Little Filipinos Suck
On Wednesday, 10,000 Filipino women created the largest mass breastfeeding frenzy ever witnessed on the planet.
The Filipino breastfeeders flocked to over 40,000 hospitals, day-care centers, and open-air parks across the Southeast Asian island nation.
They didn’t just come to give their children a mouthful, either. The participants seem to have broken the Guinness World Record for most number of mothers simultaneously breastfeeding their children in multiple sites.
No stranger to lactating world records, Philippine moms broke the Guinness record for single-site breastfeeding on May 4, 2006, when 3,738 mothers flashed Manila. That beat the 2002 record of 1,130 set in Berkeley, California.
Breast Milk Beats Baby Formula
The moms also brought awareness to the extraordinarily low rate of Philippine mothers who breastfeed their children: only 16 percent. In the rest of the developing world, about 44 percent of the mothers exclusively breastfeed for the first 4 months of their child’s life. Unfortunately, due to the marketing of baby formula, breastfeeding is on the decline in the Philippines.
But UNICEF is raising the alarm. According to UNICEF, lack of breastfeeding can harm an infant’s immune system, stunt their growth, and compromise the baby’s intelligence. Record-breaking activities like the Guinness record attempt are educating moms and making a difference.
Donate Breast Milk
An estimated 12 million African children under the age of 18 have been orphaned by AIDS. There are many African infants who need your breast milk. If you’re able, don’t forget to donate your extra breast milk!
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