Sentences with phrase «n't nurse him in public»

Moms being told they can't nurse in public is always a hot topic and this one was helped along by a number of posts (one my own, several by others) on message boards and groups on related topics.
However I don't nurse in public, I am VERY VERY self - conscious and I feel weird doing it.
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!
I don't nurse her in public because I feel uncomfortable to do so... it's more because its such a relaxing and special time for us it's best done cuddled up on the couch!
Where and when I grew up women did NOT nurse in public.
We do not nurse in public, however.
Not every mother feels comfortable nursing in public in every situation, and some won't nurse in public at all.
Fifty - seven percent of Americans think women shouldn't nurse in public.

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While it is often a public relations gimmick, having a nurse in attendance during a horror film is not all that strange.
This actually initiated my first time nursing in public - I went out to the parking lot of our apartment complex and nursed my babe in the sun for a few minutes - less than 10 because I didn't want her to be sunburned.
So I just don't get the «too much pressure to breastfeed» when all around me are images of bottles, ads for formula telling me a happy feeding makes a happy mom, bottlefeeding moms, moms and doctors and nurses telling new moms that formula is «just as good» and «not to feel guilty», women getting «the look» for nursing in public, or feeling weird about doing it (I sure did)-- to me, any pressure out there is NOT to breastfeed, or do it as little as possible (not if it's not immediately easy or you don't love every minute, not past 6 mos, not in public, not around male relatives and friends, not around children, not if you ever want to go out alone sometime.not to feel guilty», women getting «the look» for nursing in public, or feeling weird about doing it (I sure did)-- to me, any pressure out there is NOT to breastfeed, or do it as little as possible (not if it's not immediately easy or you don't love every minute, not past 6 mos, not in public, not around male relatives and friends, not around children, not if you ever want to go out alone sometime.NOT to breastfeed, or do it as little as possible (not if it's not immediately easy or you don't love every minute, not past 6 mos, not in public, not around male relatives and friends, not around children, not if you ever want to go out alone sometime.not if it's not immediately easy or you don't love every minute, not past 6 mos, not in public, not around male relatives and friends, not around children, not if you ever want to go out alone sometime.not immediately easy or you don't love every minute, not past 6 mos, not in public, not around male relatives and friends, not around children, not if you ever want to go out alone sometime.not past 6 mos, not in public, not around male relatives and friends, not around children, not if you ever want to go out alone sometime.not in public, not around male relatives and friends, not around children, not if you ever want to go out alone sometime.not around male relatives and friends, not around children, not if you ever want to go out alone sometime.not around children, not if you ever want to go out alone sometime.not if you ever want to go out alone sometime...)
Nursing Bub on all of our journeys could not have been easier or more convenient, and I'm pleased to state that we received nary a stink - eye from anyone due to nursing in Nursing Bub on all of our journeys could not have been easier or more convenient, and I'm pleased to state that we received nary a stink - eye from anyone due to nursing in nursing in public.
You do not need to bare both breasts in public to nurse.
I fed my oldest bottles of EBM in public when he was small and never noticed any looks (only when nursing in public), but naturally I can't really speak from the experience of a full - time bottlefeeding mom.
Never mind the general public... Some examples: 1) the passenger in front of us on our first flight, whom when my daughter was crying while we waited to take off and I said something aloud such as «I'll nurse her once we take off and then she'll be quiet», had to tell everyone around us that she was a nurse and that I was essentially a bad mom to not nurse my baby during takeoff (sorry lady, but the reason I bought her a seat was for her to be in her car seat during takeoff as it's much safer than in my arms nursing).
I am not sure that this is going to change the dynamic of feeling uncomfortable in public as a nursing mom or of employers giving you just the option of using the bathroom.
I said «Mom, if I can't do this in a vegetarian restaurant in Berkeley, then what chance do we have nursing anywhere in public
When in public I bring a pumped bottle:) My son will be 5 when our new baby is born and I fully intend to still nurse in front of him and am not the least bit concerned about it!
«I'm not one who will pull up my shirt and say, «I'm nursing in public, damn it.»
My life (and my daughters) is so much better now, even though I still feel embarrassed that I'm not comfortable nursing in public.
