please state your religion as well.
let's break this down even more. do you think a woman should cover herself up while breastfeeding, why or why not?
2007-08-23 08:48:31 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Only in America could such a natural thing be seen as something shameful. Personnally I have no problem with it and I do not believe that a woman should be made to cover up or to "go elsewhere". Yes, privacy should be AVAILABLE but the woman should not be forced to. It is NOT disgusting but an action of natural beauty. And yes, I would have NO problem having a woman nurse her child next to me on an 8-hour flight.
2007-08-23 08:59:49 · answer #1 · answered by The Carmelite 6 · 8⤊ 0⤋
I'm Catholic and breastfeeding is honored and encouraged in general. Discreet breastfeeding is always acceptable, even in Mass.
Personally, I think that a woman should be appropriately discreet in public just so as not to set herself up for rude remarks.
Once I was nursing my baby down in the basement of a restaurant (party room was not in use at the time). I heard voices coming, so I grabbed a receiving blanket and covered up. Three little old ladies wandered in and saw I had a baby on my lap. They assumed she was sleeping and asked to see the baby. I said, "Maybe another time." They promised not to wake her, so I had to say, "I'm sorry, she's having a little something to eat right now."
They were HORRIFIED and suddenly treated me like I was some brazen hussy. Even though I'd gone to a private room to not be disturbed, I covered up so absolutely nothing was showing, I was polite and tried to dissuade them without telling them I was nursing and I had purposely not used the word "breastfeeding" or even "nursing."
Some people are offended even when you leave the room and they can't see a thing. So just ignore them and breastfeed anyway.
2007-08-23 09:13:34 · answer #2 · answered by sparki777 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
The religion I follow I Asatru, one of the pagan religions, specifically the one dedicated to the Norse gods. There really isn't anything in the teaching as far as I am aware (and I am a priest of that religion) that relates to it in any way. As to how I personally view it, I don't have a problem with it, kids have to eat, right. As to whether a woman should cover herself or not, that's entirely up to her (although from a legal standpoint she may have to). Breastfeeding is the most natural thing in the world, at least as natural as child birth itself and it really shouldn't be an issue.
2007-08-23 11:21:41 · answer #3 · answered by kveldulf_gondlir 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't have a religion, and I think public breastfeeding is a good thing. Babies get hungry in public, and they should be fed when they're hungry. I breastfed my own son for 13 months and nursed him in public at times. I always used a cover up shawl, just to make sure to keep people from seeing my breasts. To me, it's up to the individual mom with what makes her comfortable.
2007-08-23 09:00:00 · answer #4 · answered by Graciela, RIRS 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Props for the original question. I am Christian. I don't see a problem with it. When someone is breast feeding, the baby is really covering up the mother. Unless someone really sits and stares, they aren't really seeing anything. A child has to get food. No one stops to see a problem with bottle feeding in public, or someone in their car changing a child's diaper, or in a bathroom, or anywhere else for that matter. I don't see a problem with this either. Sometimes people are too concerned with what everyone else is doing. Besides, most women that do that in public are careful about exposing too much.
2007-08-24 04:58:24 · answer #5 · answered by One Odd Duck 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Babies have the right to eat in public like the rest of us.
As far as covering up goes--it doesn't bother me if they're not. When a kid is feeding their face is covering it anyway. You can walk down any street and see women revealing more than any breastfeeding mom.
Christian, by the way.
2007-08-23 08:57:27 · answer #6 · answered by adrian♥ 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
My religion is fine with breastfeeding, in fact, we have a mothers room in church that women can go to for that purpose. It's really nice too, it has comfy rocking chairs, a changing table, sink, mirror, and speakers so you can hear what is going on in the chapel.
I think breastfeeding in public should be done with discretion, but I don't think anything is wrong with covering yourself to feed your baby. I do it, so other people should be able to also. I do find it more comfortable for me if I'm in a restaurant to go to the bathroom to feed my baby, but that's just because I wouldn't want to see a woman feeding her baby while I'm eating, but that's just one of my quirks.
I did have a guy walk by my car when I was feeding my first that glared at me. I had a blanket covering anything that could possibly offend him, and he saw me sitting in the back seat before he even got up to the car, so why couldn't he have gone to the other side, or avoided me car I will never know! I wanted to get out and ask him what his problem was. I was in the privacy of my own vehicle, and I wasn't harming him. Some people just bother me. Hello!! I had a hungry baby, and I wasn't going to sit in Olive Garden and feed my baby at the table!! Get a clue and just deal with it! Sorry.. I'll get off my soapbox now!!
Oh.. I'm LDS.
2007-08-23 09:00:01 · answer #7 · answered by odd duck 6 · 6⤊ 1⤋
I think it's fine when a woman feeds her baby, it doesn't bother me at all, she should do it the most comfortable for her and the baby way, if she is comfortable feeding in public - it's not for me to say anything
a woman breastfeeding the baby is beautiful
no religion, atheist
2007-08-23 08:56:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
In public, yes, why not cover up...but absolutely she should be able to breastfeed any time! I heard that soon in the US (I think...just caught the tail end of the news tonight)...that women will be allowed to breastfeed or pump their breastmilk at work in a designated spot and at regular times DURING work hours - for a period of up to THREE years.
2007-08-23 15:07:52 · answer #9 · answered by Deb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as she doesn't expect privacy in public, then I'm all for it. After all, she can't expect the rest of the world to cover their eyes and shield THEIR children just because she decided to nurse hers in public.
If she covers herself, then she's giving privacy to herself and I have no problem with it. If she doesn't cover herself, even though I'm not likely to look (unless she's HAWT, confirmedRIEGAN HAWT, LOL) she can't expect that to be the norm for all that happen by.
2007-08-23 09:08:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