Breasts Across Motherhood: Lived Experiences and Critical Examinations

269 Pages·2020·6.683 MB·English

by  Patricia Drew (editor) & Rosann Edwards (editor)

Lived Experiences and
Critical Examinations
Edited by Patricia Drew and Rosann Edwards
Breasts Across Motherhood
Lived Experiences and Critical Examinations
Edited by Patricia Drew and Rosann Edwards
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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Title: Breasts across motherhood: lived experiences and critical examinations
edited by Patricia Drew and Rosann Edwards.
Names: Drew, Patricia Anne, 1975- editor. | Edwards, Rosann, 1975- editor.
Description: Includes bibliographical references.
Identifiers: Canadiana 20200160621 | ISBN 9781772582178 (softcover)
Subjects: LCSH: Breast—Social aspects. | LCSH: Breastfeeding—Social
aspects. | LCSH: Women—Social conditions. | LCSH: Motherhood.
Classification: LCC HQ1206 .B74 2020 | DDC 305.4—dc23
This volume is dedicated to mothers and their families
—each one unique, esteemed, and irreplaceable.
For David, Tess, and Mira, with love and gratitude
—Patricia Drew
To my very patient boys—Derrick, Jack, and Wyatt
—Rosann Edwards

Acknowledgments
We extend our sincere thanks to the chapters’ authors; their insights,
analyses, and experiences made this book possible. Their contributions
comprise a unique and valuable addition to the canon of feminist
motherhood studies. Andrea O’Reilly and Demeter Press have a deep
commitment to mothers, and we are proud to be included in their
collection. We are also very thankful to Christie Drew for creating our
book’s dynamic cover. Our own families, friends, and colleagues have
provided ongoing support and encouragement, and we are truly
thankful for them. Finally, we thank the many mothers whose voices
illuminate this volume.

Contents
Introduction
Patricia Drew
Rosann Edwards
11
Part One
Discourses Surrounding Mothers’ Breasts
31
Chapter One
Breasts: From Functional to Sexualized
Lisa Sharik
33
Chapter Two
The Madonna’s Breast and the Surprise of the Real:
From Ideal to Embodied
Jessica M. Rodríguez Colón
43
Chapter Three
“The Body for Someone Else”:
Mothers’ Breasts in Brazilian Probreastfeeding Discourses
Irene Rocha Kalil and Adriana Cavalcanti de Aguiar
53
Chapter Four
Public Breastfeeding as a Scandalous Practice
MATER Association (Serena Brigidi, Marta Ausona, and Laura Cardús)
and LactApp (Maria Berruezo and Alba Padró)
71
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BREASTS ACROSS MOTHERHOOD
Chapter Five
Tongue Tied:
Medicalization of the Mouth-to-Breast Latch
Kristin J. Wilson and Wendy Simonds
81
Part Two
Early Motherhood Narratives
95
Chapter Six
The Story of My Breasts
Erica Cavanagh
97
Chapter Seven
A Manifesto on the Sacredness of Anishinaabeg
Mothers’ Breasts
Renée E. Mazinegiizhigoo-kwe Bédard
109
Chapter Eight
The Professor’s Breasts: An Alphabetical Guide to
Academic Motherhood and Breastfeeding
Robin Silbergleid
123
Chapter Nine
My Breasts, My Authenticity
Lara Americo
143
Chapter Ten
Going Beyond the Guideline:
Breastfeeding with HIV
Jessica Whitbread and Saara Greene
147
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CONTENTS
Chapter Eleven
Breasts, Health, and Foster Adoption:
When Breastfeeding Is Considered Sexual Abuse
Debra Guckenheimer
169
Chapter Twelve
Breast Work: My Breasts Deserve A Trip to Hawaii
for All the Work They’ve Done Nursing
Catherine Ma
179
Chapter Thirteen
Older First-Time Moms: Breastfeeding and Finding Their Own Paths
Rosann Edwards
193
Part Three
Breasts in Later Motherhood
207
Chapter Fourteen
Intergenerational Breasts:
Breast Reduction Surgery Patients and Family Breast Talk
Patricia Drew
209
Chapter Fifteen
My Breast Reduction Surgery
Heather Jackson
223
Chapter Sixteen
A Comparative Analysis of Breast Reconstruction
Postmastectomy: German and American Perspectives
Alina Engelman
233
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