If you don't want to see
a woman feed her baby in public, don't look.
Not exact matches
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Women who aren't comfortable with their breasts, their bodies and the inevitable need to breast -
feed in public will have a hard time nursing their
babies.
On Project Breastfeeding's Facebook page Cruz says, «I have embarked on a national campaign to destigmatize breastfeeding
in public, to educate men, and to empower
women to feel comfortable with
feeding their
baby.»
It is
in honor of this dick - whipping that I have found even more dudes who just can't tolerate the idea of a
woman feeding her
baby with her breasts
in public.
Breastfeeding is not an easy task
in itself and it really is a shame that it is not made more easy for a
woman to comfortably
feed her
baby while
in public.
It seems these days this is a hot topic, with
women taking a stand and posting pictures of themselves
feeding their
babies in public.
Women who are trying to do the best for their
babies should not be forced by other people's hang - ups or lack of understanding to stay home or
feed their
babies in public washrooms.
Another major objection to
women breastfeeding
in public is the perception that
feeding a
baby a bottle is just as good as the nutrition a
baby gets while nursing.
The more
women breastfeed without shame
in public, the faster it will gain acceptance,
in my view:)
Babies need to be
fed, breastfeeding is their birthright, and the people who think it's «gross» are the ones who need to adjust their attitudes, not us.
I think
women are becoming more comfortable
in telling others that they are still nursing older
babies so hopefully there will be a shift
in attitudes but I have recently «lost» a few facebook followers after posting a status regarding full - term breastfeeding (I think they were most likely from a giveaway I did ages ago and not on the same page re: bf etc) Apart from that, I love telling Mums on the ward (I'm a bf peer supporter) I'm still
feeding as it opens their mind to that possibility and I think I look pretty normal so it mostly doesn't freak them out My son is far too busy to nurse out and about and prefers juice so we've not nursed
in public (apart from support group) since he was 18 mths and that was as I had a blocked duct!
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».
Women who are trying to do the best for their
babies should not be forced by other people's lack of understanding to stay home or
feed their
babies in public washrooms.
If you want to go beyond that and consider whether or not the criticism was valid
in an ethical or moral sense, I think you should consider that this
woman made a
public demonstration designed to draw attention and then posted a photo of it on the internet along with her own opinions about formula being poison (clearly a criticism of anyone who
feeds it to her
baby).
I'm a real proponent of nursing
in public (I think the more people see
women nursing their
babies out
in public the more normal it will become and the less stressful it will be for
women who need to
feed their
babies while they're outside) but I try to do it as discreetly as possible.
I am pro breastfeeding and have
fed in public because my
baby was hungry butbthis
woman put on a ridiculous charade.
The MEPs voting for the Resolution were heeding the expert opinions of medical and
public health bodies from across Europe, US, Asia and Latin America and from UN bodies, including WHO, UNICEF, Save the Children, the UK Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME), the European Midwives Association, Eurochild, Association of European Cancer Leagues, the European Federation of the Association of Dieticians (EFAD), the European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN), COFACE (the Confederation of Family Organisations in the European Union), EPHA (the European Public Health Association) BEUC (the European Consumers Association), the German Midwives Association, the California Women Infants and Children Association, Sustain's Childrens Food Campaign, the National Childbirth Trust, the Baby Feeding Law Group and the International Baby Food Action N
public health bodies from across Europe, US, Asia and Latin America and from UN bodies, including WHO, UNICEF, Save the Children, the UK Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME), the European Midwives Association, Eurochild, Association of European Cancer Leagues, the European Federation of the Association of Dieticians (EFAD), the European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN), COFACE (the Confederation of Family Organisations
in the European Union), EPHA (the European
Public Health Association) BEUC (the European Consumers Association), the German Midwives Association, the California Women Infants and Children Association, Sustain's Childrens Food Campaign, the National Childbirth Trust, the Baby Feeding Law Group and the International Baby Food Action N
Public Health Association) BEUC (the European Consumers Association), the German Midwives Association, the California
Women Infants and Children Association, Sustain's Childrens Food Campaign, the National Childbirth Trust, the
Baby Feeding Law Group and the International
Baby Food Action Network
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.
Should
women have to cover their
babies to
feed them
in public?
Part of the Mother Projects initiative, where the agency tries to solve a problem or highlight an issue it feels passionate about, the effort from the creative team is about helping
women who might feel embarrassed or judged while
feeding their
babies in public.
In many countries, breastfeeding in public is as mundane an activity as public conversation; no one is concerned when women use their breasts in public for their primary biological function: to feed babie
In many countries, breastfeeding
in public is as mundane an activity as public conversation; no one is concerned when women use their breasts in public for their primary biological function: to feed babie
in public is as mundane an activity as
public conversation; no one is concerned when
women use their breasts
in public for their primary biological function: to feed babie
in public for their primary biological function: to
feed babies.
Even though every U.S. state has laws protecting a
woman's right to nurse anywhere she is legally permitted to be (every state except Idaho so, you know, get your shit together, Idaho), countless
women have stories about being shamed for
feeding their
baby in public.
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.
Ultimately though, regardless of how absurd it sounds,
women are harassed for
feeding their
babies, asked to leave restaurants, fear meeting their child's needs
in public due to
public shaming, face judgment for how they
feed their children, and feel pressured to
feed a certain way but be invisible.
It was a
public health campaign, not La Leche League, that proclaimed «
Babies Were Born to be Breast -
fed» and showed a pregnant
woman getting tossed off a mechanical bull
in a bar.
My cousin sat
in many
public settings while bottle
feeding her
babies and some
women might have thought twice and judged her for this.
Women should have a right to breastfeed
in public without discrimination, even if they choose to
feed their
babies infant formula.
Honestly, it's such a strange culture we're
in right now... depending on who you talk to... some
women are shamed for nursing
in public, others for bottle
feeding their
babies.
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.»