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| Breastfeeding in public...approve or disapprove?
Posted: 10/9/2005 3:13:26 AM | | I am all for breastfeeding wherever it needs to be done. It is exactly that messed up societal veiws that make most women stop breast feeding. If you don't like it, don't look. And if you don't like doing it, find a quiet corner and cover up. | |
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| Breastfeeding in public...approve or disapprove?
Posted: 10/9/2005 10:10:03 AM | Go for it! I nursed all 3 of my kids, each one longer than the previous, that was a long time ago when people where more repressed. Your comfort level and the babe's needs are the focus. Others will get used to it as beautiful, natural, healthy and basic or they can walk away.
Smoking, drinking,cursing, can be offensive yet people do those things freely in public, inflicting it on others, it can be inapprotiate modeling of stress release for children to watch and later copy.
Breastfeeding is Sensual and releases hormones to help us be more patient and loving as well as the antibodies and the perfect nourishment... our society has warped, unwholesome views on sex yet thinks it's perverted to nurse a toddler or expects us to nurse in the restroom!
Treasure your nursing relationship for as long as you both are into it and help other women feel comfortable with their bodies and nuturing their babies anywhere and everywhere! It's nobodies business but your own... | |
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| Breastfeeding in public...approve or disapprove?
Posted: 10/9/2005 10:32:55 AM | | It is a warped sexual hangup if it bothers someone seeing a woman breast feeding her child. What is a mother to do if her child gets hungry and she has no other alternative? Let the child starve? I don't think so. The perfect solution is simply not too gawk! | |
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Vixen6
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Joined: 10/7/2005
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| Breastfeeding in public...approve or disapprove?
Posted: 10/9/2005 3:08:30 PM | Come on people you can't be serious?
Breast feeding is the absolute best way to feed your child. Why would anyone have a problem with you doing it anywhere? We as woman have the right to feed our children and do the best we can for them.
And the fact of the matter is......IT'S JUST A BOOB!!!!!!!!
We are not saying walk around with your breast hanging out waiting for you child to get hungry, but as long as it's tasteful who cares? We see woman everyday wearing clothes that are see through, tight and barely covering them as it is but we claim it's there right to wear it beacuse it is self expression. As long as thier nipples/ariolas aren't showing it is ok. Well if you are breast feeding correctly your nipples and ariolas wont be showing either.
So here is my solution to all these problems for breast feeding in public for you ladies who get harrased for it...................... Tell them it's not breast feeding. It is a fashion statment! Interactive clothing!  maybe then they will leave you be. Thanks for reading my rant. Vix | |
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| Breastfeeding in public...approve or disapprove?
Posted: 10/14/2005 11:29:26 AM | | LOL...thanks for the blanket tip, but when its 118 degrees and you have a 13 pound 3 month old attached to you......it gets way to hot for any cover.....plus his big ole head covered anything up anyways | |
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| Breastfeeding in public...approve or disapprove?
Posted: 10/14/2005 2:01:09 PM | Yeah well, when there is a screaming baby and both parents are there, which parent is usually the first to console him/ her?
Yep, that's what i thought. And if it is feeding time, good ole dad can't help when he isn't the one producing. Men run around shirtless all the time, at least we are doing something productive when ours is raised. For those who don't like it......  | |
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| Breastfeeding in public...approve or disapprove?
Posted: 10/15/2005 2:35:25 AM | | Well I have breastfeed both of my children a year each and not with one regret. I think any longer then a year is not right. Thats my opinon on that issuse. In response to ppl saying there is no difference...A Doctor once told me " Breast milk is tailered made for your baby. It not only lessons your chances of breast cancer it is an great start for your child. Both my children have not ever had ear infections..which I heard breastfed babies don't. I think in gerneral ppl will come more to except it the more woman choose to do it. So giddy up girls.. | |
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| Breastfeeding in public...approve or disapprove?
Posted: 10/15/2005 11:49:35 PM | | Absolutely agree that breastfeeding in public should be allowed. It is a natural and healthy way to feed the baby along with all the immunity benefits passed on to the child. Anyone who has a problem with this needs their head examined. | |
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| Breastfeeding in public...approve or disapprove?
Posted: 10/16/2005 1:17:43 AM | T O T A L L Y disagree. 
If I'm at a swanky bar&grill with my date, the last thing I want to hear over my
expensive dinner is the suckling sound of a breast. Hopefully, she
didn't have twins
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| Breastfeeding in public...approve or disapprove?
Posted: 10/16/2005 2:08:14 AM | Oh give me a break!!!! How many people have never seen a breast? I never hid it when I was nursing. Two different times, I very discreetly slipped it out to nurse my baby and the pressure was so built up that......honest to God, at two different times, it hit a guy sitting pretty far away. Both of them wiped it off their faces, looked straight at me and gave me the biggest smiles. They were not the least bit offended. So, who is it that really objects? Women who can't have kids? Women who only bottle fed their own kids? Come on ladies, it is one of the most natural things in the world. Nurse your babies and don't you dare go hide in the bathroom. Would you want your dinner served to you in the bathroom? Breast are more than just sexually appealing, they are there to serve a purpose. Be proud of the fact that you have been strong enough mentally and physically to overcome the pain, Oh my God the PAIN, of doing what is best for your baby. If others don't like it..........then they don't have to look. Correct? | |
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| Breastfeeding in public...approve or disapprove?
