Public breastfeeding???

[Brad Russ]

Are you guys for, or against it?? They did a local news story about this today, and I was shocked to see that in a nationwide poll that was done, over 60 percent of the American's that were polled, were against public breastfeeding. Personally, I feel that there's nothing wrong with it if it's done discreetly. By discreetly I mean without exposing almost everything for everyone to see. I mean, if famous actresses can run around with their boobs flopping around all over the place, then why the heck would people get so upset about a woman partially exposing herself to feed her child?? Most of the time they're showing less cleavage while doing this then they would be wearing a plunging neckline, so I don't really understand the outrage of most people. I was at my brother's wedding recently, and a woman was breastfeeding, and it didn't bug me at all, infact I hardly even noticed. Nobody at the wedding seemed to. So what's your opinion on this? Should women be able to keep their right to breastfeed in public, or not??

[Jo_Luvs_Ketchup]

I don't see anything wrong with it. Hey, the kids gotta eat.

[gilligan fanatic]

No, do it in the bathroom or somewhere not in public. It is very awkward to walk by and go whoa did I just see what I thought I saw. There is a place for everything and the mall or a restaurant or the park is not a place to do that. Keep your shirt on, literary.

[Courtnee]

I think it's perfectly fine. I have no problem with it.

[*MIBabe03*]

I know the kid has to eat, but the mom could be a little bit more discreet about it. Instead of plopping her boob out for everyone to see, drape a blanket over her chest and feed the kid. Not that hard.

[dawsongirl]

No! That's why many places now have family type restrooms. OMG, I know this girl who will breastfeed (or I should say has) at restaurants while at the table, walking around a store, at a baseball game in the stands.... I want to ****ing smack her.

They make pumps for a reason ladies!

[Stuck In The '70's]

It shouldn't be that hard to find somewhere private to do it.

[Czas na Zywiec]

I am 100% for it. A mother feeding her child is a natural and beauitiful thing and I see nothing wrong with it. :)

[Brad Russ]

I remember as a kid, the first time seeing a woman breast feeding, I was like, oh my gosh, did I just see what I think I saw?? :eek: I was actually tempted to go back and check just to make sure. :lol: So, for people who have kids, I can understand why they might be against it.

[Czas na Zywiec]

Eh, a little breast won't hurt anyone. Janet Jackson much think the same.

[MsOrange]

I voted "yes, if it's done discreetly", because I do not have a kid, so I have no clue as far as when they have to be fed, etc, but I wouldn't do it

[Janice]

I don't like when women are in your face about it, and some of them are that way. I think under most circumstances, a woman can find a private area. If she can't, be discreet. It makes most people uncomfortable.

[dlemond]

Janice made a thread about this a year ago and I stand by my post then:

If it's done discreetly, I don't mind so much.

But let's not pretend these women don't know they can bottle their own breast milk and bring it with them. This would make every public situation a lot easier- not having to set up camp, cover up, worry about the baby latching on or having trouble (thereby causing more screaming and attention). If you know you are going to be out at a time of feeding it is easier for the woman to bring her own bottled breast milk.

Sometimes it seems a lot of women breast feed in public to prove the point they have the right to do it wherever they want, or to intentionally draw attention.

They know full well they can pull out a bottle and make life easier for all involved.

(And for anyone saying that the baby will get confused by switching between the mother's nipple and the bottle nipple, let me just tell you that is a fallacy, ask a doctor)

[Brian]

I wonder if these people that voted against it either have a child or have a family member who has one.

My sister, brother-in-law, niece, and nephew (who will turn 3 this month) were at my house for 3 weeks and I spent almost a week at their place in Colorado. It is unrealistic for a mother to not always breast-feed in public. I know because one of my sisters graduated from college a month ago and the baby needed to be fed during the ceremony, which took about two hours. She always does it discreetly and covers herself.

Besides, weren't you breast-fed when you were a baby? Sometimes you have to see the whole picture.

