i think the more
women feed in public, the more often it will seem to the general public as a completely normal and natural thing.
Not exact matches
Why can't a
woman feed her child
in public?
Fed Up With Lunch — For a year, one
woman blogged about her school lunch every day at a
public school
in Chicago... then she wrote a book.
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...)
The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action points out that «When
feeding bottles are used
in public for fear of
public exposure of breasts, or when
women's reasons for choosing bottle -
feeding include fears that breastfeeding will alter the shape of their breasts, then
women are being treated as sex objects.
«We are an increasingly mobile society today, and
women are much more visible so it is more likely to see them breast -
feeding in public.
So when a group of health - care workers and advocates from the Mississippi Breastfeeding Coalition asked her
in January to join their movement to lobby the Legislature to allow
women to breast -
feed at work and
in public, she jumped at the opportunity.
While breast -
feeding in public is widely accepted
in many cultures, some Americans are uncomfortable or offended when a
woman reveals even a portion of her breast to nurse a child.
This year, Mississippi, which has the lowest rate of breast -
feeding in the U.S., joined a growing number of states that have passed comprehensive laws protecting
women who choose to breast -
feed in public.
I will strive for my daughter to grow up
in a society where breastfeeding is perceived as the norm, where
women breastfeeding
in public aren't picked out as ostentatious, where
feeding a child the way nature intended isn't only discussed
in schools as part of sex education.
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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.
The fact that the author of a major new book asserting that breast -
feeding «enslaves» and «undermines»
women also personally holds controlling interest
in the agency of record for the three companies that collectively control much of the infant formula market share
in the United States is glaringly disturbing... Publicis has been charged with marketing Nestlé to the
public since at least 1984, and has been promoting infant formula on behalf of Abbott Laboratories since 1997.
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.
places for a
woman to comfortably
feed her child
in public (short of going to the restroom, and that is just not comfortable).
I don't think that
women should have to hole themselves up
in a bathroom stall — how gross, especially a
public bathroom — or some other dungeon to
feed her nursing child.
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.
About Greene Onion's comment — I thought there were laws that gave
women the right to breast
feed 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.
However, I firmly stand by the «no
woman is an exhibitionist» when we
feed our children
in public.
This sarcastic rant from YouTube comedian Kristina Kuzmic discusses all the reasons
women should «never ever»
feed their child
in public.
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.
There is no surprise that
women feel like they have to hide
in a hot car or
in a room no bigger than a closet out
in public when
feeding their child.
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.
Because breasts are perceived as sexual objects, many
women are discouraged from
feeding 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.
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women and preventing HIV infection
in infants, Recommendations for a
public health approach WHO Feb 2010, PMTCT strategic vision 2010 — 2015: preventing mother - to - child transmission of HIV to reach the UNGASS and Millennium Development Goals WHO 2010, Guidelines on HIV and infant
feeding, an updated Framework for Priority Action (copyright WHO 2012) WHO / UNICEF / UNAIDS 2011, Global HIV / AIDS response — Epidemic update and health sector progress towards Universal Access — Progress Report 2011 WHO 2011, Global health sector strategy on HIV - AIDS, 2011 — 2015 WHO 2012, Programmatic Update — Use of Antiretroviral Drugs for Treating Pregnant
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Women and Preventing HIV Infection
in Infants (versions available
in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese) Yezingane Network and UNICEF, December 2010, updated July 2011, Infant
feeding in South Africa
in the context of HIV, Questions and Answers
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.
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.
The fortunate, actually, was that the Flamingo Hilton - she started Tweeting about it - and they actually met with her and were really, really nice about the whole thing and are thinking about bringing her back to do training for their employees - Ya, they stepped it up, a lot more than Hollister did -[Laughter] to talk about the laws and how
women are allowed to breast
feed 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.
475, HB 7906) R.I. Gen. Laws § 23 -13.5-1 and § 23 -13.5-2 (2008) allow a
woman to
feed her child by bottle or breast
in any place open to the
public and would allow her a private cause of action for denial of this right.
The Right to Breastfeed Act, which gives
women the right to breast -
feed in public, includes a provision that gives them the right to go to court against any business or agency that tries to stop them from nursing.
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.
«This law ensures that a mother who breastfeeds her child
in public has the same protection as a
woman who bottle -
feeds her child.»
If you don't want to see a
woman feed her baby
in public, don't look.
In Illinois, women have the right to breast - feed their children in any public or private locatio
In Illinois,
women have the right to breast -
feed their children
in any public or private locatio
in any
public or private location.
So they reacted with mixed feelings to passage of the first law
in the country giving
women the legal right to breast -
feed in public.
At that time, some Illinois
women debated whether to file suit or push for legislation to protect their right to breast -
feed in public, said Marty O'Donnell, La Leche League's liaison to doctors and other professionals.