Breastfeeding is LOST
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Disclaimer: I am a HUGE fan of Lost.
In fact, the reason I have been thinking SO much about the issue that I am about to present is because I recently purchased a new laptop. I quickly realized that one of the most amazing benefits of having a laptop was my ability to be able to watch 4 seasons of Lost in bed whenever I felt like it. The fact that I am able to view Lost at any time fills me with great joy. It is a mixture of serenity and peace from having something comforting and well-loved nearby, balanced with insane control (complete with maniacal laughter-bah ha ha) as I can command whenever the survivors of 815 will appear to entertain my every whim.
BTW....Charlie, I know that technically you are dead or whatever?!? However, I want you to know that I have thought seriously about us getting to know each other better. Please reply by commenting to this post and I will forward you my phone number ASAP.
Anyone who watches Lost, is familiar with the characters, including Claire and her baby Aaron. Now, I promise not to go into how it was such a miracle that she was able to have a baby without laying on her back with her feet in the air in a hideously sterile environment where someone she might not have ever met was sticking their hands inside of her regularly just to make sure that she was still pregnant and she was actually having contractions and dilating. As I'm sure it is close to impossible for women to dilate without routine cervical checks and normally women probably would not even have contractions without a zillion monitors hooked to their bodies. I won't even mention those things. However, I do have one LITTLE issue...
Doesn't that baby look REALLY well fed for NEVER being nursed in his entire life?!?!? Don't get me wrong, I didn't see any bottles or cans of formula laying around the island, so I guess I should at least be thankful for that! However, is breastfeeding so hidden in our culture that network TV is able to have a show that includes a baby living on a stranded island, yet the audience never once sees him eat? Again, I will keep mouth shut, I won't even go into how he was able to lay in his wooden cradle by himself since birth. I won't even mention how any normal baby would nurse and want mommy constantly in the beginning of their little life. I will not point out that any mother who found herself on a stranded island where she ends up birthing her first child would probably never want to put that child down. I simply won't go into those things. I must say that I might vaguely recall in one episode Claire saying, "I need to go nurse Aaron." I can't be sure, but that might have been said one time in four seasons. But to have never seen him eat or to have taken this opportunity to explain the benefits of breastfeeding or how lucky we are to have this ability just in case any one of us might end up stranded on an island is truly lacking. I think that this reflects on the writers. It makes me ponder if they are all in Hollywood having elective C-sections, confused of what a baby would eat if there was no formula around?
Now all of this had already slightly given me pause, but the new development at the end of season four, threw me for a total loop!!! In the scene above you see Kate carrying baby Aaron away as his mother is now missing. This child has been away from his mother approximately two days and even survives a helicopter crash into the ocean while being cared for by the remaining islanders. Yet, still, HE DOES NOT EAT!?!?! Nor is it ever explained to the audience of how this child manages to thrive on air alone. This may have been a perfect opportunity for the writers to have the survivors begin a conversation about how they plan to feed this baby. Apparently though it's not an issue, since he hasn't ate since birth.
Dear Writers of Lost,
The above is a breastfeeding baby. It's okay, it's natural, normal, and wonderful to see. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help poor, starving Aaron. I am sure that many mothers that understand the values of breastfeeding would be happy to donate some milk as he must be starving to death. Simply send us the coordinates to the island or the address to Kate's new apartment and we'll get right on that.
In fact, the reason I have been thinking SO much about the issue that I am about to present is because I recently purchased a new laptop. I quickly realized that one of the most amazing benefits of having a laptop was my ability to be able to watch 4 seasons of Lost in bed whenever I felt like it. The fact that I am able to view Lost at any time fills me with great joy. It is a mixture of serenity and peace from having something comforting and well-loved nearby, balanced with insane control (complete with maniacal laughter-bah ha ha) as I can command whenever the survivors of 815 will appear to entertain my every whim.
BTW....Charlie, I know that technically you are dead or whatever?!? However, I want you to know that I have thought seriously about us getting to know each other better. Please reply by commenting to this post and I will forward you my phone number ASAP.
Anyone who watches Lost, is familiar with the characters, including Claire and her baby Aaron. Now, I promise not to go into how it was such a miracle that she was able to have a baby without laying on her back with her feet in the air in a hideously sterile environment where someone she might not have ever met was sticking their hands inside of her regularly just to make sure that she was still pregnant and she was actually having contractions and dilating. As I'm sure it is close to impossible for women to dilate without routine cervical checks and normally women probably would not even have contractions without a zillion monitors hooked to their bodies. I won't even mention those things. However, I do have one LITTLE issue...
Doesn't that baby look REALLY well fed for NEVER being nursed in his entire life?!?!? Don't get me wrong, I didn't see any bottles or cans of formula laying around the island, so I guess I should at least be thankful for that! However, is breastfeeding so hidden in our culture that network TV is able to have a show that includes a baby living on a stranded island, yet the audience never once sees him eat? Again, I will keep mouth shut, I won't even go into how he was able to lay in his wooden cradle by himself since birth. I won't even mention how any normal baby would nurse and want mommy constantly in the beginning of their little life. I will not point out that any mother who found herself on a stranded island where she ends up birthing her first child would probably never want to put that child down. I simply won't go into those things. I must say that I might vaguely recall in one episode Claire saying, "I need to go nurse Aaron." I can't be sure, but that might have been said one time in four seasons. But to have never seen him eat or to have taken this opportunity to explain the benefits of breastfeeding or how lucky we are to have this ability just in case any one of us might end up stranded on an island is truly lacking. I think that this reflects on the writers. It makes me ponder if they are all in Hollywood having elective C-sections, confused of what a baby would eat if there was no formula around?
Now all of this had already slightly given me pause, but the new development at the end of season four, threw me for a total loop!!! In the scene above you see Kate carrying baby Aaron away as his mother is now missing. This child has been away from his mother approximately two days and even survives a helicopter crash into the ocean while being cared for by the remaining islanders. Yet, still, HE DOES NOT EAT!?!?! Nor is it ever explained to the audience of how this child manages to thrive on air alone. This may have been a perfect opportunity for the writers to have the survivors begin a conversation about how they plan to feed this baby. Apparently though it's not an issue, since he hasn't ate since birth.
Dear Writers of Lost,
The above is a breastfeeding baby. It's okay, it's natural, normal, and wonderful to see. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help poor, starving Aaron. I am sure that many mothers that understand the values of breastfeeding would be happy to donate some milk as he must be starving to death. Simply send us the coordinates to the island or the address to Kate's new apartment and we'll get right on that.
1 comments:
I think there were several references to Claire taking Aaron off to "feed" him. When she went missing, that was my biggest beef. How is this baby eating??? Must be an island miracle.
Amy
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