The Difficulties of Feeding in
Public Breastfeeding in public is a very sensitive and important topic for mothers.
Not to mention,
public breastfeeding in the air is covered by state protections for nursing moms.
Maternity Store — Mothercare Stops A Mom From
Public Breastfeeding In an unbelievable but true and unfortunately quite common incident, UK's famous store for moms, babies and kids stopped a mom from publicly breastfeeding her baby in their store.The mother in question, Zoe Frangou was disgusted by the treatment meted out to her in a store at Bluewater, Kent and was afterwards patronized by the complaints department.Zoe Frangou posted on Mothercare's Facebook page about the incident, which occurred in September....
I have spent a lot of my professional life travelling the world and have seen
public breastfeeding in all sorts of strange places.
It also de-stigmatizes
public breastfeeding in many, many ways.
Not exact matches
Breastfeeding children
in public is as natural as smoking a cigarette or chatting on your phone
in public.
Why anyone would be offended or «disgusted» at the sight of a woman
breastfeeding a child
in public is beyond me.
I'm just fine with mothers
breastfeeding but if you are going to do it
in public you have to be comfortable with the fact that there are other people around you.
I am not comfortable
breastfeeding in public.
I agree; there is nothing morally wrong with
breastfeeding in public, especially since that is what God intended when He designed woman.
Have some decency and cover up if you
breastfeed in Public.
Indian Poor Day Laborers always
breastfeed in Public but they have sense to cover up while they
breastfeed.
I
breastfeed until the child is about 2, but not
in public.
IMHO, big pharma / food industry (e.g., dry baby milk producers, charging $ 50 / can) colluded with the fake Jesus - freaks to make
breastfeeding in public a moral issue.
I'm all for
breastfeeding but can't you plan your feeding times around the one hour you go to church, or for that matter, when you're out
in public?
The whole point is that it is fine to
breastfeed,
IN PUBLIC.
«misogynistic and twisted» yes, those must be the words that come to mind when one doesn't want to see some white trash woman
breastfeeding her kid
in a
public place.
I am ok with
public breastfeeding, if masturbation and peeing
in public become legal too (it's all about perception).
Im not oppose to mother
breastfeeding babies
in public, as long as you cover it.
I have no problem with mothers
breastfeeding their children
in public.
Breastfeeding in public, particularly
in sacred sites such as churches, remains a sensitive issue for families, as noted by a recent Religion News Service article.
«She was shy and didn't want to
breastfeed in public, while the Pope was passing,» he continued.
I never thought
breastfeeding could get so much attention
in public.
Literacy is a wonderful thing... «She was shy and didn't want to
breastfeed in public, while the Pope was passing,» he (the Pope) continued.
We also advocate for this type of everyday activity (
breastfeeding a child
in public) to be so utterly normal as to never raise a single eyebrow!
I absolutely
breastfeed in public, and usually without a cover — because have you tried to nurse a baby past about two months old using a cover?
I
breastfed both my babies
in public all the time, including church pews.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, there are about 45 states that have laws that specifically allow women to
breastfeed in public.
But to
breastfeed in public and to subject others to the nuisance of your actions, is not only improper — it is also wrong....
The Big Story — someday they might be able to
breastfeed their babies
in public!
Twenty - eight states exempt women from
public indecency charges if they
breastfeed in public.
And there is no scripture
in the bible giving you the right to
breastfeed in public.
So, Reader, you're telling me that
in 2 years of
breastfeeding a child you NEVER nursed
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...)
That is significant progress and the downward trend is continuing through excellent
public health initiatives and development work
in the country (including improving
breastfeeding practices).
During my short tenure on the Internets, I've learned that a sure way to get a gazillion controversial comments ** on an article is to write about circumcision,
breastfeeding in public, or flying with kids.
The entire conversation about
breastfeeding in public seems ridiculous to me.
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.
Surprisingly, there's not even any negative content about
breastfeeding in public on the page, something that's always a cause of controversy.
I know there are worse problems, but I imagine if I had been someone more uncomfortable with being open about
breastfeeding, I would never have been able to handle it
in public when my milk would spray everywhere (go ahead and chuckle.
It really IS everyone else's problem if they don't like seeing a flash of flesh
in public during a
breastfeeding.
It is also not my place (or anyone else's place) to tell a
breastfeeding mother to «do that somewhere else» when she is feeding her child
in public.
The options are so much more limited than
breastfeeding mothers... pumping
in public restroom stalls feels SO un-hygenic.
An elderly couple across from us came over to thank me for being brave enough to
breastfeed in public, telling me no one had the right to bother me and letting me know that I was doing the best possible thing for my baby.
She embodies the
public image that has become ubiquitous
in the world of celebrity mothers: that not only can you be both a mom and a glamazon, but you can do so while effortlessly
breastfeeding your infant.
While I love that it helps to normalize
breastfeeding in the
public eye, I also feel like it almost sets an unattainable standard if that is the bar we are advertising as acceptable.
On the rare occasions that I
breastfed in public, I was never harassed, and for that I feel extremely grateful.
The societal pressure to
breastfeed (but not for too long, and certainly not
in public where you might inflict unspeakable horrors on unwitting passers - by!)
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.
I'd also like to add something else to that conversation, and that's that if you don't like
breastfeeding in public or feel uncomfortable doing it at the DMV or doctor's office or
in an Olive Garden, that's okay too.