Article: Breasts weren't meant to feed sexual hang-ups.

Byline: Julie Deardorff

In his first openly defiant act, my 11-month-old son recently stopped breast-feeding without my permission. At first the strike seemed temporary, but I've been trying to lure him back for three weeks. He's done.

In some ways, this sudden, albeit natural, rejection made me feel like a failure. I'd planned to nurse him every night after work as long as possible, hoping for an easy, intimate bond after a long day of separation. Instead, I attach myself to a mechanical breast pump three times a day and we feed him my milk from a bottle.

Though breast-feeding is an intensely joyful and rewarding experience, it also generates ...

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