[dlemond]

Bottle your breast milk for when you are out in public.

It's as simple as that.

If the situation arises that you don't have it, fine, be discreet.

That's it.

[*MIBabe03*]

I wonder if these people that voted against it either have a child or have a family member who has one.

My sister, brother-in-law, niece, and nephew (who will turn 3 this month) were at my house for 3 weeks and I spent almost a week at their place in Colorado. It is unrealistic for a mother to not always breast-feed in public. I know because one of my sisters graduated from college a month ago and the baby needed to be fed during the ceremony, which took about two hours. She always does it discreetly and covers herself.

Besides, weren't you breast-fed when you were a baby? Sometimes you have to see the whole picture.


I don't have kids, but if I did, I'd place a blanket over my breasts so that nobody else could see. I have a cousin who did the opposite. She just pulls her shirt up like it's nothing. Nobody wants to see that. Feed your child wherever you want, but at least try and cover up.

[Janice]

She just pulls her shirt up like it's nothing. Nobody wants to see that. Feed your child wherever you want, but at least try and cover up.
Those are the type of women who bug me. They're almost militant about it. In your face....as if they're challenging you to just try and say something.
Bottle your breast milk for when you are out in public.

It's as simple as that.

If the situation arises that you don't have it, fine, be discreet.

That's it.
:yeahthat That's the answer, plain and simple.

[Chocoholic]

I understand that babies need to be fed and I respect a mother's choice to breast-feed rather than use bottles; however, nursing mothers need to realize that there are OTHER PEOPLE around them! People who might not feel comfortable watching such an intimate moment. They should use a breast pump to bottle their milk or do it discreetly in a more private place. I'm not a parent, but if I did have a baby, I personally wouldn't want people watching me breast-feed. Besides, if a nursing mother uses a breast pump and bottle, then the husband has no excuse for not taking over feeding duty! :D

I do find it funny how people object to public breast-feeding but have no problems with seeing sex and bare bodies on TV and movies and other entertainment media.

I'd still rather see a woman breast-feeding than changing their baby's diaper in public. And I do mean IN PLAIN VIEW OF EVERYONE!!! :barf:

[dlemond]

I do find it funny how people object to public breast-feeding but have no problems with seeing sex and bare bodies on TV and movies and other entertainment media.

I'd still rather see a woman breast-feeding than changing their baby's diaper in public. And I do mean IN PLAIN VIEW OF EVERYONE!!! :barf:

Well, sex on tv is not sex in front of you.

I don't like people making out in front of me either- not because I'm envious, but because they do it generally to draw attention, it's like a bad acting job. So someone should acknowledge them with a slap to the head. Kids beg for attention so I get it, but adults doing it, it's just an insult to the general intelligence.

And as far as diaper changing, that is the worst.
You always have a chance to get to a bathroom to do that.
Unless it's a leaker, and that is all I want to say about that....

[robyrob]

well, personally i wouldn't do it in public, but if someone else feels the need to do it in public i don't care too much.

[Brad Russ]

well, personally i wouldn't do it in public, but if someone else feels the need to do it in public i don't care too much.

Boy, I sure hope you never do it in public. There's nothing creepier then a hairy chested man breast feeding in public. :lol: ;)

[James"Thunder"Early]

I voted yes, since it's a necessity.

[Myles]

I am 100% for it. A mother feeding her child is a natural and beauitiful thing and I see nothing wrong with it. :)
Agreed, it's normal and there's nothing to be ashamed about. I hardly think women of the pioneer days would voyage into a private place to feed her young one.

I do appreciate aspects of both sides of the arguments. It should be done discretely and in an inconspicuous way. I, however, just don't feel that she should be forced to go in seclusion to do it.

In this modern day and age, breast (boobs for the lack of a better word) are so readily associated with sex. You see the token sexy girl in the tight shirt selling commercial products in ads and that does attract wide-scale attention. Yet breasts serve a greater purpose than selling sex, cars or beer - they house the mammary glands which primary purpose is to feed a newborn.

