Sentences with phrase «about breastfeed babies in public»

Over the past few months there has been a lot of controversy about breastfeed babies in public.

In Out and About Breastfeeding and Dining Out we hear mothers» memorable experiences about breastfeeding their babies in public spaces.

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I absolutely breastfeed in public, and usually without a cover — because have you tried to nurse a baby past about two months old using a cover?

To those people already unaccustomed to seeing breastfeeding in public, a nursing toddler is quite a different sight from a nursing baby and I have been concerned about negative reactions.

I certainly plan to breastfeed, but I have been concerned about feeding the baby in public.

While many people aren't thrilled about having a baby near them in flight, public awareness is imperative in a way that people should truly understand the importance of lactating pods, and how easy it is to support moms on their breastfeeding journey.

I will likewise try not to worry about you judging me for sitting and feeding my baby in a public place or for the fact I've continued to breastfeed after 6 months.

Their posters, designed to arouse questions about the ethicality of forcing mothers to breastfeed their babies in public bathrooms, are helping to raise awareness for a worthy cause.

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So she was out in public with her eight week old son and it says that she was at a cafe and she happened to be breastfeeding her baby and it says an elderly women, in not sure if it actually lists her name or sorry her age, but anyway this elderly women comes up to her and honestly the mom was like «oh no, she's going to tell me to cover up, she's going to be like, be mean about this or you know or how dare I be, you know doing this in public kind of thing» and the only thing the elderly wanted to do was to help the mom be able to eat.

I think women are becoming more comfortable in telling others that they are still nursing older babies so hopefully there will be a shift in attitudes but I have recently «lost» a few facebook followers after posting a status regarding full - term breastfeeding (I think they were most likely from a giveaway I did ages ago and not on the same page re: bf etc) Apart from that, I love telling Mums on the ward (I'm a bf peer supporter) I'm still feeding as it opens their mind to that possibility and I think I look pretty normal so it mostly doesn't freak them out My son is far too busy to nurse out and about and prefers juice so we've not nursed in public (apart from support group) since he was 18 mths and that was as I had a blocked duct!

If you are pregnant or a new mummy who is nervous about feeding your baby out of the house, here is my quick guide to breastfeeding in public with confidence.

Use a cover — OK so I don't do this but if you are struggling to feel comfortable feeding your baby in public then a breastfeeding cover can bring you some much needed confidence when you're out and about.

Unfortunately some people are idiots but don't let those few idiots stop you getting out and about with your new baby, breastfeeding in public is not a big deal and it can be done easily.

I am about to have our third baby and I breastfed each of my others but I hated feeding in public.

These 15 stories go even further than the public shaming of moms about their breastfeeding; these particular cases escalated to the point where these moms were either arrested or threatened with arrest for feeding their babies while out in public!

Baby Gooroo presents an empowering video including dads discussing their fears about breastfeeding in public and exposure.

While out with her baby and husband, a woman noticed a mother breastfeeding her baby in a public park, nothing illegal about that, but this mother found it offensive as it was a public space and her husband was easily distracted by the sight.

But given the many benefits of breastfeeding and the fact that a hungry baby waits for no mom, you'll quickly hang up any hangups about nursing in public.

Those in favor of allowing breastfeeding in public say feeding your baby is about as natural as it gets, so if you have a problem with it, just look elsewhere!

That might be the first place I breastfeed in public as we asked questions, I was sitting there waiting and like I don't know why, though they must be ready to go [laughs] and so am sitting there and I had my baby and was he probably 5 weeks old and in my head I was like saying, «I should have been here sooner, I should have been here sooner», [laughs] which is irrelevant but that what's goes through your head and then I was like I guess I just do it and it was the meanest thing because I'm sitting on the floor with my baby and I didn't have to use the cover and I was just so «Oh, you just have to do it like in a room full of women» and everybody is in just as uncomfortable and everybody is trying to make this dance work and trying to get a rhythm and they needed this thing to be able to do and I would imagine for me it was a good transition to being in publicand not to worry about the cover but also for women like ok, this is your group for example.

They make breastfeeding easier, not just because baby is close anyway, but it is great for discreet breastfeeding in public, taking away some of the nerves first time breastfeeding mums may have about it.

We didn't seriously contemplate sleeping with the baby at night, mostly because of the safety concerns we had heard about, but we planned to keep the baby's crib in our room for the first six months to facilitate breastfeeding (as recommended by Canadian public - health officials.)

I finished the ad feeling uneasy and only after thinking about it for a bit did I realize what it was... I'm a breastfeeding mother that feels consistent judgment regarding my choice to feed in public, not necessarily wanting to cover my child while feeding, pumping at work for my «older child» and she's less than 1 yr old, organizing my life / job / childcare to prioritize our nursing relationship... I feel judgment and yet I'm making an effort to do the best for my baby.

I agree with SnowBunny44 about this article discouraging new moms about breastfeeding in public, but would also offer a piece of advice to those moms: «practice» breastfeeding with a blanket / cover over the baby several times before trying it in public.

For moms who prefer to be discrete about breastfeeding, teaching baby how to request milk through sign will make it so they can ask to be breastfed in public in a subtle way.

Nursing covers come in handy when you're out and about in public and want some privacy while breastfeeding your baby.

Some barriers include the negative attitudes of women and their partners and family members, as well as health care professionals, toward breastfeeding, whereas the main reasons that women do not start or give up breastfeeding are reported to be poor family and social support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding rates.

Some mothers report feeling embarrassed by breastfeeding in public places as well as being concerned about having their baby get too attached to them [22, 23].

This is strictly about why the sight of public breastfeeding still makes so many people squeamish and what it will take to make breastfeeding in public as welcome as giving a baby a bottle.

But you may feel unsure about breastfeeding in public — especially if this is your first baby.

Every time I hear about another case of a woman breastfeeding her baby in a restaurant, department store or on a plane who is asked to cover up, head to the bathroom or leave altogether, I wonder why in 2014 we remain so incredibly uncomfortable with breastfeeding in public.