In Illinois, nursing mothers not only have the right to breast - feed in public, they are exempted from jury duty and employers are required to give them break time to nurse or pump milIn Illinois, nursing mothers not only have the right to breast - feed in public, they are exempted from jury duty and employers are required to give them break time to nurse or pump milin public, they are exempted from jury duty and employers are required to give them break time to nurse or pump milk.
Because I would be there, I will stuck in the car or stuck in the bathroom which we all know how uncomfortable that is and you know being large breasted even sitting in the car nursing I just was not comfortable with you know being in public.
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.
I don't use covers either... and I actually never have nursed in public.
Especially if you are not yet comfortable with nursing in public, taking the older kids on an outdoor excursion might be a lot easier than going somewhere indoors.
As a result, nursing mothers have become proactive in recent years, not only lobbying lawmakers to change laws and provide penalties for those who do not comply but also staging huge «nurse - ins» at businesses that have rejected public nursing.
We want to know how we can better support other moms when we see someone else nursing in public whether it's the head nod, the smile or maybe the first bump when you walk by, I don't know what's the best way to do it is.
I'm a proponent of women being able to nurse whenever and wherever they need to, but I still felt a little shy when I nursed my baby in public, especially since she never — not even at the beginning — tolerated a cover.
A nursing cover is just not cutting it when I'm out in public or at someone else's house.
- Women who aren't comfortable with their breasts, their bodies and the inevitable need to breast - feed in public will have a hard time nursing their babies.
They don't want to get advice from someone who might tell them that they have to nurse in public in order to nurse well.
I'm all for women's right to breastfeed openly in public without being relegated to hiding in a bathroom stall or even behind a nursing cover if they don't want to, but all the belief in that right considered, it's still a little odd the first few (OK, all the) times you bust out a boob at a restaurant table.
I won't be so paranoid about nursing in public.
Unless you don't mind having wet circles where your boobs are out in public and going through more bras and shirts than needed, then you will need some nursing pads, because there WILL be leaks!
I am also thankful that I haven't had any issues nursing in public yet (my babes 7 months old and I've been nursing in public since she was just a few weeks old).
Nursing «in public» doesn't necessarily mean in public.
I agree with Jane in regards to the fact that some just aren't comfortable nursing in public, but it would still be wonderful if every nursing mom to feel like she's able to and will not be judged.
I went in to check it out, and while it wasn't perfect (the chair they had in there wouldn't be great for me to nurse, since it had arms), it was a good alternative for moms like me who can't nurse well in public.
I don't have a problem with lactation rooms as long as women are not told that they must use them and as long as enough women keep nursing in public to help normalize it and help combat the images of sexual breasts with images of nourishing breasts.
It is VERY uncommon in my area to see a mom nursing in a public place, covered or not.
It does not mean that a mom has to choose to use that area, but it makes it possible for a mom to nurse in a public place who otherwise would not, which is the goal.
My kids would never nurse under a cover, and I don't necessarily think you HAVE to use one to breastfeed in public.
I nursed my baby in public all summer and not a single person even realized what I was doing.
Most people don't know about the hard parts of nursing — the chapped nipples, swollen breasts, and feeling of having no time for yourself (and, of course, the judgmental eyes when you need to nurse in public.)
I don't think that women should have to hole themselves up in a bathroom stall — how gross, especially a public bathroom — or some other dungeon to feed her nursing child.
As with anything, breastfeeding parents should cover or not cover to their comfort level, and parents shouldn't feel obligated to nurse, in public or at all.
As with nursing in public, whether or not pumping in public is something that you feel you can do will depend on the culture of the area you're in, your feelings about modesty, and your comfort with the idea in general.
I overcame my fears about nursing in public, and grew into a person who views breastfeeding not just as a «personal choice», but a public health issue.
When I've nursed in public, I've noticed that kids are just curious and won't be distressed by breastfeeding unless parents make it an awkward topic.
I don't have a problem with breastfeeding covers in general, and I realize that they make some nursing parents feel more comfortable while nursing on the go, and I'm all for that, but personally there's one thing I won't ever do while breastfeeding in public: I won't ever use a breastfeeding cover.
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