Yep yep. Two semesters ago, for a business writing class, I had to write a proposal. I was pregnant at the time, and I knew I was going to breastfeed. I still am-my son is 8 months old, and I hope to go until he's two, as the World Health Organization suggests. Anyway, the proposal, it could be for anything, it was just to expose us to that style of writing. So I wrote a proposal to the university to begin a resource program for breastfeeding students. (UC-Berkeley offers private "lactation lounges" for moms to go pump, and a fridge to store milk on campus. Me, I have to pump in a bathroom stall and lug around the dorky ass backpack on wheels with my pump and a freezer bag for the milk.)
My prof, who was from Germany, at first rejected my topic because she didn't think it was an issue at all. She didn't think my topic had any mileage, basically. Like I was proposing that the sky be blue every morning, or something. She did not realize that formula feeding is the default for American mothers, and that breastfeeding has an aura of weirdness about it in the US. I suggested she put it to the class, because I really wanted to write my proposal on this. She saw that the class was not comfortable with breastfeeding, even the female students. The class was small, about 20 of us, and everyone was very squirmy about my topic. At least the American students were. There were three Japanese nationals, one was a guy, and breastfeeding was nbd to them.
The Japanese guy and I became friends, and later he asked me if I felt weird with the class more or less discussing my plans for my boobs.
I got an A on my paper, and I anonymously submitted it to ASU's Family Resources office. Our student union was rebuilt after a fire, and now there is a lactation lounge in the union. Sadly, I don't use it because I don't have enough time between classes to get there. But I'm glad it's there for other moms! Also, my pediatrician says she can tell in an exam if the baby is breastfed or not. She says breastfed babies have softer, more evenly colored skin and she said their subcutaneous fat just "feels different". She can tell with her eyes closed, just by feeling their skin. Now that is cool.