was told by a judge that she should stop breastfeeding. She is currently in a custody battle with her child’s father and the court has required that she let the child spend two nights with the father. The issue is that she is still breastfeeding, can’t pump enough milk for two days, and the child won’t take a bottle, so how is this mother supposed to manage the situation? According to the judge, she should be formula feeding. This situation speaks to a few different issues we deal with here in the United States:

1. Formula is considered normal and/or equal to breastfeeding

2. 10 months old is looked at as “too old” to be breastfeeding

3. The legal system would rather take her baby away from her than just let her do what she knows is right for her child

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