breastapo

1. pluralplural onlyAlternative letter-case form of Breastapo.

   Breastfeeding experts like Ms Burbridge must help us banish the breastapo, the mafia, breastfeeding nazis and the witches of breastmilk, those so-called carers who can no longer see the women for the tits.

   2013 March 7, Anna White, “The 'Breastapo' need to stop nipple gazing”, in The Telegraph, UK

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   Debate over breast feeding versus formula has flared this year, with formula-feeding mothers complaining they feel vilified for choosing formula for their babies - with "breastapo"-like tactics on many maternity wards.

   2012 October 9, Teuila Fautai, “Little need seen for warning on baby formula”, in Wanganui Chronicle

   As news emerges that supermarkets are rationing popular brands to prevent formula being bought in bulk and shipped to China, where it can fetch three times the price, the ‘breastapo’ are out in force, berating the formula-feeding pariahs who feed our babies this manufactured ‘poison’.

   2013 April 10, Jill Foster, “The formula milk shortage is stressful enough without the breastapo piling on the guilt: A cry of anguish from a mother of seven-month-old twins”, in Daily Mail

alternative breastapo

1. derogatorypluralplural onlyslangOverzealous lactivists who pressure women to breastfeed and criticize formula-feeders, taken as a group.

   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.

   2011 May 11, Anna Maxted, “Breastfeeding: Protect us from the Breastapo”, in The Telegraph

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   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.

   2011 June 21, Emma Cowing, “The 'Breastapo' need to lay down their arms”, in The Scotsman

   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.

   2013, Jen Wight, Day 6: When Motherhood & Madness Collide, Green Olive Press, →ISBN