Sentences with phrase «most women breastfeeding in public»

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Most European countries are very open to women breastfeeding in public.

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!

One reason that rates are so high initially and then plummet almost immediately when it comes to exclusivity and duration is because most women are not c omfortable breastfeeding in public because the public is not comfortable seeing them breastfeed.

Ending a Vicious Cycle Most women who choose to breastfeed in public meet with resistance.

While breastfeeding rates in the U.S. are on the rise, most women are unable to reach their breastfeeding goals, and I can't help but hypothesize that keeping nursing out of the public eye (and therefore removed from general public consciousness) has a lot to do with that.

Most of the general public knows it too, and yet many people are still uncomfortable with a woman breastfeeding in public.

The Under Cover Mama keeps your tummy covered while you nurse - ironically, the part of the body women are most self - conscious of when breastfeeding in public.

Why We Love It: The Under Cover Mama keeps your tummy covered while you nurse - ironically, the part of the body women are most self - conscious of when breastfeeding in public.

Though most Texas adults believe that women should have the right to breastfeed discretely in public places, vii many mothers have been criticized for breastfeeding in public, asked to stop breastfeeding, or even to leave.

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.

My wife uses discretion with a cover up and most wouldn't even know a feeding is taking place, but Lord save the fool that feels it's their place to criticize or attempt to shame my wife or any woman breastfeeding in public.»