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Sultry Siren
01-22-2007, 11:57 AM
As a mom who is still breastfeeding I guess I'll weigh in on this one.

Do I breastfeed in public---Yes do I make a spectacle of myself and little one ---No.

In Canada at least where I live no one seems to give a damn if you pop out a boob to breastfeed or not...I've breastfed in restaurants, malls, theatres, campgrounds, hotel lobbys, pretty much everywhere...and yes even in an airport.

No one here has said boo about the boobie. People might try for a peek and young boys in the mall who think they are hiding and being clever voys are drooling for a chance at a nipple but over all no one notices they just walk on by.

I WILL NOT BREASTFEED ON A PUBLIC TOILET!!!! THAT IS NASTY!!!!

As a breastfeeding mom you also need to sit down where the feeding is not going to kill your back. When my little guy wants to check out the scenery and breaks the latch I just palm over the breast until he wants to return to the job at hand. If there is a lot of pressure in the breast and I begin to spray I just put his mouth back on or palm the nipple again. Not a big deal really.

Mind you here in Canada we have World Naked Bike Ride events where it is total nudity in downtown Victoria BC and Vancouver and even the men have it all hanging out to dry ;)

I remember Janet Jackson's nipple creating more upset than George Michael wanking off in the bathroom with a cop...What in the Hell????

The best way to make 5 pounds of fat look good...stick a nipple on the end of it:D

kylie3183
01-30-2007, 05:11 PM
I have absolutely no problem with breastfeeding other than on one occasion. I was walking into Walmart last month. Big suprise there, it happened at Walmart.::) Anyways, there was a woman sitting on one of the benches right inside the door when her son that was around the age of 5 or 6, plops on her lap, lifts up her shirt, and starts breastfeeding.

WTF???

I just thought this was way disturbing. No offense to anyone that breastfeeds, but really, I think there should be an age limit..........

Andygirl
01-31-2007, 11:56 PM
I have absolutely no problem with breastfeeding other than on one occasion. I was walking into Walmart last month. Big suprise there, it happened at Walmart.::) Anyways, there was a woman sitting on one of the benches right inside the door when her son that was around the age of 5 or 6, plops on her lap, lifts up her shirt, and starts breastfeeding.

WTF???

I just thought this was way disturbing. No offense to anyone that breastfeeds, but really, I think there should be an age limit..........

:O Gawd, I think I would have had to say something. That's shockingly hilarious and disturbing all at the same time.

VenusGoddess
02-04-2007, 08:05 AM
I have absolutely no problem with breastfeeding other than on one occasion. I was walking into Walmart last month. Big suprise there, it happened at Walmart.::) Anyways, there was a woman sitting on one of the benches right inside the door when her son that was around the age of 5 or 6, plops on her lap, lifts up her shirt, and starts breastfeeding.

WTF???

I just thought this was way disturbing. No offense to anyone that breastfeeds, but really, I think there should be an age limit..........

Okie dokie.

But, for shits and giggles, he could have been younger and just been a big kid. My friend has a 3 year old and people think he's 5 or so (he's just so damn tall). She nursed him until he was almost 3...and she said that she got weird looks for nursing a kindergartener.

But, I've never allowed Makayla to just pull my shirt up and have at it. Not only is that not the way I want to do it, it's also disrespectful to the me.

Mr Hyde
02-12-2007, 08:39 AM
Last time I checked, my arm pits were shaved. I have a lot of friends who are in LLL, as well, who don't look like cavewomen. I think that's a pretty gross and mean-spirited stereotype. YOU may not like LLL, but LLL is hugely responsible for encouraging women to breastfeed and giving them the proper information on how to do it...as opposed to doctors who just send women home with no information...who have no clue how to effectively deal with clogged ducts (besides stopping BF'ing and using antibiotics)...and who are not around for support when there are other questions/concerns/complaints.

Whether or not you agree with breastfeeding, that's your business...but for anyone to deny a mother the space and respect to nurse her baby (discreetly) is wrong. And, anyone who gave me a problem with it would find my size 8 shoe shoved up their ass. >:( I respect the people around me enough to be discreet...those of you who find it disgusting, whatever, need to respect the mother and baby enough, that if the nursing is being discreet, to walk/look away.

My experience with LLL types is that they're akin to MADD types, or PETA types...militant about their cause.

The militant types about anything bug me, though, honestly.

Breastfeed in public, it's fine, it's a bodily function and I support the right of mothers to do it. Just be kind of discrete about it. Don't whip your breast out in full view of the public, in the most public spot available, and let your kid start sucking away. Sit to the side, out of the way and/or maybe have some sort of way to be as covered as possible. Don't insist that you have to sit in a store if they don't want you to, or if they offer you a more discrete place to breastfeed, be nice and take it.

Changing a baby's diaper is also natural, but I don't want to see it done on the floor of Victoria's Secret. I am not saying the two are exactly the same, but there is some connection in the analogy.

VenusGoddess
02-12-2007, 04:47 PM
My experience with LLL types is that they're akin to MADD types, or PETA types...militant about their cause.

The militant types about anything bug me, though, honestly.

Breastfeed in public, it's fine, it's a bodily function and I support the right of mothers to do it. Just be kind of discrete about it. Don't whip your breast out in full view of the public, in the most public spot available, and let your kid start sucking away. Sit to the side, out of the way and/or maybe have some sort of way to be as covered as possible. Don't insist that you have to sit in a store if they don't want you to, or if they offer you a more discrete place to breastfeed, be nice and take it.

