Breastfeeding in public?

Question

Are you for or not?

Me I dont care, the kid got to eat plus they should make a section for that.

Answer 1

Its very natural..

Answer 2

Make a section for that?? I am soooo tired of reading these questions!!! Do you eat in public? Well then the baby can eat in public. What is so dirty about it?? A mother is feeding her baby the best way and everyone is giving her a hard time about it. It's not like someone is sitting there having sex on the table next to you or some guy is masturbating next to you. If you're uncomfortable with it then that is something YOU must deal with. I swear next baby I have I'm going to EVERY FREAKING public place and breastfeeding!! That's right I'm going to do the dirtiest thing ever!!! I'm going to feed my baby. Maybe people on here should get a life instead of worrying about how a mother feeds her child. Oh and by the way I bet YOU were breast fed in public also.


Oh and we could pump and take a bottle with us but would you drink a glass of milk that has been sitting out for 2 hours or so??? Breast milk spoils just like any other milk does. Maybe you should read more about it before you go around judging people.

Answer 3

To Brenda B.... Breastfeeding is a natural act and is a bonding experience for the mother and baby.You make it sound like an opportunity to challenge people and confront them on your right to breastfeed your baby in public.I hate to break it to you but your rights end where someone else's begin. You should bring a sense of maturity and judgement when you have children.How will your baby learn about respect for others rights if you can only satisfy your own.Not everyone wants to share your experience, especially when the mother is not discreet.My local newspaper carried a story a few years ago where a nursing mother was asked by pool staff to not nurse her baby in the hot tub.By what stretch of the imagination could the mother have thought that a hot tub was safe or suitable for nursing.Today it seems that we do not teach respect for others.I witnessed a young mother change her baby's diaper at a restaurant booth and then continued her meal without washing her hands.When the server said it was inappropriate to change the baby at the table, the woman complained to management that the restaurant did not want mothers as customers. So Brenda B.where did you get that big chip on your shoulder? Other people would like some of that respect that you demand they give you. Life is all about give and take not just take and take more.

Answer 4

The same rules apply today that have applied for decades. Discretion and courtesy to those around you is the key. Yes, I think nursing in public can be done if accomplished discretely and with some thoughtful considerations.

If you are going to be in public and you have a nursing baby, then wear something loose-fitting and open front----a button-front blouse. DO NOT wear something that has to be lifted up over your breasts. That's immodest, it's bad manners and inappropriate. Also, use a receiving blanket or another wrap or scarf to completely cover your front and the baby. That way, you can be sitting in a bus, on a bench, in a restaurant, and no one will even know you're nursing.

Using good manners, some ethicate, and some common sense, and nursing in public would not be a big deal. As with most things that are now controversial, there are always those who do not have any common sense or good manners who would rather the whole world accept their bad manners than for them to grow up and get a clue.

Good luck on nursing, and have a great time with your baby!

Answer 5

Like anything else in life, if you approach the situation with thoughtfulness and common sense, you'll be just fine.

Bring a light blanket or cloth with you in the diaper bag and you'll be ready. My wife also brings some Wet Wipes to clean her nipple with if needed. Sometimes I'll help by holding the cloth in front of her and our daughter while she gets things situated, and then after our baby latches on, it's just like being at home, except baby girl has a cloth over her.

There is nothing sexual or unnatural about breast feeding. Our society chooses to make a huge issue out of exposing womens' nipples but men's nipples are perfectly normal, which is completely ludicrous. See the asinine uproar over Janet Jackson a few years ago.

If a person has a problem with a woman breast feeding in public, then there is something wrong with that person, not the mother.

Answer 6

What is wrong with it?? Is it wrong to bottle feed a child in public? Breastfeeding is very natural & if the child need to eat then they should eat. Nothing should stop you. I have a son who is almost 3 years old. I breastfed him until he was over 2 1/2 years old. And yes, he could ask for it and get it him self. I nursed on demand and it didn't matter where we were. I am all for breastfeeding in public.

Answer 7

I don't think it should be an issue. A mother can feed her baby anytime and any place. That's what I do. I don't go around like a lost puppy looking for some discreet place to nurse. I'm sure bottle feeding mom don't do that and since breastfeeding is superior I don't feel that I should. I make sure my baby is comfortable and nurse him wherever I am. If someone doesn't like it then too bad. I don't care about anyone else's comfort level, only mine and my baby's. They can look away or leave if they want to. I'm just waiting for someone to tell me i can't nurse wherever I'm nursing because i will bring the law down on them. Nobody has dared yet and they better not dare.

It's pathetic how so many ignorant people see breasts as sexual. They get their panties all up in a bunch seeing breasts feeding a child but i'm sure they don't mind seeing them in movies or in porno getting sucked on..so pathetic, that's why so many women don't breastfeed. Why is it that people don't want to see breasts feeding a child but it's ok to see breasts in a sexual manner? That is more offensive if you ask me.

My goodness I'm reading these posts and there are some ignorant people out there! So what if we stick our boobs out to nurse while you're eating! Do you stop eating when you see boobs at the movies? Do you feel disgusted when your man wants to suck on them? (sorry tmi) I'm sure you don't..but when they're used to feed our babies, which is what they are there for, they are seen as disgusting? Shame on you all..that's sick the way you think.


To qussie: I'm sorry but other people's issues and hangups are not mine or my child's problem. I will NOT make my child eat somewhere uncomfortable, I will not suffocate my child with a blanket and I will not care about anyone else's feelings but mine and my child. I WILL nurse anywhere and anytime as I'm supposed to. I don't understand how a mother can care about someone else's feelings and comfort other than their child's. Sorry but all that talk doesn't phase me one bit

Answer 8

I personally would never breastfeed my daughter in public because there are to many perverts in this world. There is always gonna be some weirdo out there staring at you and that would just make me to uncomfortable and I like to be relaxed when I feed my daughter so that she is relaxed and enjoys are feeding. I agree with everyone that it is natural and that's what we have breasts for but there are just alot of ignorant people in this world. I personally think more public places like malls and restaurants should have family restrooms and nursing rooms...I live in Ohio and a few of the malls and restaurants here have both.

Answer 9

I'm a hairdresser and had a client the other day who was so emabarrassed when I came to cut her daughters hair and she was nursing, she appologized, actually stopped feeding the poor kid, and tried to go to the bathroom!!! Does anyone ever think of how many more germs there are in there!!!! This is America "Land of the Free", we are used to seeing topless men with so much hair and spare tires, I can't even believe this is an issue ( I can't believe men can go topless and women can't, but that's a whole different debate ) I insisted that I too nursed my baby, and for her to just go right ahead feeding him.

Answer 10

Check the laws in your area. In my area, public breastfeeding recently became legal. Just be sure that breastfeeding is taking place; a policeman got into hot water for making a mistake.

Answer 11

I nursed my daughter for 2 years, many times out in public.. Its called DISCRETION people.. I have never in my life seen a woman pull out a breast in plain view and latch her baby onto it.. Its just not the way it is.. we carry blankets or shawls and nobody is the wiser.. look at this photo http://www.cheekymonkey.ca/Product%20Images/Glamourmom/GlamourmomMomCare.jpg
Can you see boob??? If this woman had a blanket over her, you wouldnt have a clue as to whats going on. I know when i was out, people were pretty obvlious to the fact (i even had one lil old woman come over and try to peek at my baby). I have never been asked to stop, even in resturants, and maybe thats because I was pretty discreet about it. Had i been asked, i would have declined - I dont eat in a bathroom, why should my child.