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| Yukon mothers latch on to breast-feeding title | ||
| 2003-10-07 | ||
| If any contestant scores above a two, I demand an immediate recount. The women of Yukon have defended their North American title in a breastfeeding contest held this weekend.
On the second floor of a bakery in Whitehorse, 36 women began a countdown, then simultaneously latched their babies on to their breasts. In two other places in the northern territory — Dawson City and Haines Junction — groups of women also placed their children in sucking position at exactly 11 a.m. on Saturday, in a contest referred to as The Great Canadian Breastfeeding Suck-In on one of the organizer's Web site. The whole idea sucks. Sorry, I couldn't help that. Yukon beat out other provinces and states, earning the distinction as "2003 Challenge Winner." The contestants were judged based on the number of babies sucking at once as a percentage of all babies born in the area. Were no style points available? "We counted down — 10, 9, 8, 7 ... Everyone latch on! Then we counted how many women were breast-feeding at once," said Brenda Dedon, a public health nurse who ran the event in Whitehorse and also participated, with her 18-month-old, Naomi, feeding on cue. Hey, get that biker guy out of here. He's too old and that 10 year old kid too. In Toronto, new mothers gathered in the middle of downtown in a bid to make it into the Guinness World Records, a title held by women in California. Only 24 mothers turned up for the event, hosted by INFACT Canada — the Infant Feeding Action Coalition. I intend to remove the sucking section from my Guiness book immediately... unless there are pictures. Women were competing in the third annual breast-feeding challenge as part of World Breastfeeding Week, organized by the Quintessence Foundation, a non-profit group that urged women to participate in order to "to combat breastmilk substitutes." At least they aren't blowing anything up. I support their right to express themselves. Nunavut and the Northwest Territories came in second and third in the contest that involved more than 2,000 babies latching on at 133 different locations.
California has disputed the results saying that several of their participants were unfairly disqualified for not having been naturally ... ah ... strictly speaking feminine ... I mean... originally... so to speak. She said women in the North likely won the top three places because "there is a real strong emphasis on all things natural." Was that verified, as well? | ||
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