Who is Time's Breast-Feeding Mom?
May 11, 2012
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Jamie Lynne Grumet probably didn’t think her life would change when she posed for Time magazine’s May 21 cover, breast-feeding her nearly 4-year-old son.
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Grumet is a 26-year-old mother of two boys, 3 and 5, who lives in Los Angeles and writes a blog, IAmNottheBabysitter.com (which is currently down due to the overwhelming response).
The blog covers topics like breast-feeding, AIDS and adoption, centering on her eldest son, who is adopted. On her Facebook page, she describes her life as: "Transracial family by way of birth and adoption. Join the chaos."
Grumet has also contributed to MomsLA.com about life as a mother, and revealed she was breastfed until she was 6 years old.
In an article for MomsLA, she described her passionate feelings about breast-feeding. "I have a really hard time with people that scoff at extended breast-feeding and give their reason as, 'its weird,' or 'that's a little too old.' I'm sorry those aren't legitimate reasons to be judging someone negatively for their choice.”
She added, "I believe historical events and western society's over-sexualized view of the body made us fearful of breast feeding. My mother taught me never to be ashamed of breast feeding. It is normal and natural."
Grumet spoke with "Extra's" AJ Calloway on Friday and he asked her when she planned to stop breast feeding. "It's a very natural process, he's started already to self-wean, so I'm thinking by the 4th year this may be the end. He needs it right now and I'm okay doing it still, so if we're both happy we don't feel like there's any reason to stop."
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breast feeding is a normal healthy and naural act. it is not at all sexual. and only inmature morons in the same class as the puriten idiots that burned women for being witches.would see it diffrently.
Poor kid. he's probably going to get teased a lot for that picture.
I think NORMAN BATES (MOVIE PSYCHO) breast fed until he was 3- he just couldnt let go of his momma!! When a child can put on his own clothes, use a fork/eat real people food- its certainly time to cut the strings. I bet she still bathes him.....bad bad bad mommy.....
As a Lactation Consultant I think the article is great. Americans are so uptight about nudity and breast feeding. Everyone knows breast feeding is better for babies, but we are a society that doesn't want to have to work hard at anything, especially parenting their infant. I see it over and over again parents that think it's so much easier to just give a bottle, than to breast feed their infants. In europe this wouldn't even be an issue. We have so many obese children today, and it has been proven that it starts in infancy. Who cares if she breast feeds her 4 year old, it works for their family and thats all that matters.
so did they run out of cows in her area
You are sick mom! No mother breast feeds their kids that long. That is like incest.
Is her child (not baby) actually breast "feeding" in this photo??? If not, I'm disgusted by the fact that she had him "POSE" for this photo while "pretending" to get milk!!
Obviously Mom wasn't thinking about her child when they both "posed" for this magazine.
This is a natural act for a baby. Animals who nurse, instinctually ween their babies when they are old enough to eat and drink on their own. These moms, in my opinion, have crossed the line. They are deriving far more from this than the child. It seems to be a dependency need and control factor of the mother. Breastfeeding is to supply a baby with nutrients and natural antibodies to protect the baby and help it's immune system. These are not babies. These moms should let their children go.
The only problem I have is her statement about America sexualizing our bodies and thinks we are ridiculous, but yet she posed in a sexual way with the clothes chosen and the actual pose during her son breastfeeding. Hmmmm?
I think that she has problems and needs help!!! Her husband isn't taking care of his duties or she wouldn't need all this extra attention. Breast feeding is for the child not to make mommy look good!!!
If you are still breast feeding for the nutritional value,
Why don't you just get a breast pump and put the milk in a cup for him.
I understand breast feeding a baby during infancy, but when your child is 2 and up that's just plain disgusting. By theses ages your child is potty trained, with a mouth full of teeth and going to school but your still breast feeding. Nowadays there is plenty nutrition in regular milk and foods along with vaccinations where your child will be perfectly healthy. My son was 3 years old when he started to ask about boy and girl parts, so that's when I stopped getting dressed and undressed in front of him because kids Imitate everything? Even if you explain to them not to do certain things, they still do because they are curious. I wonder if your child being breasted past 2yrs understands that everyone doesnt do this and has he tried to jump on some other ladies boob for milk?
When did one of the most natural healthy thing in this world become repulsive to humans? Are we slowly becoming so synthetic that we are even scuffing at one of the most basic human rights of our own offspring. Wow...I worry for the human race.
I cannot comprehend anyone thinking this is normal in Europe or ANYWHERE- kids are so grown up now- have you seen 12 year old girls looking like Brittany Spears? Kids wear make up at 10 - so by 4 years old in this day and age it is what a 7 year olds mentality was 20 years ago. Kids grow up so fast, learn so much, they even ask by the time they are 5 for particular clothing. When I was young my mother bought and picked out my clothes- when I was 4 I played with Barbie dolls- NOW they play with computer games or WII virtual games! So breast feeding at 4 is just sick! I cant even believe her husband is OK with this.
I say right on! Americans so so uptight. Go to Europe where it is the norm. Maybe if more Americans breast feed as long as recommend there would be less obesity and sickly children. If you don't like it don't look.
Can you say, "self gratification" for mommy? Unbelievable