Why, if I feel it's totally ok to
just feed my baby in public and not worry about it?
Not exact matches
I remember how hard it was for me to breast
feed when I
just had my
baby Alec, and it was a hassle going out
in public!
You know kind of finding (inaudible) and you know the right carrier so I was able to
feed him or
just saying forget it being able to get it out and being comfortable with myself enough to
feed my
baby in public
If we grow up seeing
babies breastfeed, breastfeeding is seen
in the media, it's
just as accepted as formula
feeding in public or private....
It is
in honor of this dick - whipping that I have found even more dudes who
just can't tolerate the idea of a woman
feeding her
baby with her breasts
in public.
Another major objection to women breastfeeding
in public is the perception that
feeding a
baby a bottle is
just as good as the nutrition a
baby gets while nursing.
Even
just a cursory Internet search shows that breastfeeding promotion materials framed
in terms of «the risks of formula
feeding» are currently being used by some state breastfeeding coalitions, two hospitals, two private corporations, the Departments of
Public Health
in California and New York, the City of New York, as well as The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) programs
in at least five states... The United States Department of Health and Human Services» Office on Women's Health publishes a 50 - page guide to breastfeeding that points out that «among formula -
fed babies, ear infections and diarrhea are more common».
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!
Moms often shy away from going out due to fear of germs, fear of
feeding baby in public or
just plain not being ready to face the world.
As compared to bottle
feeding where you
just pull out the
feeding bottle with some formula and
feed your
baby while seated on a bench
in a mall, the thought of baring your breasts
in public may seem unacceptable to you.
I'm hoping that continuing to take my supplements and starting domperidone will take me to exclusive levels of production, but all I know is that I haven't received shade from formula feeders but I have received it from breastfeeders, and that makes me sad because I unapologetically nurse our son uncovered, remind everyone that boobs were made for
feeding so they can deal with breastfeeding
in public, feel that breastmilk is truly the best for
babies and have an extremely hard time with the fact that I can't
feed him
just breast.
If you're wondering if you should breastfeed
in public or
just stay home to avoid potential awkwardness, here are 10 reasons to
feed your
baby in front of others.
This commercial,
in all it's camped up attempts at humor, gives onlookers «permission» to say to a breastfeeding mom «why can't you
just go pump so someone else can
feed the
baby» or «you should bring a bottle of pumped milk so you don't have to breastfeed
in public.»
Breastfeeding
in public, at once a basic concept (
feed the
baby when the
baby is hungry and no, moms can't and shouldn't
just never leave the house) and somehow a complex and controversial issue.
However, if you are still interested
in feeding in public, but have some anxiety, one of the best solutions is
just to look at your precious little
baby.
But the campaign for greater acceptance of nursing
in public — and all those detractors who recoil when they see a mother
feeding a
baby just as her body is programmed to do — pales next to the startling image of Grumet
feeding a boy who clearly doesn't need breast milk to thrive.