Sunny: Oh my goodness, we had some moms reach out to us on Facebook to share some of
their breastfeeding in public stories.
Not exact matches
The Big
Story — someday they might be able to
breastfeed their babies
in public!
We have collected some
stories from real moms who found confidence
breastfeeding in public.
I was actually surprised to read, considering all of the negative
stories that we hear about
breastfeeding, that almost 70 % of British people feel that women should be able to
breastfeed anywhere
in public, even bars and restaurants.
Maybe you could
breastfeed in public, share your
breastfeeding story on our site (like many mothers already have), wear clothing that promotes
breastfeeding, talk about it to women who are currently pregnant or attend
breastfeeding support groups to help
breastfeeding mums who are finding it difficult.
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.
I believe this is
in Australia and this is a positive
story about a mom
breastfeeding in public.
Robin Kaplan: Here's a comment from one of our Facebook friends, this is from Shelley, and what she wrote was, «I posted this on the Leaky Boob as well, but with all the negative
stories we've been hearing lately about nursing
in public, I thought I'd share the wonderful
breastfeeding encouragement I had a couple of weekends ago, from my 85 - year - old great uncle.
This inspiring, real - life news
story describes an amazing way women came together to support a woman's right to
breastfeed in public.
Here are some tips to help you
breastfeed with confidence
in public, and avoid any embarrassing
stories.
There are countless
stories of women being asked to cover up while
breastfeeding in public, or to leave businesses because they chose not to let their child go hungry.
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!
Stories collected will serve as resource for mothers to reach their
breastfeeding goals (whether it be as ambitious as to
breastfeed past the first year, overcome the stigma of nursing
in public or to simply know it's okay to stop nursing baby when mom is at that point.)
Her
story captures the essence of why
breastfeeding in public is such a controversial topic
in American culture.
July 5 - Making
Breastfeeding the Norm: Creating a Culture of
Breastfeeding in a Hyper - Sexualized World July 6 — Supporting
Breastfeeding Mothers: the New, the Experienced, and the Mothers of More Than One Nursing Child July 7 — Creating a Supportive Network: Your
Stories and Celebrations of N.I.P. July 8 —
Breastfeeding: International and Religious Perspectives July 9 — Your Legal Right to Nurse
in Public, and How to Respond to Anyone Who Questions It
For every
story out there about a woman being shamed for
breastfeeding in public, there is a person who insists they don't have a problem with it, yet follows that statement with «but why can't she just cover up?»
Despite laws that protect women's right to
breastfeed in public, there are frequent press
stories about women being advised against
breastfeeding or humiliated
in public for
breastfeeding.
I hope you'll visit our website, the BoobGroup.com and our Facebook page to offer your
story for tips to comfortably
breastfeeding in public.
But, I've read and have heard several
stories and even though it is LEGAL to
breastfeed in public in ALL states, some people still have the nerve to say something stupid.
SUNNY GAULT: Hey Boob Group it's time for a fun segment we have on the show called «Boob Oops» and it's where we share our funny
breastfeeding and pumping
stories, funny stuff that's happened to us usually
in public that only other
breastfeeding and pumping mothers would really appreciate.