December 24, 2022

Eat This Podcast: Feed Your Baby Like a Fascist

Mussolini made the trains run on time, but that doesn’t work for hungry infants

At the end of the episode on mothers’ milk, Professor Amy Brown mentioned that new mothers become anxious because they cannot easily see how much their baby has eaten. That pushes them to use a see-through bottle and switch from breast to formula.

The Italian Fascist regime came up with a solution 90 years ago. In this episode, Professor Diana Garvin provides some insights into Fascist breastfeeding, and a friend of mine explains how it lingered to traumatise mothers 50 years on, and continues to do so today.

Take a listen

As for why this episode is being published today, rather than on Monday, the show notes explain all.

Take care.