HELP! I am doing a assignment on breastfeeding in public i need to find some research!?

Question

IT IS HOW THE PUBLIC FEEL ABOUT MOTHERS BREASTFEEDING THEIR BABYS! PLEASE HELP ITS MY END OF YEAR ASSIGNMENT AND I WILL FAIL COURSE IF I DONT DO IT RIGHT!!!!

Answer 1

I am a breastfeeding mother, so I have absolutely no problem seeing another mom breastfeeding in public. I use a blanket to cover everything and dont' see why people have a problem with it! The way some people dress now, they show more of their body off walking down the street than I do while feeding my baby. The whole purpsose of breasts are for feeding babies!

I will not feed my baby in the car or in a bathroom. My baby will eat where ever she is hungry! Good luck on your paper.

Answer 2

I breastfed my third child for 18 months, my first birth (twins) I only expressed for a couple of weeks while in SCBU, my fourth child is adopted so also bottle fed. Breast feeding is one of the most natural things and I cant see why some people are so against breastfeeding in public, woman can breastfeed quite discreetly without you even seeing anything so what harm is it whether its a bottle they get out or a boob as long as the baby gets what it needs.

My friend and I had our daughters 8 days apart, she was also breastfeeding and was met by quite a bad response by a member of staff in McDonalds who asked her to go and feed in the baby changing room as respect for other members of the public eating their meal, the baby changing room in McDonalds is or was then a changing mat in a toilet so what this person wanted was my friend to sit on the toilet and feed her baby, well I'm sorry but I personally wouldnt like to eat my dinner sat on a toilet would you?
It was in the papers at the time and since then McDonalds have become breastfeeding friendly although they did state they always were.

I think its sad why a woman cant feed her baby as and when they need feeding without it causing so much of an issue to people who perhaps should find something better to do

Answer 3

Breastfeeding is the most natural thing in the world, and woman should not be afraid to do it where and when they need to. I breastfed my daughter for the first 4 weeks of her life, and had no problems feeding her in public, at the end of the day, if my baby is hungary its my job to feed her, and I dont care what other people think! It is actually illegal in scotland to ask a woman to stop feeding, or leave a public place because she is breast feeding. Unfortunately, this law is only applicable in scotland, not the rest of the uk! Good luck, hope this helps!!!

Answer 4

I think it's beautiful and natural. It's the way God intended us to feed our babies. I am a breastfeeding mother. I have not had to breastfeed in public yet but my family is about to go on a vacation and I will have to feed my baby in public places. Although I am a bit shy, I can always cover with a blanket. I would never just put myself on display for the world to see. But I will be proud that I am doing what I know is best for my baby no matter what anyone else thinks! Good luck on your assignment.

Answer 5

I think breastfeeding in public is an entirely personal, and sometimes difficult decision for the mother, but I commend all who choose not to bow to public pressure and give formula.
Personally, I had no problem with breastfeeding my daughter infront of others, if and when my daughter was hungry, I fed her, whether I was in town, or at a train station, or on the bus...why should I deny my daughter vital nourishment because some stranger , who I will probably never see again, is against it. Those who think babies should be fed artificial milk or should go and eat in the public tiolets should try eating their dinner in the toilets...no chance would I force my baby to eat anywhere I wouldn't be prepared to eat, and I certainly wouldn't hide away from feeding in public because others aren't comfortable with it...if they don't like seeing me breastfeed all they have to do is look in another direction.

So, as a breastfeeding mother, I wasn't ashamed to feed in public, and as a member of the public, I am proud of the mothers who choose to feed in public :)

Answer 6

I only half agree with you. If a woman has to breastfeed I do not believe she should have to walk all the way to her car to do it but I do believe she should have to wear a receiving blanket. For all of you idiots who say that the breast is not a sexual organ, I'm sorry to burst your bubble but that's not how the world works. Do you frequently walk to stores with no shirt and bra on. I'm thinking no. A woman can get cited for indecent exposure for walking around with both her breasts hanging out, why does it suddenly become okay when you have a child on your breast. What if you had a 10 year old son? Obviously he will start to have certain sexual thoughts. You may try your best to keep him away from movies and things involving nudity. Why should you now have to worry about women freely popping their breasts out in public as well. I went to an amusement park with my family including my nephew and brother in law. There was a woman breastfeeding with no blanket and her child kept moving revealing her Full breast. That is an uncomfortable situation and not one I should believe should be legal. Either they make women cover up or completely remove breasts from indecent exposure laws. Ridiculous really. Do what you have to do, but keep it under wraps.

Answer 7

I have breastfed 3 babies, I would feed the as and where they needed it no matter where.

I think that alot of mums are scared of breastfeeding in public because there are alot of small minded people who will complain about it.

There is nothing wrong in breastfeeding a baby in public as long as it's discrete as most mums are.
I find it more shocking seeing a mum walking along with a baby in a pram with a bottle 'propped' up so she doesn't have to stop and hold the baby and bottle to feed it.

Answer 8

I am a breastfeeding mom of 2 soon to be 3. The only place I've ever felt uncomfortable was in front of my stepfather in law. I can't even understand people who have a problem with it. Really you see more of a women on Victoria Secrets Ads than you ever do from a nursing mom? I just don't understand it at all. I would rather see a baby happily nursing than screaming his head off b/c he was hungry. I wonder if we are the only country that even has this problem. Show your body parts off to be sexy and that is fine but use them as intended and you risk ridicule. Strange society we live in.

Answer 9

I have no problems with mums breast feeding in public. I do think they should cover themselves with a blanket or sheet though, I've seen some women watched by weirdo, pervy looking men when breast feeding in public (I've had friends breastfeed and even when they try to cover themselves while doing it you get some creeps watching them looking really pervy) and I think they should do it for their own safety (also I think it's courteous to others. Not everyone wants to see boobs when they are eating etc., if these women weren't feeding people would be a bit uncomfortable if they whipped their boobs out willy nilly so why if there is a baby there is it suddenly something no-one should notice?).
Mums need to feed their babies but they also should be modest and discreet.
I have no problems with mums feeding their babies in a subtle way, but just whipping boobs out all over the place or sitting there with them hanging out when the baby isn't attached I don't think is appropriate and social.

Answer 10

okay let me say first off, i totally think about half the people who answered are completely wrong of their opinions unfortunately theres not anything we can do about them having opinions (whether they are wrong or not) anyway. i am a mother of one who i breastfed til she was 18 months and i have a second one on the way which i plan to breastfeed as well. i did breastfeed publicly to an extent. i always covered up but even if i saw a woman in public breastfeeding her baby without a blanket covering. so what??? thats what breasts are for. to nuture the young of the species it came from. would u throw a cat out of a place cuz it was feeding its kittens? i hope not (but of course a lot of animals arent allowed inside places. but not the point.) its as natural for a human to feed their child where it wishes as an animal. seeing as we are animals (mammals) anyway, people who think its improper or wrong need to get their dirty minds out of the sewer and realize what breastfeeding is all about