I've seen plently
of women breastfeed in public and only two of them made a huge deal of it and then got offended when asked to cover up a little.
Not exact matches
Why anyone would be offended or «disgusted» at the sight
of a
woman breastfeeding a child
in public is beyond me.
According to the National Conference
of State Legislatures, there are about 45 states that have laws that specifically allow
women to
breastfeed in public.
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...)
So I'm not cool with touting this photo as a celebration that
breastfeeding has «made it» - I am happy about all the conversations I see around it about the way
women in non-glamorous situations feel about
breastfeeding in public and photos
of breastfeeding publicly displayed.
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
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
breastfeeding will alter the shape
of their breasts, then
women are being treated as sex objects.
I was actually surprised to read, considering all
of the negative stories that we hear about
breastfeeding, that almost 70 %
of British people feel that
women should be able to
breastfeed anywhere
in public, even bars and restaurants.
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.
The Equalities Act 2010
in the UK creates a clear protection for
breastfeeding women,
in that service providers (including all
public services, as well as restaurants and cafés) can not refuse to provide an equal service to a
breastfeeding woman, and this applies no matter what the age
of the child.
I will strive for my daughter to grow up
in a society where
breastfeeding is perceived as the norm, where
women breastfeeding in public aren't picked out as ostentatious, where feeding a child the way nature intended isn't only discussed
in schools as part
of sex education.
Twenty percent
of the
women who had lactation consultants only were frequently
breastfeeding at three months, compared to 17 percent
of those who got the consultant and electronic prompts and only 8 percent
in the comparison group, Bonuck's team reports
in the American Journal
of Public Health.
And I find your comparison
of a
woman who attempted to
breastfeed but found it personally uncomfortable to judgmental bystanders who are offended by the sight
of a partially bare breast
in public to be pretty obnoxious.
Now
women proudly
breastfeed their babies
in public, expecting only nods
of appreciation and understanding from strangers.
As I have seen a lot
of women nursing
in public in different countries through the years, I noticed that there are 3 main types
of women who
breastfeed in public:
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In the UK these barriers include the difficulty some women encounter when breastfeeding in public, widespread misleading marketing that formula is equivalent to breastfeeding, a lack of high quality services to prevent and treat any problems if they arise, a lack of community support, a lack of education about breastfeeding for young children, and lack of support for women to breastfeed in the workplac
In the UK these barriers include the difficulty some
women encounter when
breastfeeding in public, widespread misleading marketing that formula is equivalent to breastfeeding, a lack of high quality services to prevent and treat any problems if they arise, a lack of community support, a lack of education about breastfeeding for young children, and lack of support for women to breastfeed in the workplac
in public, widespread misleading marketing that formula is equivalent to
breastfeeding, a lack
of high quality services to prevent and treat any problems if they arise, a lack
of community support, a lack
of education about
breastfeeding for young children, and lack
of support for
women to
breastfeed in the workplac
in the workplace.
Speakers include: Laura Abbott, University
of Hertfordshire — Having a baby
in prison:
women's need to love, care and
breastfeed their baby Dr Amy Brown, Associate Professor Child
Public Health, Swansea University - Examining psychological, social and cultural barriers to responsive
breastfeeding Helen Crawley, First Steps Nutrition Trust - The constituents
of formula milk: busting the myths.
Women breastfeeding in public have a wonderful opportunity to educate others about the importance
of breastfeeding.
In the women breastfeeding in public debate, it is the health of children everywhere that should take priority, not the «sensitivities» of adults who are perfectly capable of looking the other directio
In the
women breastfeeding in public debate, it is the health of children everywhere that should take priority, not the «sensitivities» of adults who are perfectly capable of looking the other directio
in public debate, it is the health
of children everywhere that should take priority, not the «sensitivities»
of adults who are perfectly capable
of looking the other direction.
So she was out
in public with her eight week old son and it says that she was at a cafe and she happened to be
breastfeeding her baby and it says an elderly
women,
in not sure if it actually lists her name or sorry her age, but anyway this elderly
women comes up to her and honestly the mom was like «oh no, she's going to tell me to cover up, she's going to be like, be mean about this or you know or how dare I be, you know doing this
in public kind
of thing» and the only thing the elderly wanted to do was to help the mom be able to eat.
I was shocked and appalled to read that it is not only permissible for
women to
breastfeed in public in the State
of New York, but now also punishable as a crime for anyone interfering
in this act.
Even just a cursory Internet search shows that
breastfeeding promotion materials framed
in terms
of «the risks
of formula feeding» are currently being used by some state
breastfeeding coalitions, two hospitals, two private corporations, the Departments
of Public Health
in California and New York, the City
of New York, as well as The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) programs
in at least five states... The United States Department
of Health and Human Services» Office on
Women's Health publishes a 50 - page guide to
breastfeeding that points out that «among formula - fed babies, ear infections and diarrhea are more common».
