"Public breastfeeding" refers to the act of a mother breastfeeding her baby or feeding her infant with breast milk in a location that is accessible to the general public, such as parks, restaurants, or any other public space.
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I really wish there was more positive coverage
of public breastfeeding instead of the abundance of negative stories.
I have to get comfortable
with public breastfeeding because it is finally time to go out and do some activities outside the home.
I have spent a lot of my professional life travelling the world and have seen
public breastfeeding in all sorts of strange places.
Since that incident, voters have gotten to know a bit more about where both Democratic candidates stand
on public breastfeeding — and it's been refreshing, to say the least.
Unfortunately, widely publicized cases of discrimination such this one at a restaurant and this one on an airplane can lead women to feel that discrimination
against public breastfeeding is widespread.
In order to make transitioning to
public breastfeeding as easy as possible for both you and your baby, you might want to consider wearing clothes that are conducive to breastfeeding.
There is always a raging debate on it breastfeeding is good or bad, or
if public breastfeeding should be discouraged or encouraged.
I didn't know
what public breastfeeding would be like, or what to look out for as a nursing mom out in the wild, and I'm pretty damn grateful.
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, when she posted pictures of her breastfeeding her child, it made me feel that not only was
public breastfeeding acceptable, but also that I was supported.
More breastfeeding posts... brilliant breastfeeding benefits, why I'm not embarrassed
about public breastfeeding and advice for second - time mums.
The fight
for public breastfeeding isn't about the milk that's in those breasts; it's about the woman who's attached to them.
For the most part though, the questions that arises most often when people
see public breastfeeding are politely asked, whether or not they come from a place of judgment or curiosity.
Marcus is the author of Lactation and the Law, a comprehensive article on U.S.
public breastfeeding law, and Pumping 9 to 5, an article on workplace pumping law which was a finalist for a MAGGIE Award.
I think there is this assumption that when we women have these «wins,» such as
normalizing public breastfeeding (which hasn't totally happened), it's always cause for celebration and joy.
Why I Nurse at the Mall... and at Mass by Kate Wicker Religion and Breastfeeding: How Breastfeeding Impacts the Religious Woman by Jennifer M. Paquette Lactivism and
Public Breastfeeding by Tim Challies
[28] Many laws around the world make
public breastfeeding legal and disallow companies from prohibiting it in the workplace, but the reaction of some people to the sight of breastfeeding can make things uncomfortable for those involved.
Fighting Breastfeeding Taboos One way to change our cultural
public breastfeeding taboo is to remind the public what breasts are really meant for.
As evidenced by numerous comments on a YouTube Breastfeeding montage created by the League of Maternal Justice (in protest of the Facebook Photo bannings), people still
compare public breastfeeding to public urination and masturbation, and insist that it's inappropriate for women to expose themselves in order to feed their children.
Trump's infamous call to evict a crying baby from one of his campaign events and opposition to
public breastfeeding didn't help his case with the startup, either.
Opponents of
public breastfeeding often remark that there are children present in a room, and that breastfeeding is therefore not appropriate.