Posted: 10/16/2005 7:48:30 AM | the last thing I want to hear over my
expensive dinner is the suckling sound of a breast
If you can hear suckling than there is no breastfeeding going on!!!! You can't hear anything while my son nurses!! If there are sounds than A: the baby is not latched on properly and B: The mother will rectify it soon cause it is likely uncomfortable for her!!
It is small minded individuals such as your self and people who think breastfeeding is immoral/sexually based that forces loving nurturing mothers to hide while doing the best thing for their child.
BTW if a nursing mother is getting out don't make her uncomfortable it may be her first time out in forever!!!!!
Breastfeeding 4 months strong now!!!! 8 to go!! | |
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| Breastfeeding in public...approve or disapprove?
Posted: 10/16/2005 8:04:06 AM | | I think breastfeeding in public is perfectly fine as long as your going to cover up or like you say a "designated" area for it. They always say breastmilk is best for your baby and so if your baby's hungry what are you suppose to do. I say cover yourself up and feed your baby. He/She is the most important person to you! | |
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| Breastfeeding in public...approve or disapprove?
Posted: 10/16/2005 9:08:40 AM | | My girls were born in 81 and 82, and when they were hungry they were hungry. Malls, parks, grocery stores, didn't matter when the pangs hit them, I wasn't about to make them howl for hours until we got back home. I was very discrete. First I put a crib sheet over my shoulder on the same side as the breast first offered. Then I undid my top and nursing bra. Slide the baby under the sheet and within seconds all was well with my world and my babies. I find nothing offensive at all in being discrete in taking care of a child's needs, but if a mother were just to whip out her boob and shove it in the baby's mouth and not cover at all, I'd find that somewhat rude and offensive. Not everyone wants to see such intimate moments. | |
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| Breastfeeding in public...approve or disapprove?
Posted: 10/16/2005 10:37:49 AM | I think breast feeding is a ok. It should never be looked at as wrong or a sex thing.
In our socity it has become that way. Breast Feeding is Great and I never grew up.
I am still a titty baby. | |
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| Breastfeeding in public...approve or disapprove?
Posted: 10/16/2005 11:17:50 AM |
You can't hear anything while my son nurses
I trust you Virgogirl but what you fail to understand is the militant fems in your
ranks that simply want to flaunt and shock....they are like rebels without a clue & without taste. I've seen it before. | |
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| Breastfeeding in public...approve or disapprove?
Posted: 10/16/2005 1:41:56 PM | | I think if you're somewhat discreet ((depending on where you are))... My ex and I were in a fairly nice restaurant with his brother and wife.. She just pulled out her breast (they were HUGE at the time) at the table and started feeding the baby. Didn't try to cover up at all.. My ex couldn't even look her direction~~~I thought I was gonna fall off my chair~~~ | |
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| Breastfeeding in public...approve or disapprove?
Posted: 10/16/2005 4:40:57 PM | If a woman does so in a respectful manner...why not? Is that not what the purpose of the female breast is intended for?... not the purpose that society has make them out to be....a means for sexual stimulation. Why should woman be made to go and "hide" somewhere, so that she can feed her baby....meanwhile, making the mother feel as though she is doing something shameful, and needs to be done where no one can witness it. With veiws such as these, it's no wonder women 15 to 20 years ago decided on the bottle, rather than the breast, for their babies. I am happy to see that it is making a slow, but steady come-back. | |
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| Breastfeeding in public...approve or disapprove?
Posted: 10/16/2005 4:51:42 PM | | It didn't bother me, which is why I almost fell off my chair when I saw my ex squirming in his chair... but, that's how society has raised most of us, so it's gonna take a while, I think... Especially in a "fine dining establishment", and at the table... I thought she maybe could have at least covered herself somewhat with her blouse, or something.. But, her and her husband are organically grown~~~ She had both of her kids at home, in the bathtub~~ | |
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| Breastfeeding in public...approve or disapprove?
Posted: 10/16/2005 5:31:22 PM | ^^^I totally see your point there...your hubby must have been wigglin' like a worm on a hook...
It's much easier for a woman with small breasts to breast-feed their baby...often, thet can get away with not having to use a receiving blanket to cover up. Whereas, for a woman that has large breasts...the use of a cover can not be avoided, in order to be discreet. | |
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kce33
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Joined: 6/2/2005
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| Breastfeeding in public...approve or disapprove?
Posted: 10/31/2005 7:50:13 AM | just like a previous poster stated, why get excited, its only a boobie... hell everyone has 2 of them....
i find it amazing that the number of stupid people making stupid remarks about breast feeding a poor hungary baby....
and as a man i see nothing sexual about seeing a woman breast feed a baby.... whats wrong with people, you are not watching a stripper ya know..
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| Breastfeeding in public...approve or disapprove?
Posted: 11/5/2005 8:32:29 PM | | Nothing wrong with it at all ... the lady sitting next to me on a flight recently did it. I had never seen the lady before or since. She asked if I minded ... I told her no, and that I had kids too and understood the urgency. I held the baby while she got ready. You would be surprised at how fast that slightly cranky baby became satisfied and calm after. It is a necessary and non sexual thing ... go for it. | |
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