Since he nursed so often, I believe that I have literally
nursed in public just about anywhere that it can possibly be done!
Not exact matches
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...)
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.
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.
What we should do when we see another mom
nursing their kid
in public, so have you had bad experiences, do you feel like something went wrong, something went crazy for me, like I would be
nursing a baby and I get my Starbucks spilled on me or something and I have to take off my shirt to
nurse my kid but that would be something that would
just happen to me.
A
nursing cover is
just not cutting it when I'm out
in public or at someone else's house.
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).
(and Jane, for what it's worth, I rarely
nursed in public with my first, but it's a whole other ball game with the second, LOL, I'll whip the girls out
just about anywhere if necessary!)
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.
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.
So, if busybodies pop up with ridiculous questions like, «Well, if women can
just nurse in public, what's next?
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.
Michelle was also incredibly instrumental
in helping me resolve a
nursing in public harassment incident that happened
in San Diego
just a few weeks ago.
So I'm super grateful to have you on our show Michelle,
just to share your insight into the ways to combat
nursing in public harassment and also
just to bring light into the fact that this is really significant.
There is some on pumping, and requirements for employers as far as employees and providing them time to pump, but as far as
nursing in public, that's
just it.
The «ol «
just give them a cup» argument... Here was one comment I received under the picture: «I'm all for breast is best for babies and
nurse in public etc..
Just a fun fact, from a former Cast Member — Disney Cast Members are instructed specifically
in training about the importance of
nursing in public and that it is 100 % legal and acceptable for women to do so anywhere
in the parks or property.
From comments about moms
in bikinis at the pool to photos of moms
nursing their babies
in public and everything
in between, moms are being attacked for
just about anything.
So,
nursing in public too was extremely difficult because I'm not
just there yet as far as being able to go without a covering.
Nursing moms have a right to feed their children anywhere they and their children are allowed to be, and they don't need to cover up or feed
in a nasty
public bathroom
just to spare busybodies the trouble of keeping their eyes on their own affairs.
Just leave a comment here by Jan. 26 with your best nursing - in - public story — where you did it, what people said, how you felt, or just how you let it all hang
Just leave a comment here by Jan. 26 with your best
nursing -
in -
public story — where you did it, what people said, how you felt, or
just how you let it all hang
just how you let it all hang out.
If you are out
in public and your baby cries or someone else's baby cries or you see a baby or you think about
nursing or you
just waited too long to get back to your baby and
nurse or maybe you
just sneezed the wrong way, you're going to leak all over your shirt.
My gut reaction is that it does run the risk of being the place where women are «sent» to
nurse and that we shouldn't need rooms like this, but I also understand that many women
just aren't comfortable
nursing in public and if there are spaces set aside for them I'm all for it.
This is impressive considering not
just the mainstream US's reaction to
nursing in public, but also because moms
in other countries feel more embarrassed overall than US women do.
It's okay to gently set limits at appropriate times
in your child's development,
just as you did with ending the
nursing in public and
nursing on demand several times per day.
Nursing tanks are also awesome when you need to breastfeed your baby
in public since you can
just pull up your top shirt, to gain access to your milk, while still covering your abdomen.
But we use it as a way for moms who are
just learning how to
nurse in public, they are surrounded by a whole ton of other moms who are doing it.»
My first kind of experience of
nursing in public and feeling kind of confident was when I had gone out with all the other mamas from my birthing class and we went to bubble park and you know we were there for the whole day so all of us
just you know and every time a baby sees another baby eating is like they want to eat to so.
He may have said it a couple of times that why don't we
just do formula because it would be a pain and as a new mom I was really struggling with doing this
in public and when you do, that was almost six years ago, and thankfully there has been more light shed on breastfeeding
in public and
nursing in public because I really didn't see any other moms
nursing in public then.
I may have been a little * too * comfortable
nursing in public... I
just didn't care... To me, breasts equaled nutrients; they were far from anything even remotely sexual.
And
just as a side note Stacey's the spearhead of our
nursing in public after our breastfeeding supporters that it's so cool she's following along.
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.
Nursing in public is really, just n
Nursing in public is really,
just nursingnursing.
Sometimes when new moms are getting the hang of breastfeeding or would
just like some extra coverage while out
in public a
nursing cover is a necessity.
When my daughter was born, I had huge hang - ups about
nursing in public, and it took me a while to realize that that's
just what they were: hang - ups, not halachic issues.
When my first child was born, I
just knew I would always wear a cover when
nursing in public and would never be one of THOSE women.
I
just came over because I want to THANK YOU for
nursing in public.»
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.
While I've never really been uncomfortable
nursing in public, I can't tell you how nice it was (
in my 3 + years of
nursing in public) to have a stranger
just come up and give me that pat on the back.
I
just may have the confidence to
nurse in public or
in a social situation when the time comes.
To protect my modesty, I
just tend to go with distraction over
nursing when he wants to
nurse in public.
Now I can wear my «normal» clothes with this underneath, and can breastfeed
in public just as discreetly as I did whilst wearing the
nursing tops!
There are
just too many moms being shamed for
nursing in public and I think I may have a solution.
Especially if we
nurse in public, you kind of
just know the things to say too.
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.
Just politely remind them that the law gives you the right to
nurse in public, and ask them to please go away.Feel free to use any part of my comment, if you'd like.
I've
nursed in public before with a cover, but mostly because I'm
just getting the hang of it and don't want to totally flash everyone when I try to get her latched.
Jean Zahalka, a soft - spoken
public health
nurse with shortly cropped gray hair, sat
in a small office at the headquarters of the Snohomish Health District, conducting a phone interview with the mother of a 7 - month - old baby who had
just been diagnosed with whooping cough.
I am 10 weeks postpartum now, so haven't done warm weather with the extra belly /
nursing access issue, but I don't think I'll be wearing
just a
nursing tank
in public even though I don't mind it being tight.