Why do women who refuse to cover u[p when they breastfeed claim the breast is not a sexual object whatsoever?

Question

whenever i see this topic come up i notice the women who don't think ladie's should have to cover up when breastfeeding say that the breast is not a sexual organ whatsoever and is only intended to feed babies so they shouldn't need to cover up. But if this is the case then why when women make love they like having their breast fondeled? i thought the breast was not a sexual thing? if it isn't though , then why is it an erogenous zone?

hey dumb *** im pregnant, im just not going to flop my boobs out for everyone to see. i'll do it descretely under a blanket....im not like you i dont want perverted men oogling my breasts (to answer 1)

jon mac i sound like a guy??? uhm i think a guy would be more like "girls should show their breast and breastfeed all t, i like boobs" all i said was its a sexual organ and i dont know why girls say it isnt...

Answer 1

I managed to breastfeed both my kids well into toddlerhood and never once "flopped my boob out for everyone to see" in a public place. Really, it doesn't show as much as you think it does.

http://www.co.brown.wi.us/UW_Extension/images/breastfeeding.jpg

http://baby.more4kids.info/uploads/Image/newborn-breastfeeding.jpg

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http://www.med.umich.edu/obgyn/smartmoms/IMAGES/breastfeed1.gif

Very honestly, I've seen more skin shown on girls in bikinis or revealing clothing.

Answer 2

First off, Kim rules!!! LOVE the part about the vagina!! :)
Ok, so you're pregnant and plan on breastfeeding discreetly. Got it. I'm still nursing my 14-month old, and from day one that kid HATED anything over her head while she nursed. And she's not alone; many babies get upset by nursing shawls or blankets. My solution was to nurse at home, in the car before or after an errand, or if she needed it in public (mostly 6 mos and younger), I wear two shirts. The bottom one is a stretchy tank top with a shelf bra. Super easy to pull the top shirt up, the tank top down, and nurse fairly discreetly. Sure, sometimes she'd pop off and look around, but I don't think I ever flashed more than a bit of breast skin.
I can't figure out why it's such a big deal though. Our culture refuses to see breasts as a dual-functioning body part, primarily a FEEDING unit! We are mammals, hence the term mammary glands...It's ridiculous that breasts are used to sell cars, Doritos, beer, etc but you'll never see a breastfeeding commercial on TV. People get "offended." Whatever. It should be applauded because every nursing mom is giving her baby the most perfect food.
Not every woman likes breast play during sex, either. Half the time they're too sore from ovulating anyway, ha ha!

Answer 3

When there's a baby attached to it it's not sexual. Granted I think women should cover (mainly just because of all the nosy, anti-breastfeeding busybodies out there), although I'm totally supportive of women being able to breastfeed wherever they want.

Why can men walk around topless but women can't? Men have nipples... some men have boobs... why is it an issue?

Women in numerous parts of the world walk around topless and it's not seen as provocative or sexual in anyway. The truth is that the initial purpose of a breast is to feed children. Women and children shouldn't be pushed into bathrooms and stairwells to feed because some people are prudes.

Society has made a perfectly normal body part and function into something that's seen as "perverted" or "sexual" when it's really not. Why should a woman be ashamed of something so normal? If you don't like it, look away.

And I agree with one of the earlier answerers... a soon to be parent should not be using profane terms to insult strangers who happen to disagree with them.

Answer 4

If the child is firmly locked onto the breast feeding all you get to see is as much as you would if she was wearing a bikini top. So what is the big issue? I have seen mothers discretely place baby on the boob and then let the baby breath fresh air instead of carbon monoxide under a blanket. Hmmm Let me think which is better?

Also not all women want their breast sucked on by a man when having sex. Just because a book says its an erogenous zone doesn't mean 100% of the female population think that it is. These same books say women get turned on by a males natural scent... umm excuse me but nooooo.. sweat isnt sexy and neither is a womans breast while attacted to a little baby.

Answer 5

get a life, don't take things so literally and learn to differentiate between the two......when breastfeeding, the breast is nothing more than a natural source of nourishment and comfort for the nursing child.....it has been this way from the beginning of time and will be until the end of time......do you really think we guys are going to walk around with a hard on looking at you breastfeeding?.....yeah, now theres something that's going to make me want to jump you right on the spot....NOT.....in a sexual context however, it is a very erogenous zone, but like everything else in this world there is a time and a place for everything and the two are not the same.....jeez, even us guys can make THAT distinction....and there is nothing wrong with breastfeeding anywhere, covered or not, but these women you refer to should have the right to do what has come naturally for thousands of years anywhere and anytime they want....the fact that you are otherwise a prude or don't want to let someone 'see' your t*its is up to you entirely, but don't look down your nose at other women simply because they have no problem doing what comes naturally....and make no mistake, we aren't going to be lusting after you there with a baby hanging off the end of your t*it....there's too many other women to look at who willingly and blatantly get off on showing them to us.......and actually, if you want to get technical and call it what it is, the mammaries are nothing more than large sweat glands.....now how do you think all these guys are going to feel if someone suddenly reveals to them they've been lusting after a pair of sweat glands all these years? lol........

