Actions to stimulate breastfeeding are directed to assist children's needs and do not contemplate woman in her specificities The present study aimed at understanding the meanings women give to their experiences and demands in the practice of breastfeeding. 20 women that were experiencing breastfeeding for the first time were interviewed. Data analysis were based on the feminist theory. Authors found breast feeding as a feminine process socially determined. Women showed accomodation as they felt the act of breast feeding as donation, a sacrifice and dedication as well as resistance when they justified weaninng affirming the lack of physiological capacity for breastfeeding.
breast feeding; women health