«As a new mum, breastfeeding does not always come naturally — it takes time and practice and the last thing you need is to worry
about breastfeeding in public because you might show some flesh.»
And so with a group it like singlizes everything about this breastfeeding movement and you know people being happy and proud and empowered and support each other, taking a stand and sort of taking it to the streets you know I mean this is where I get a little very passionate
about breastfeeding in public because of the overall societal changes and impact it makes.
She should know that we can not ever say anything negative
about breastfeeding in public because we will hurt the feelings of those who breastfeed.
Not exact matches
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?
I talk
about breastfeeding, share my story
about breastfeeding my son for years, and
breastfeed my daughter
in public without a cover
because I want to help normalize
breastfeeding.
Robin Kaplan: Yeah, and so - actually Whitney and Daisy, I'd love for you to kind of answer this question as well: After your harassment incident - Whitney, you mentioned that you had a really tough time leaving the house when it was feeding time
because of this incident - so would you say you're pretty nervous
about breastfeeding in public after this?
SUNNY GAULT: Alright, alright well we will go ahead and we will post the link to our Facebook page mommas if you want to check this out and share it
because we need more positivity
about breastfeeding in public.
The article itself is
about a mom who... Actually this is kind of an internal thing,
because the mom was out
breastfeeding in public and her dad who was with her is the one who had the problem with it, and actually did... I don't know.
AMY: I think that's really cool
because it kind of helps normalize it and teaches kids at a young age that it's okay and then hopefully as they are older it normalizes
breastfeeding and makes it more of a normal thing to see
in public because right now there's a lot of heat
about breastfeeding in public, is it okay, is it not okay?
Because of this often negative view of
breastfeeding in public places, nursing mums can often feel self conscious and nervous when feeding out and
about.
if i ever see anyone
in public doing that imma ask them
about all the shirts they can't wear
because they insist on
breastfeeding in the most inane way possible.
She had said that I really helped her had the confidence to nurse
in public because I always look like it was no big deal and I had shared something at one point
in about being nervous
in a situation but you know I still
breastfed my son but
in the back on my mind I'm going those people over there might not really like what's
about to happen and you know I mean I still did it and it was funny.
It's really great to have them supporting us and, but I am a part of this broader culture that we live
in our community and so I do feel like the whole thing I mentioned
about kind of not really liking to
breastfeed in public and Rose you mentioned how you don't tell people often how you
breastfeed until four and it kind of makes me sad
because I think you know, if everyone else
in the world is doing it until 4, maybe everyone else here is doing until 4 and we just, we are all too ashamed or maybe we would kind of be, if I would be a little more brave
about it, I would find a different circle of people that I am not so different from.
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.
It is just not seen as frequently
because toddlers get busy when they are out and
about and tend to
breastfeed less often when
in public.
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.)
Tamara Ecclestone is back on TV again, something I know
about not
because I've seen her new reality programme, but
because the press is reacting with horror at the fact that she is still
breastfeeding her daughter,
in it — and daring to talk, openly and
in public,
about breastfeeding a three - year - old * shocked face *.
Your child that you haven't physically bonded with, that you're feeding powdered processed milk, gets a cold for the seventh time this year and you go to the doctor and they charge the
public insurance provider (
because you love to talk
about income disparity being a barrier
in breastfeeding, right?)
I have never felt uncomfortable
about my wife exposing her breast
in public to
breastfeed because I'm too busy being proud.