The guy obviously was asking why we don't breastfeed today as adults, a totally relevant point, completely related to the article and the issue
of public breast feeding.
Not exact matches
and i don'think
public opinion is any closer to decriminalization
of exhibitionism, or even prostitution the majority
of the
public still thinks
breast feeding is erotic Same sex marriage rights, have nothing to do with erotic liberties.
I think it's not the actual
feeding itself that bothers most in
public, but the actual ability to see the mother's
breast which is common nature for the body to be covered in
public, hence why we wears clothes, and that aspect
of it feels very awkward and uncomfortable.
@igaftr: What you propose is unsanitary [urinating in
public vs.
breast feeding in
public] since it is for the elimination
of waste
The federal government recently embarked on a
public awareness campaign promoting
breast -
feeding as a means
of protecting infants from everything from colds to obesity.
The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action points out that «When
feeding bottles are used in
public for fear
of public exposure
of breasts, or when women's reasons for choosing bottle -
feeding include fears that breastfeeding will alter the shape
of their
breasts, then women are being treated as sex objects.
The movement to protect
public breast -
feeding, which began in the mid-1980s in New York, has gathered steam as research has shown the value
of breast milk to a baby's mental and physical health.
You always hear jokes about different aspects
of breast -
feeding, and some were afraid to bring it to the floor
of the Senate because they feared there would be embarrassing questions and that it would become a joke,» said Frazier, who got involved after a group
of nursing mothers came to his office and shared their experiences about
breast -
feeding in
public.
So when a group
of health - care workers and advocates from the Mississippi Breastfeeding Coalition asked her in January to join their movement to lobby the Legislature to allow women to
breast -
feed at work and in
public, she jumped at the opportunity.
While
breast -
feeding in
public is widely accepted in many cultures, some Americans are uncomfortable or offended when a woman reveals even a portion
of her
breast to nurse a child.
The guidelines repeatedly reference breastfeeding quotas, instructs healthcare facilities to keep formula «out
of view
of patients and the general
public,» and uses insulting language such as, «human milk
fed through the mother's own
breast is the normal way for human infants to be nourished.»
This year, Mississippi, which has the lowest rate
of breast -
feeding in the U.S., joined a growing number
of states that have passed comprehensive laws protecting women who choose to
breast -
feed in
public.
Illinois is one
of only a handful
of states that require
public information campaigns regarding the benefits
of breast -
feeding.
I was 17 by then and no other girls I knew
of my age were getting their
breasts out in
public — not to
feed their babies anyway!
But that is the unambiguous message
of a controversial government
public health campaign encouraging new mothers to
breast -
feed for six months to protect their babies from colds, flu, ear infections, diarrhea and even obesity...
The fact that the author
of a major new book asserting that
breast -
feeding «enslaves» and «undermines» women also personally holds controlling interest in the agency
of record for the three companies that collectively control much
of the infant formula market share in the United States is glaringly disturbing... Publicis has been charged with marketing Nestlé to the
public since at least 1984, and has been promoting infant formula on behalf
of Abbott Laboratories since 1997.
While I get the latter position, I just couldn't wrap my head around liberals objecting to Ms. Obama's
public support
of breast -
feeding.
The dramatic drop by the six - month mark reflects the interplay
of a number
of factors: struggles with the mechanics at the beginning; the need to attend to older children; the difficulties
of maintaining
breast -
feeding upon the return to work; the embarrassment
of baring a
breast in
public places.
I'm
fed up
of my
breasts being «hijacked» by being sexualized by the general
public.
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.
As a world leading visitor attraction,
breast feeding is fully encouraged throughout all
of our
public areas and events.»
Things like how to make sure your little one has an adequate supply
of breast milk when you go back to work, or how to
feed your baby in
public without flashing everyone in the restaurant!
I'm sorry, but you made the choice, like it or give up, because there are plenty
of mothers wanting to
breast feed but struggling, they don't need to hear those who can BF moan about having to give stuff up or having to
feed in
public.
I am empathetic with mothers who can not
breast feed, but that doesn't mean we should forget how difficult it is for mothers who
breast feed — glared at when
public feeding, condemned for
feeding after one year, constantly being asked if they are «supplementing with formula», having to pump, having to watch what they eat, not being able to go out for drinks, being up in the night, and, like your comment, judged for
breast feeding as a form
of soothing.