According to the National Conference
of State Legislators, 49 states including the District
of Columbia and the Virgin Islands have laws that «specifically allow
women to
breastfeed in any
public or private location.»
While some
of the country seems to be coming around, and campaigns like #freethenipple are becoming increasingly common,
women who
breastfeed in public are still sometimes looked down upon.
Miffed by a societal norm that perpetuates the idea that
women who nurse their babies should do so
in hiding, I've thought
of a few things you actually don't have to do when
breastfeeding in public.
Those
of us who don't will not be swayed by a picture
of a
woman breastfeeding her child
in public.
If you fall into the category
of women who want to
breastfeed in public but would rather not display your boobs for all to see, then a great nursing cover is your secret weapon.
«A study that analyzed data from a national
public opinion survey conducted
in 2001 found that only 43 %
of U.S. adults believed that
women should have the right to
breastfeed in public places.
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In Scotland, a bill safeguarding the freedom of women to breastfeed in public was passed in 2005 by the Scottish Parliamen
In Scotland, a bill safeguarding the freedom
of women to
breastfeed in public was passed in 2005 by the Scottish Parliamen
in public was passed
in 2005 by the Scottish Parliamen
in 2005 by the Scottish Parliament.
A 1996 article
in the Canadian Journal
of Public Health found that,
in Vancouver, 82.9 %
of mothers initiated
breastfeeding, but that this differed by Caucasian (91.6 %) and non-Caucasian (56.8 %)
women.
There are countless stories
of women being asked to cover up while
breastfeeding in public, or to leave businesses because they chose not to let their child go hungry.
As shown
in both quantitative and qualitative studies, the perception
of breasts as sexual objects may lead
women to feel uncomfortable about
breastfeeding in public.
While there's no denying that
women are shamed for unapologetically
breastfeeding (especially
in public without a cover) mothers are also judged for formula feeding their babies, too, sometimes regardless
of the reasons why formula feeding worked for them.
Or perhaps you are disturbed by media reports
of women who are harassed for
breastfeeding in public and are considering pumping your milk to give your baby when you leave home.
Overall, I think the symbol is a good thing and that the more people who see it and, even on the smallest subconscious level, think
of breastfeeding as normal and something that
women are going to be doing
in public, the better.
Plus, whether you nurse
in front
of your own kids or not shapes what they think about seeing
women breastfeed in public, so I'd say the problems start at home on this one.
Is there some kind
of fear that if we start accepting
breastfeeding in public without freaking out about covering up,
women will eventually start walking around bare - breasted all the time?
This year as we follow the 1993 theme, «Mother - Friendly Workplace Initiative,» which sadly is still a struggle many
women face today, we spread the word and encourage employers and the general
public to stop criticizing
women for nursing
in public but instead embrace the healthy and natural process
of breastfeeding.
There are a lot
of women who are pressured into not
breastfeeding in public just because
of the way the
public reacts.
Often when I post about a
woman who has been harassed while
breastfeeding in public or a blog post advocating for the fair treatment
of breastfeeding women I see comments such as these:
The majority
of women I know who
breastfeed in public always cover themselves.
Intended for use by policy - makers, national
breastfeeding committees,
breastfeeding advocates,
women's health activists and others working for
public health
in the community, the Resource sets out why
breastfeeding in the context
of HIV has never been as safe as it is today.
Recognising the pain that many parents
in the UK feel at any implication that they have not done the best for their baby, Unicef UK is urging the UK and devolved governments to show leadership
in moving the blame for a major
public health issue away from individual
women, and acknowledge the collective responsibility
of us all to create a supportive, enabling environment for
women who want to
breastfeed.
I see
women breastfeeding in public every day, and no one thinks anything
of it.
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.
But there's more to the
public breastfeeding movement than its squeakiest wheels, and believe it or not, even
women who have no intention
of ever
breastfeeding, publicly or otherwise, still have a dog
in this fight.
And so it's such a great way
of helping these moms with younger babies get over their fears because they see all these other
women breastfeeding in public and it's no big deal so I just think you know power and numbers to like it definitely helps you overcome your fear if you're not the only one doing it.
Ultimately, both candidates have refreshing views on
public breastfeeding, especially
in an era when
women already face stigmas
in all areas
of life.
So Abby one
of your main premises out for you website and Facebook page is to support
women along their
breastfeeding journeys whether it's
breastfeeding at home,
in public, half breast... you know partial
breastfeeding, exclusive
breastfeeding you know pumping all that kind
of that stuff so why do you think
women to
women support is so important?
These include: cultural beliefs and pressures (e.g. anxiety about
breastfeeding in public, beliefs about adequacy
of milk supply); lack
of availability
of trained support; legislation to protect
women who are
breastfeeding; and commercial pressures from marketing and advertising
of formula by manufacturers (Save the Children 2013).
«A study that analyzed data from a national
public opinion survey conducted
in 2001 found that only 43 percent
of U.S. adults believed that
women should have the right to
breastfeed in public places.