Milk on the side : extended chest/breastfeeding in the United States / Cassandra White

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

White, Cassandra, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Breastfeeding--Social aspects--United States.

Breastfeeding.

Children--Nutrition--Social aspects.

Children.

Infants--Weaning--Social aspects--United States.

Infants.

Breastfeeding--Social aspects.

Infants--Weaning.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026

Summary:

"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"-- Bloomsbury Collections

Contents:

Cultural imaginaries, stigma, and taboo

“Nature” and culture in extended nursing

“This is not your fight!”

Encounters with biomedicine

“Cease and desist”

Lived experiences of extended nursing

“The other side of milk"

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from home page (Bloomsbury Collections, viewed April 6, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: White, Cassandra Milk on the side

ISBN:

9798216277231

9798216277248

9798216277255

OCLC:

1579845437

Publisher Number:

CIPO000354686

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license