Answer 6

You are right about the breasts being an erogenous zone, however, that is not the only function of the area. The primary function of the breast is providing nourishment by making the right kind of milk to feed an infant with. That's why the breasts are also called MAMMARY glands.

However, thanks to male gender politics, Hollywood, the fashion and the advertising industry breasts have been overly sexualized to where the primary natural function has been relegated to the backburner. We currently live in a society where women are prized more for being sexual objects than for being mothers. Women have been brainwashed to believe that being "sexy" is better than being maternal. Personally, I think that's kind of sad.

It's only in this early 21st Century that people, especially other women behave shocked and outraged at a mother "daring" to nurse their child in public. I don't understand all this peer pressure that women are exerting on other women on issues and decisons that are the individual perfect right to make.

Throughout most of our human history, women have breastfed when the need became apparent. No one thought there was anything improper or perverted about it...not even in more puritanical and prudish eras in history. 19th Century artist Mary Cassatt created beautiful oil paintings that show mothers breastfeeding their children. They are not classified as pornography by any art expert. Even before that, there were works done by a variety of artists that depicted the Madonna breastfeeding baby Jesus. Those portraits and even sculptures were displayed prominently in Cathedrals all over Europe.

FTR Public breastfeeding is NOT classified as sexual exhibitionism by any psychologist, nor is it illegal. In fact, it is a protected right in every state in the Union.

Sure you have the option of "descreet" breastfeeding, but that doesn't always require covering yourself in a blanket as if you were wearing a full burqa. Think of it this way: would you really want to have your dinner under a stuffy old blanket? Why should the baby be forced to have their meals in this way? However, at the end of the day, to breastfeed openly or descreetly really is a personal decision that only you can make for yourself and your baby.

So, no one should make a mother who is reluctant to have her breast exposed feel pressured...but at the same time you also shouldn't be guilt tripping anyone by claiming they are "whipping it out" in an exhibitionist fashion, or labeling them a pervert. That's simply not fair.

The true perverts are the ones who are gawking. Moreover, they are being rude.

My experience: I breastfed my daughter for a year wherever I wanted to, and I figured if someone didn't like it, that was their problem. I never got hassled for it...but then I was living in So. California and folks were considerably more tolerant about it in the 80s than now.

Answer 7

There are fairly an excellent form of solutions to this, the glaring one (stable women!!!) may be "if it have been a guy's interest to breastfeed toddler....?" besides - from what I study - i do no longer think of it fairly is appropriate that she has to bypass homestead and take holiday. different jobs, honest adequate - however the Police have an important function. working beyond primary time to make up the hours is slightly different, in my interest in IT i can make a distinction with each and every hour spent at my laptop, together with her it has a hell of so plenty extra impact on the streets. i understand the Police have workplace work, comments to do etc., which may make up the time - yet i think of the NSW PD are soliciting for complication while they might desire to furnish for a mom and newborn. 2 questions i might desire to pose are a million) Why can no longer she convey and save her milk? My spouse did, and that i replaced into available to feed our boy while required (3 a.m!) and 2) Is somebody bringing toddler to the station, or is he/she there all day? (and all the different subjects that flatter that).

Answer 8

Well, ofcourse breasts are sexual objects... when we make them a sexual object in the proper context. Breastfeeding is not a sexual context. So, if the nudity is not done in a sexual context, why does it matter if the breast feeding is covered or not?

Answer 9

I had an awful time breast feeding my son, and gave up partly because people were so non-understanding about not "covering up" in public. Unfortunatley, I have naturally large breasts. Because of this, I actually had to use two hands to breastfeed my son because I had to keep the "excess breast" from sealing over his nose and suffocating him. Try doing that without disloding a blanket!

Answer 10

I absolutely disagree with you. Breastfeeding is the bodies natural way to feel your child.. that's it. I love what the other person said... a baby comes out the vagina but it is still a sexual organ.
You called somebody a derogatory name and I have to say that in my opinion you really should try to calm your temper and learn to accept people's views on things. You say that you are pregnant, that is not an appropriate way to behave to someone who has taken the time to answer your question. Not the behavior of a parent...

Answer 11

There is a huge difference between having sex and breastfeeding a baby. Unless you are mature enough to understand that,you'll never understand the issue. It's kind of like saying that because the baby comes out of the vagina,that the vagina shouldn't be a sexual organ. Women are proud to be able to breast feed. It isn't something that should have to be hidden. On the other hand,you don't usually see breastfeeding mothers running around with their breasts hanging out unless a baby is attached to it. It is what it is.