[evilNpunk]

I don't have a problem with women breast feeding in public. I probably personally wouldn't do it, I'd bring a bottle, but I have no problem with others doing it.

[Auntie]

Eh, a little breast won't hurt anyone. Janet Jackson much think the same.
Your too funny!:lol:

[Penny Lane]

I breast fed both of my kids. But not in public. To me it is a private thing. My mom breast fed her babies in the front of us older kids and I think that's fine. But in front of strangers?:eek: Not me! I think a lot of women do that in public just to show off.:rolleyes: When I took my baby out I carried a baby bottle. It was fine.

[Crimson and Clover]

I breastfeed in public, but I dont just plop my boob out for all to see. I try to keep covered sometimes how ever Lor will pull the blanket off, especially when its hot. And there no way in hell im gonna go into the bathroom to breastfeed. What we supposed to do sit on the toilets which have no lids.

[Crimson and Clover]

and Lor never would take a bottle so I couldnt go that route. She does take a sippy cup know though so I dont have to feed her while we are out anymore.

[Brieannas21]

I breastfeed in public, but I dont just plop my boob out for all to see. I try to keep covered sometimes how ever Lor will pull the blanket off, especially when its hot. And there no way in hell im gonna go into the bathroom to breastfeed. What we supposed to do sit on the toilets which have no lids.

Exactly

I breast fed both of my girls, if I were in public I would put a blanket over my chest, Or if I were in a clothing store I would go to a fitting room. I'm not going to deny my baby food because some people are afraid of seeing a boob. Everyone has them it's no big deal.

[gilligan fanatic]

Everyone has them it's no big deal.

I don't ;)

[Brieannas21]

I don't ;)


Yes you do, yours just flat.

[*MIBabe03*]

Yes you do, yours just flat.

Or really flabby.

[gilligan fanatic]

how's this then, I can't give milk

[Crimson and Clover]

Bottle your breast milk for when you are out in public.

It's as simple as that.

If the situation arises that you don't have it, fine, be discreet.

That's it.

Its not as simple as that. Some babys, like my daughter, who are breastfed will not take a bottle.

[dawsongirl]

I don't like when women are in your face about it, and some of them are that way. I think under most circumstances, a woman can find a private area. If she can't, be discreet. It makes most people uncomfortable.
I know a whole community of them at LJ. They're like Hitler vs. the Jews, and the Jews are anyone who isn't 194356% FOR breastfeeding and being able to do it wherever they want. The girl I know thinks that formula should be prescription only and ever woman in the world should be forced to breastfeed.

They're almost as bad as pro-lifers can be.

[Courtnee]

The girl I know thinks that formula should be prescription only and ever woman in the world should be forced to breastfeed.


Some women cannot breastfeed. My mother was unable to because of a breast reduction surgery and I turned out alright.

[dawsongirl]

Bottle your breast milk for when you are out in public.

It's as simple as that.


Here here!!



And no, I wasn't breastfed. And I don't plan on doing it either. But if I did, I would use a pump, because I'm not a) Just doing it in public to prove a point, or b) That tacky to more or less undress in public, discrete or not.

[dawsongirl]

Some women cannot breastfeed. My mother was unable to because of a breast reduction surgery and I turned out alright.
I think people like your mom are the only ones immune to this girl's wrath. ohno: She's so petty and closed-minded.

[Jo_Luvs_Ketchup]

I was not breastfed either. I would love to breast feed my children but I can't since the epilepsy meds I'm on pass into breast milk. But I don't think anything will be wrong with my child because of it. :)

[Janice]

I know a whole community of them at LJ. They're like Hitler vs. the Jews, and the Jews are anyone who isn't 194356% FOR breastfeeding and being able to do it wherever they want. The girl I know thinks that formula should be prescription only and ever woman in the world should be forced to breastfeed.

They're almost as bad as pro-lifers can be.
:lol: Cathy, you kill me sometimes, the way you describe things.

