Milk on the Side

Name: Milk on the Side
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing (AUS)
Price: 295.75 AUD
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Extended Chest/Breastfeeding in the United States

By: Cassandra White

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Hardcover | 2 April 2026

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Hardcover
224 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
22.86 x 15.24 x 2.85

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Available: 2nd April 2026

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What does it look like for a child to be nursing beyond an age that is perceived as ânormalâ?
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 âbreast is bestâ. At the same time, those who practice extended nursing are often told that they are damaging their childâs physical and psychological development.

Based on over a decade of research, Milk on the Side unfastens harmful myths about extended nursingâ" breastfeeding or chestfeeding a child beyond two yearsâ" 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.

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