«Like Ricky Bobby once said, «if you don't
like public breastfeeding then %!
Not exact matches
If you don't
like seeing
public breastfeeding, it's YOU with the problem.
It really IS everyone else's problem if they don't
like seeing a flash of flesh in
public during a
breastfeeding.
While I love that it helps to normalize
breastfeeding in the
public eye, I also feel
like it almost sets an unattainable standard if that is the bar we are advertising as acceptable.
I'd also
like to add something else to that conversation, and that's that if you don't
like breastfeeding in
public or feel uncomfortable doing it at the DMV or doctor's office or in an Olive Garden, that's okay too.
And frankly, just
like Heather once confessed to being embarrassed about being embarrassed about
public breastfeeding, some of these events are so trivial, it's clear a little resilience is in order.
I'm still
breastfeeding for my girls and as far as nursing in
public is concerned I mean I had my babies
like boom boom boom right, so there wasn't a lot of getting out of the house.
And frankly, just
like Heather once confessed to being embarrassed about being embarrassed about
public breastfeeding, some of these events are so trivial, it's clear a little resilience is in -LSB-...]
I know I'm personally one of those moms that I'm a little more private when I am
breastfeeding in
public, I do prefer covers and things
like that and I usually try to keep to myself, so I'm putting myself mentally in Mia's position.
-LSB-...] you don't
like a woman practicing her legal and protected right to
breastfeed in
public, put a blanket over your own damn -LSB-...]
Something
like breastfeeding in
public, flying alone with your baby, or leaving a teenaged babysitter in charge for the first time.
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.
Just going out in
public it's not uncommon to see several
breastfeeding and baby - wearing moms & dads, so it's easy to meet
like - minded parents, even when we're not at an API meeting!
I'd
like to see more women standing up to this and
breastfeeding in
public.
This time around my first
public breastfeeding was at the paediatricians office at his desk and I ended up leaking
like a gysor from the opposite side.
However, I was always intending to combination feed then give up
breastfeeding and switch to formula after a few months as I wanted some freedom.It was my choice to
breastfeed, to give up having drinks, to do the night feeds, to get my breasts out in
public and everything else you mention above (I didn't watch what I ate, if I listened to the HV about giving up dairy and greens and everything else, then I would have felt
like crap) I made that decision and by the sounds of it so did you.
Like I need to wean my child at a certain age or I need to cover when
breastfeeding in
public.
I've been
breastfeeding my baby for what feels
like my entire life now, and in general I've actually had pretty good luck with
breastfeeding in
public.
SUNNY GAULT: Yeah, I mean, I think that's, you know, the whole point with the whole baby - friendly initiative is, you know, when moms come in to a hospital, you really don't know their background, you don't know, you know, did their mom
breastfeed, you know, have they, you know, have they ever seen someone nursing in
public,
like you don't know where they start off.
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.
Don't
like if a mother
breastfeeds in
public?
I personally
like to cover up when
breastfeeding in
public.
My biggest takeaway from the experience of
breastfeeding in
public was that having conventions for the act is putting pressure on moms
like me to perform in a certain way so that we're collectively inconspicuous.
If you
liked my post on
breastfeeding beyond 12 months read posts on
breastfeeding hacks and why I'm not embarassed about
public breastfeeding
While some of the country seems to be coming around, and campaigns
like #freethenipple are becoming increasingly common, women who
breastfeed in
public are still sometimes looked down upon.
Still,
like many aspects of parenthood,
breastfeeding took some getting used to, and some experience on my end, before it was even remotely comfortable for me to do in
public.
The whole «
breastfeeding IN
PUBLIC» hoo haa did not happen
like it does today.
My next thought was that I couldn't wear a cute little sundress
like that and
breastfeed because unless the dress was really, really long, I couldn't be lady -
like and
breastfeed in
public.
Yet, if someone says «I have nothing against
breastfeeding, I just don't
like it when women
breastfeed in
public», everyone loses their minds...
As much as they claim to be victimised for
public breastfeeding, FFing parents are frequently compared to child abusers, told that they are feeding their babies poison, that they don't deserve to have children and shown sensationalist «infographics»
like the ones a few posts back which stated that formula fed babies are x times more likely to die within the first year of life without even accounting for the numerous confounding factors that would cause those numbers to be elevated in the first place.
It seems
like if she was a proud mama just doing her part to promote
public breastfeeding you'd be able to see your face and not just her boob.
You know, I nursed my kids, and I think nursing is a good thing in general and that people should be free to do it in
public, etc. but I have to say that I sincerely hated, as a
breastfeeding mother, when people
like you would do nutty stuff
like that.
I guess what bugs me about pictures
like these, and with most displays of
public breastfeeding, is that they're more than what meets the eye.
«Lactivists» (god, I hate that word) should really consider whether their activism actually promotes a positive
public image of
breastfeeding or whether it actually makes
breastfeeding look
like something only fringe, exhibitionist weirdos do.
Bah, I've
breastfeed in
public in three different countries (including the US), never used a cover, and only once I have encountered anything vaguely
like disapproval (and since they were a couple of teenage girls I couldn't have given a shit what they thought).
I
breastfed my son for 17 months, in
public when he happened to be hungry in
public, never covered up because it always seemed
like too much trouble.
If you
liked my post on
breastfeeding hacks, make sure you also read my posts on why you shouldn't be embarrassed about
public breastfeeding, things they * never * tell you about babies but DEFINITELY should and the truth about being a mum of two
You also forgot to warn them that you may do terrible things
like breastfeed in
public and co-sleep!
Moms who exclusively
breastfeed feel targeted when out in
public nursing their babies, while moms who formula feed feel
like they're getting the stink - eye for prepping a bottle.
I feel
like I'm comfortable enough now (finally; it wasn't always the case) that I wouldn't be intimidated and I feel
like I could keep calm and help educate the person about
breastfeeding and nursing in
public.
She
likes to chat about it, dares you to say anything to her about nursing in
public and is a walking PSA for all things
breastfeeding.
His point of contention is that while he is fine with uncovered
breastfeeding in
public he thinks it's a double standard that it is not acceptable for men to have a look (more
like a good ling stare) at the breasts while it is going on.
I'm not saying that national
breastfeeding month isn't a good thing, but as someone who is grouped with whites I don't have to fight tooth and nail for the same level of acceptance
like «minorities» do when I choose to nurse a 2.5 year old in
public.
However, I didn't
like breastfeeding in
public.
On its face, the issue of
public breastfeeding might seem
like a fight about what's best to feed a baby.
And so it's such a great way of helping these moms with younger babies get over their fears because they see all these other women
breastfeeding in
public and it's no big deal so I just think you know power and numbers to
like it definitely helps you overcome your fear if you're not the only one doing it.
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.
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.
To ensure less embarrassment in
public, and just to teach your
breastfeeding toddler manners, you might consider teaching them to either sign and ask for nursing, or ask them to use an appropriate term
like «milk, please», «Nursey» or others.