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.
«I don't think it will change the current recommendations [to breastfeed for a year], but maybe there's no benefit to
breast -
feeding after six months,» says Cathrine Thomsen
of the Norwegian Institute
of Public Health.
AFRICAN MOON: You know my biggest challenge with
breast -
feeding didn't come from myself or my children it came from the outside world harassing me in some form
of fashion when I would go out and
breast -
feed in
public.
In the recent article «Controversy over
public breast -
feeding in Illinois has moms and health experts contemplating issue» (News, June 15), Tribune reporter Serena Maria Daniels said, «the sight
of a mom
breast -
feeding her hungry baby in a
public space — even discreetly — is still unacceptable to some and at times is cause for controversy.»
As a
breast -
feeding mom, I got a lot
of beef whenever I
breast fed my child in
public.
It's unfortunate that they campaign «
breast is best,» but when they see you
feeding your child in
public it's all
of the sudden inappropriate.
The paediatricians say that although the college has «progressively distanced» itself from such sponsorship, they warn that receiving any form
of funding from manufacturers «will distort
public and professional perceptions
of the college stance on
breast feeding as well as their advice on the appropriate clinical use
of breast milk substitutes.
The seminars they attended ran from the straightforward «
Public Policy: Another Look at
Breast -
feeding and HIV / AIDS,» to the highly technical «Investigation
of the Sucking Dynamics
of the
Breast -
feeding Term Infant: Ultrasound and Intraoral Vacuum Research.»
Carothers would like to see more businesses provide a discreet place for working mothers to pump
breast milk; greater acceptance
of nursing in
public areas, such as malls; and family and friends
of breast -
feeding mothers lending more support.
Public health campaigns that focus on increasing the social acceptability
of breast -
feeding may prove effective in addressing this cultural barrier.
These limited portrayals, however, may also help perpetuate a lack
of acceptance
of breast feeding in
public.
The point
of my story is to say that we all need to support each other's decisions, whether that be to nurse in
public, in private only or to
breast feed (or not).
Not with standing any other provision
of law, a mother may breastfeed her baby in any location,
public or private, where the mother is otherwise authorized to be, irrespective
of whether or not the nipple
of the mother's
breast is covered during or incidental to the
breast feeding.
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.
What Grumet, who said she was
breast -
fed until the age
of 6, didn't expect was the
public's immediate, almost visceral reaction.
Robin Kaplan: One
of the placeswhen I was learning to become comfortable breastfeeding in
public it was actually going to
breast feeding support group because some are
public and some are private.
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.
475, HB 7906) R.I. Gen. Laws § 23 -13.5-1 and § 23 -13.5-2 (2008) allow a woman to
feed her child by bottle or
breast in any place open to the
public and would allow her a private cause
of action for denial
of this right.
WomensENews reported this week that The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative, launched 10 years ago by the World Health Organization to promote
breast -
feeding in maternity wards, has given its stamp
of approval so far to only one
public hospital out
of 11 in New York City, and only 79 hospitals nationwide.
Two - thirds
of all states provide some type
of protection for mothers who
breast -
feed in
public.
So they reacted with mixed feelings to passage
of the first law in the country giving women the legal right to
breast -
feed in
public.
Carol Huotari, manager
of the center for
breast -
feeding information with La Leche League International in Schaumburg, said that in the Chicago area, hassles for
breast -
feeding mothers usually come from people who don't know
public policy, say, «a security guard who doesn't think it's appropriate.»
Breast -
feeding moms gathered at Target stores for
public «nurse - ins» today in support
of a Texas woman who says she was harassed while nursing her son in a Target store.
The government is looking at
breast -
feeding as a
public health issue and therefore highlights the risks
of not
breast -
feeding.
Of course, if breastfeeding in
public is an issue, you can bottle
feed via a
breast pump or you can use a cover.
To investigate the effect
of public hospitals in Hong Kong not accepting free infant formula from manufacturers on in - hospital formula supplementation rates and
breast -
feeding duration.