Breastapo

breastapo English Alternative forms en breastapo Etymology en breast Gestapo. Pronunciation en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Breastapo.wav US Noun p en slang derogatory Overzealous lactivists who pressure women to breastfeed and criticize formula-feeders, taken as a group. en Anna Maxted Breastfeeding: Protect us from the Breastapo https://web.archive.org/web/20130709015638/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/children_shealth/8505493/Breastfeeding-Protect-us-from-the-Breastapo.html The Telegraph 11 May 2011 In that vulnerable post-natal daze, brainwashed by the NCT and other hard-line members of the Breastapo, I almost believed it was better to starve my son than pollute him with formula. en Emma Cowing The 'Breastapo' need to lay down their arms http://www.scotsman.com/news/emma-cowing-the-breastapo-need-to-lay-down-their-arms-1-1701366 The Scotsman 21 June 2011 Not all women can produce enough milk to feed their babies, and many push themselves to the brink of sanity in the attempt to do so, partly because of the pressure piled on to them by the Breastapo. en 2013 Jen Wight Day 6: When Motherhood & Madness Collide http://books.google.com/books?id=N7BsAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT47&dq=%22breastapo%22 Green Olive Press 9780987209979 I'd heard about the Breastapo but hadn't encountered a member yet. These are midwives and nurses whose keenness on breastfeeding somewhat overwhelms their ability to be kind and considerate. en Meronyms en lactonazi derogatory en Breastfeeding