What Would Lactopia Look Like?

Let your imagination go wild!  What would the world look like if breastfeeding was ultimately supported?

• Every mother has breastfeeding education during pregnancy
• Pregnant women are encouraged to breastfeed by their friends and family and are offered positive stories
• All health care workers mention breastfeeding in a positive light
• Every maternity shop promotes breastfeeding bras, tops and night gowns
• All new mothers chose to breastfeed and plan on it for at least a year
• Every hospital makes skin-to-skin care the norm after vaginal and cesarean deliveries
• Rooming-in is standard in all hospitals
• Formula and pacifiers are not available in hospitals except for true medical need
• Visitors are limited in hospitals to “immediate family” only
• Every mother has erect nipples that are easy for latch
• Every mother’s milk comes-in in 24-48 hours
• No breastfeeding mother has sore nipples
• Mothers are able to breastfeed around the clock as long as their baby requests that and are not tired the next day
• Engorgement is mild and viewed as a good sign that the milk “is-in”
• Breastfeeding mothers do no need a support group because everyone is supportive
• All mothers have an abundant milk supply
• No mother ever leaks, especially when she is in the company of strangers or co-workers
• Slings and carriers replace “baby buckets”
• Most employers have day care facilities in-house and encourage mothers to feed 2-3 times per day
• Other employers offer private breast pumping facilities
• Every store, restaurant, office, airport and airplane the breastfeeding mother visits, encourages her to stop, relax and feed her baby
• All babies gain weight at an appropriate rate (WHO standards)
• Everyone who encounters the breastfeeding mother says “You are still breastfeeding, aren’t you?”
• Formula manufacturers are in danger of going out of business
• There is a rainbow over every breastfeeding mother’s residence

And all babies get the benefit of breastfeeding for at least a year

What would you see in Lactopia?