I've had nothing but positive
experiences of public breastfeeding despite feeding in most places, from train stations, to buses during rush hour, on the beach and out in pubs.
So, while I guess it's cool some disapproving person is not making a scene about being uncomfortable in the
presence of public breastfeeding, I don't think it's OK at all that I can sense their discomfort.
I am an
advocate of public breastfeeding and believe that society should #FreeTheNipple and I will (and do) fight for any woman's right to feed her child however and wherever she wants.
Although Clinton never directly addressed the
topic of public breastfeeding, she did allude to it by posting the photo at all — and as a feminist, there's no doubt in anyone's mind that Clinton likely supports public breastfeeding for all moms too.
Perhaps, some day, our culture will come around, the
stigma of public breastfeeding will no longer be a thing, and something as extraordinary as nursing won't be unnecessarily burdened by other people's opinions.
I'm also friends with a very pro-boob milk group of women, so that's why I was shocked to learn that 57 percent of Americans don't
approve of public breastfeeding.
This is strictly about why the
sight of public breastfeeding still makes so many people squeamish and what it will take to make breastfeeding in public as welcome as giving a baby a bottle.
v. Steps be taken in order to normalise breastfeeding, including improving education in schools, public awareness campaigns, and reassurances given by breastfeeding counsellors regarding the
legitimacy of public breastfeeding.