Should breastfeading in public places be accepted?

Question

yes/no, what are the reasons
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Answer 1

of course it should. it's natural. if my baby is hungry i will feed him. i've never seen a woman breastfeed with her stuff hanging out, usually we cover ourselves. if it makes peopl feel uncomfortable, they shouldn't look.

Answer 2

Yes, but only when appropriate. Like in a resturant when you probably would give the baby a bottle, thats no problem if it is done discreetly and tastefully. Even on the bus, train, plane, or at the movie theater is OK provided that it is done in a matter that does not purposefully draw attention to the situation.

HOWEVER, there are some public situations where breastfeeding should NOT be tolerated. I was in a business meeting with one of my clients a couple years ago and she had her infant with her and as we are discussing the particulars of the contract, she unbuttons her sweater, pops out one of her breasts and then starts breast feeding her kid.

I was a bit annoyed because she should not have brought her kid to the meeting in the first place but I could tolerate that because she probably could not find a baby sitter in time. HOWEVER this was the WRONG time for her to whip out her **** to feed the baby! If she would have fed her baby with the bottle or a jar of baby food, that would have still been just as inappropriate.

Answer 3

Yes because when a baby is hungry you can't really tell them they'll have to wait until Mommy can find a hiding place. And why should she have to? It's not something intended to be vulgar or disturbing. It is a meal for a child. I ask you, what could be more innocent than that? A simple stroll down a street will display that people think nothing of openly expressing vulgarity and foul language and yet some say breastfeeding is offensive. Go figure. I would hope also that it would be done in a loving nurturing tasteful manner.

Answer 4

Yes--of course!

Everyone else eats in public--why shouldn't babies. If a mom does not want to stay at home the entire time her baby nurses, then she should be able to go where she pleases and bring her baby. Of course if the baby is hungry while she is out, the baby should eat.

Someone suggested that women hide in bathrooms for a private place to feed their babies. Eating in bathrooms is gross! Why should women run to bathrooms to feed their babies? I cannot think of a more inappropriate place to feed a child.

I lived overseas and many moms fed their babies--on the bus, in the park or even in shopping centers. As long as the mom is modest (does not disrobe in public--but completely covering up in a big blanket is ridiculous), then feeding a baby is okay.

There is nothing more beautiful than to see the loving bond and nurturing between mom and baby. Breast feeding is the absolute best thing moms can do for their babies. If more moms nursed in public, it will become a social norm and such questions will not be necessary.

Answer 5

Yes it should !

Its 100% natural and theres NOTHING perverted in it, any one saying otherwise is simple either a fanatic or some one who likes to complain for no reasons!

If any one feels offended by a women breastfeading her child or children, then I seriously think THAT person should get some help ! Its not as if you were having sex in public or doing something indecent !

Its good to remember that were humans ! ans we have HUMAN bodies! not robots with parameters! we dond exatcly have dw-40 in our circuits (veins) to feed our babies, I say its acceptable 100%, any one who has sometging against that can simply walk up to the lady and (kindly and politely tell it to herm IF THEY EVEN DARE approach !)

SOme guys (husbands or b/f s might feel jealous on that, and if they do I say to any girl out there, maybe your boyfriend/fiance/husband is a bit control freak and needs some help!

take care all !

Answer 6

I never did - and I know women who argue that this is natural and their right and do it with a militancy that has nothing to do with nourishing their baby. They don't cover up as they start to feed and inevitably there are teen boys a few tables over with glazed over eyes staring at the naked breast. Whenever breastfeeding in public, I think if the person is discrete - has a burp rag over the breast and child's head - that's great. It's their right but they really should exercise discretion. They may see it as a functional object by which they feed their child but a lot of people see the breast as a sexual object and react as such. Of course, there will be people who say that's their problem.....I don't think so - it's a cultural more.

Answer 7

As much as I don't care to see other women's tatas in public or otherwise, if that is their method of feeding their baby then they should have the right to do it.

It is supposed to be a free country right? Technically a breast feeding mother could pump her milk and bring it with her if she is going out but I know that that doesn't always necessarily work out for all mothers especially if they are very busy. I think you need to do whatever is best for the wellbeing of your baby. I think if you can be discreet about it you should be though because there are places where small children wander around and may see breast feeding mommies exposing themselves and that gets a little tricky....hope that helps. People are way too uptight about this issue in my opinion. I see people walking around in malls who look like they are barely wearing skirts or even shirts sometimes for that matter and it is acceptable for them and they just do it to show off. At least breast feeding serves a purpose.

Answer 8

Yes, I think it should be accepted. Babies need to eat when they are hungry, and sometimes, that's when mom's out in public. However, I personally feel that women should use some common sense and not just pop it out there for the entire world to see. You can use a blanket to at least cover things up a little or go into the restroom where at least only other women will see you. Because not everybody needs or wants to see your boobs hanging out.

Answer 9

yes. breastfeeding is best for the baby. iits not vulgar or gross. its nothing like when a make exposes himself..that has nothing to do with feeding a baby. breastfeeding is natural. I am my babies foodsource and am not ashamed of it. and i see no reason a mother should not be allowed to do it. why have to go to the car/bathroom or not leave the house just so a baby can eat. my first baby would not breastfeed. but my 7 month old boy (Sage) does, and i feed him when he is hungry. yes, i try to be discreet about it...but bottom line..when Baby Sage is hungry, he gets to nurse...no ifs ands or buts. i must add that if u can pump and do it that way, go for it. but my experience is that Sage will not use a bottle-no matter what. And people must understand thats some babies just refuse bottles when they brestfeed. People must also understand you cant just give your baby babyfood when u feel like, babies learn to eat when they are ready, and it starts off just a couple bites at time.

Answer 10

Well, this is tricky for me, but I think it depends. If a mom has her baby and breast completely covered, then maybe. But if a mother pulls out her breast in public and latches her baby on without a care as to who is watching, well that makes people uncomfortable. I mean, yes, it is your right to feed your baby when it is hungry, but isn't it my right to not have to be witness to it? But as someone once told me, "your rights end where someone else's begins". I once had a coworker unsnap her nursing bra and begin nursing across from me at a company luncheon that she brought her baby to....VERY uncomfortable.
But if you are covered up, that's cool. I hear people say that it is natural, and I agree that it is, but it is also natural to pee, and I don't wanna see you do that either. There are places for that. In my perfect world, all the mammas out there could breastfeed in public discreetly with a towel or one of those pretty cover-ups, or if they preferred, there would be a nice cushy area in public places like malls, restaurants, etc, where they could go and nurse in private. I hope I didn't offend anyone...

Answer 11

egads, no. This is a very personal act, and it's exposing the breast and that's disrobeing and to me it should be against the law. Just think about it, when guys expose personal parts of their body they go to jail. If a person on a trip can't find a toilet and has to go behind a building they go to jail. If sex is done in public you go to jail. Why shouldn't this disrobeing act be any different? I know some females like to disrobe to feel sexy and attract attention, but the act you talk about is not just simply feeding a child (the child could be drinking from a bottle) it's exposing a private part.