[dawsongirl]

:lol: Cathy, you kill me sometimes, the way you describe things.
:lol:

I could see these women attacking Poland if they had to to make people listen.

*hoards of lactating women run into Poland screaming "I can breastfeed anywhere I want without a blanket!!!!!!!! DID YOU HEAR MEEEEE??!!!" The Polish people head for Russia.*

[Courtnee]

:lol:

I could see these women attacking Poland if they had to to make people listen.

*hoards of lactating women run into Poland screaming "I can breastfeed anywhere I want without a blanket!!!!!!!! DID YOU HEAR MEEEEE??!!!" The Polish people head for Russia.*
:rofl: I almost spit water on the keyboard at that.

[Jo_Luvs_Ketchup]

:lol:

I could see these women attacking Poland if they had to to make people listen.

*hoards of lactating women run into Poland screaming "I can breastfeed anywhere I want without a blanket!!!!!!!! DID YOU HEAR MEEEEE??!!!" The Polish people head for Russia.*
:rotflmao:

[Mijada]

Its not as simple as that. Some babys, like my daughter, who are breastfed will not take a bottle.

Agreed, Spencer was fussy when it came to bottles too. He's ok with them now though. I've breastfed in public but I was always discreet about it. That's what your breasts are for. Whoever I was with usually didn't even realize what i was doing because I always covered myself
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[My Favorite Martian]

Do you know that in Australia all the beaches are topless, now having the joy of a child around is really wonderful.
Perhaps in the not to distant future the whole breast thing will calm down, but sad but true many guy get frightend by the sight of a boob in public.
As for me in some ways I agree it is a personal moment between mother and child which is just shows us the wonder and magic of life.
But we have just messed it up ourselves by making the whole boob thing a central sex thing, woops catch 22.:rolleyes:

[Czas na Zywiec]

Do you know that in Australia all the beaches are topless, now having the joy of a child around is really wonderful.
Perhaps in the not to distant future the whole breast thing will calm down, but sad but true many guy get frightend by the sight of a boob in public. As for me in some ways I agree it is a personal moment between mother and child which is just shows us the wonder and magic of life.
But we have just messed it up ourselves by making the whole boob thing a central sex thing, woops catch 22.:rolleyes:

who could complain?!? :lol: I doubt any real guys would complain. I can understand why women would because it's not like I want to see every guy's penis hanging out, but it's a proven fact that men love boobs. :D

[*MIBabe03*]

who could complain?!? :lol: I doubt any real guys would complain. I can understand why women would because it's not like I want to see every guy's penis hanging out, but it's a proven fact that men love boobs. :D


True, men do love boobs. However I would find it weird if a man was interested in a woman's boobs while she's got a kid sucking milk out of them. Then again, I'm not a guy either.

[LuLu Rogers]

I'm all for it, as long as it's done discretly. There's no way I would go into some nasty public restroom just to feed my baby! And for those who suggested breast pumps, some babies won't take bottles, and the breast pump isn't very fun for the mother to use either.

[Lamont]

DEAR GOD YES!

[KristinHerreraFan]

When I was a baby my Mom said I was NEVER breatfed, she said I hated it and would always complain and beg for a bottle. That's the story of why my whole baby/toddler years I would use only a bottle :lol:

My sister was breastfed though, she didn't bitch like I did. :p

[cmcb06]

Hi,

I think it is alright as long as it is done discreetly, and not in your face obvious.

[swedeace]

Personally, I am not very bothered by public breastfeeding. Whether it's covered or not isn't an issue, but I do think these women should be considerate of the public culture before deciding what to do. Each culture has different values, and I just think being aware of one's surroundings does help a bit to even it out.

[Steve M.]

I support it! The federal government should support it with more money in the annual budget! In fact, I've advocated a dedicated tax for it! We need more quality services like this, and. . . oh, I thought you said public broadcasting!

:rofl: :brent