-- Caroline Herzenberg, Chicago In the recent article «Controversy
over public breast - feeding in Illinois has moms and health experts contemplating issue» (News, June 15)
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.»
Not exact matches
Let me use an example from
public health: white woman have a higher rate of developing
breast cancer
over black woman in the United States, yet even with more cases fewer white woman die from
breast cancer than black woman.
Now
public breast feeding I'm still on fence
over.
Over the years I've watched women breastfeeding in public, and they invariably try to minimize the exposure, often using a cloth diaper over the shoulder to hide the bare bre
Over the years I've watched women breastfeeding in
public, and they invariably try to minimize the exposure, often using a cloth diaper
over the shoulder to hide the bare bre
over the shoulder to hide the bare
breast.
Many nursing moms don't want to deal with uncomfortable stares, glares and ogles and will choose a bottle
over the
breast in
public.
Being a large -
breasted woman (lucky me... grrrr), I always felt extremely too self - conscious to
breast feed in
public, and too scared to throw a blanket
over me because I always wanted to make sure there was adequate air pocket for my daughters to breath (these dang boobs are no joke) That being said, I always escaped to either a nursing room (which all too often don't exist in
public places), or would retreat to my car and feed them.
Over my shoulder for spit - up, on the changing pad to protect the pad, on the diaper changing station in
public restrooms, protection when changing on the couch or the car seat, baby towel, swaddle,
breast feeding modesty drape, on the bassinet and crib to keep the sheet from getting so wet so often, crying towel for myself, and so many other uses.
Some women prefer to drape a small blanket or shawl
over their shoulder and their
breast to make the
public process a little more private.
Over the past few months,
breast - feeding has grabbed headlines as moms have staged nationwide nurse - ins to draw attention to their right to
breast - feed in
public.
With Romney seeking the presidency,
breast - feeding supporters in Massachusetts now find themselves rehashing what transpired in early 2006, when the then - Governor reversed DPH's decision to discontinue the free - formula practice; he replaced three
Public Health Council members who expressed displeasure
over the ban's reversal.
An Ohio bill saying a woman is «entitled to
breast - feed her baby in any place of
public accommodation» passed the Legislature last month
over the objection of one representative who wanted to exempt businesses from liability for accidents caused by «spillage.»
Two years prior to that
public action, Valie Export wore a large box
over her torso with curtains draped
over the front — encouraging citizens on the busy streets in Vienna's shopping district to publicly touch her
breasts in a performance piece called «Tapp und Tastkino» (Tap and Touch Cinema).