Now I am breastfeeding for the second time and I don't worry
about feeding in public at all but there are definitely some places I feel more confident than others.
How can a mother soothe her screaming baby on an airplane and where can she find the laws for breast
feeding in public in a different state?
If you are nursing, you are good on that, except perhaps you like to take a bottle of expressed milk for ease
of feeding in public.
All I am saying is I do no think sticking a chair in a baby changing room is the answer to helping more
women feed in public.
If we grow up seeing babies breastfeed, breastfeeding is seen in the media, it's just as accepted as
formula feeding in public or private....
It helped me to feel a lot more secure
while feeding in public and it helped to keep her distractions to a minimum.
Some would suggest that a nursing mother express milk and bottle -
feed in public rather than feed from her breast.
The reality is that the vast majority of babies are
fed in public without someone trying to stop that from happening.
Breastfeeding should be added to the school curriculum to help end the stigma
about feeding in public, doctors have said.
Others feel uncomfortable breast
feeding in public so find they gradually replace more and more breastfeeds with substitutes.
If you are hoping to step into the big, beautiful, world with your baby, you might want to acclimate yourself to
feeding in public by starting in a location that is less threatening.
I rarely see women breast
feeding in public where I live (Columbus, GA) but there is a BF group that meets twice a week at the library, BF classes offered by the hospitals and community, and not one but TWO baby - friendly hospitals in town.
Vivienne Pattison is a Christian and Director of Media Watch UK, speaking to Premier she said: «Now that we have a
clean feed in public Wi - Fi I think that can only help to protect children.
@igaftr: What you propose is unsanitary [urinating in public vs. breast
feeding in public] since it is for the elimination of waste
That's not to say it's always easy, despite this being my fourth time feeding a baby I'm still a little
shy feeding in public, I don't mind feeding him in a coffee shop or where people don't know me, but feel a bit self conscious in front of some friends and family.
If you feel uncomfortable
feeding in a public area — on an aeroplane, for example, where there is little privacy — then you can express milk before you leave.
If you are breastfeeding, it's a good idea to check on
how feeding in public is viewed in the country you're visiting — Scandinavian countries, for example, are very liberal — whereas it would be unacceptable to breastfeed in public in a Muslim country.
And then, every time
somebody feeds in public, every time somebody sits on a bench in the mall, even if they've got their cover on, they are still sending a message about «This is what the breast if for.»
I have wanted to
feed her in public still, and I have been, but I have been upset with some of the agressive / shocked / concerned etc responses from the public... anyone would think it was child abuse instead of normal, genuine, mother - child love and nurture.