Changing a baby's diaper is also natural, but I don't want to see it done on the floor of Victoria's Secret. I am not saying the two are exactly the same, but there is some connection in the analogy.

You've probably dealt with just as many LLL moms who aren't as you described. ;)

I will insist on breastfeeding wherever and whenever I need to. If the store doesn't like it, they can kiss my ass. Will I walk around with my top off and my boob hanging out? No, I've always been discrete, but if anyone tells me to go feed my child in the bathroom or the "sitting room" part of the bathroom, they can kiss my ass then, too. Those places are nasty as all hell...in fact, I've told someone before that I'll nurse my baby in those areas just after they are done eating their own dinner in there. It's been turned down.

The diaper changing I can understand...you are dealing with bodily waste products and who wants that around? But, breastmilk? It's not the same analogy. You'd probably be healthier if you did drink some breastmilk...I don't think I could say the same for the diaper contents. LOL It still amazes me that you think nursing is on the same line as diaper changes...wow.

Mr Hyde
02-17-2007, 08:58 PM
I said they aren't exactly the same! Please don't put words in my mouth.

All I'm saying is, not ALL bodily functions need to be performed in full public view. I am NOT saying breastfeeding is shameful or bad. It's a wonderful thing...just like sex is wonderful...but I don't think people should be making love in public either. Just be a little discrete, that's all. Why is that so hard? Do you really want to make a spectacle of such a wonderful, private thing?

christian211
02-18-2007, 11:48 PM
^^^^ Ya know what I find odd about all this is that more men tend to be sqeamish about it than women. You'd think they'd be happy at seeing a boobie and all;D Although, I must say, I might have a double standard about it. If I saw Venus breastfeeding I would prob think it was beautiful and loving, etc.. But if it was some chubby, unkept, slightly homely woman w/ a floppy tittie, I might feel differently;D

Mr Hyde
02-19-2007, 10:04 AM
I came to this conclusion a while back...I was at a restaurant with my sister and her kid, who was like, 5-6 at the time. This was about ten years ago. The table across from us was a couple with a baby. The mother whips her tit out and starts breastfeeding the baby, full view, no covering. Well, my nephew/sister's kid starts looking and asking questions, staring and saying in a loud voice "mommy, she has her booby out, what is she doing?"

Now, again, the easy thing to say is "well, your sister should explain that she's breastfeeding, etc etc."

Easy to say, not so easy to do, and not all parents are mature enough to do this.

Just don't understand why some moms are so militant about wanting to whip one out in public with no discretion whatsoever. If I was a mom, I don't know that I'd want 6 year old boys pointing at my bare tit and staring, yelling out questions, etc, while I'm trying to breastfeed.

seraya
02-19-2007, 10:26 AM
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Easy to say, not so easy to do, and not all parents are mature enough to do this.
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If as a mother you are not "mature" or capable enough to explain to your child about something as natural as breast feeding, then maybe you should think twice about becoming a mother. ::)


I don't have the time at the mo' to add my opinion on the situation, but some of you need to get out and travel some more. Sheez must be an American thang ::)

Mr Hyde
02-19-2007, 02:57 PM
[quote=Mr Hyde;978518]I
Easy to say, not so easy to do, and not all parents are mature enough to do this.
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If as a mother you are not "mature" or capable enough to explain to your child about something as natural as breast feeding, then maybe you should think twice about becoming a mother. ::)


I don't have the time at the mo' to add my opinion on the situation, but some of you need to get out and travel some more. Sheez must be an American thang ::)

I agree that if you're not mature enough to handle this subject, you probably shouldn't be a mother, but that's another thread.

But even mature, good mothers...their kids might sit there and point and stare and giggle, etc.

Again...what is so wrong with discretion? Why is militancy about this so necessary?

Sirona
02-21-2007, 02:58 PM
*sprays you all with breastmilk*

VenusGoddess
02-22-2007, 09:34 AM
[quote=seraya;978547][quote=Mr Hyde;978518]I
Easy to say, not so easy to do, and not all parents are mature enough to do this.


I agree that if you're not mature enough to handle this subject, you probably shouldn't be a mother, but that's another thread.

But even mature, good mothers...their kids might sit there and point and stare and giggle, etc.

Again...what is so wrong with discretion? Why is militancy about this so necessary?

That's just plain stupid. I have a 4 year old who likes to point out that some mommy is discretely breastfeeding their baby. She always adds that it's "because mommy milk will make baby big and strong" like her.

I am going to take a wild guess and say that your sister doesn't read National Geographic (God forbid her son see some boobie with a baby attached!!). I also think that the whole "easier said than done" is a cop-out. By simply saying, "She's nursing her baby (you don't even have to use the nasty "breast" word)." If the kid asks why, you simply reply "Because mom's milk is good for babies. Did you finish your dinner/what do you want to order/what did you do today/etc."

You may think that this is such a "hard" subject...but, it's really not. My breasts were made for feeding my babies. It's not MY responsibility to make sure that I do it in a way that makes YOU feel comfortable. I mean, if I did that, then I would have to stay home and do it in private. Fuck that. It's not the mom's job to parent you and make sure you are ok. That's your job...and if you don't want to see women breastfeeding (discretely or indiscretely) then stay home or *gasp* don't look. ;)