Opinions- Breast Feeding in Public

noelle24 · September 2009

Ditto TJ. Again. Also, bottles ARE an option. And that doesn't mean you have to use formula (OMG NO!!!!!) if you don't want to. There are now breast pumps. And even without these options, mothers can *choose* to go a private place, a corner, their car, etc. The food court at the mall or a restaurant are NOT their only options. Just because you *chose* to have a child does not mean that I have to be forced to see you expose yourself in public.

laladypoet · September 2009

fonfeather, why is it that when you post, I hear dueling banjos? it's distracting.

lpstl · September 2009

FYI, before the invention of formula there were BF alternatives, primarily wet nurses and animal milk formulations. Most women I know who did not breastfeed ended up using formula because of necessity. BF doesn't always work, and in general most women today don't spend their lives barefoot in the kitchen.

tidetravel · September 2009

[i]I just don't how a child seeing a boob as food is inappropriate. It's pretty easy for young children to understand that that is how babies eat.[/i] Again, your opinion. YOU don't get to decide for other people (ME) what is and is not appropriate for their (MY) children to see And FWIW - as an expectant mommy, I've been doing my research. I can guarantee you there are plenty of tools on the market that get the milk from your breast to your babies mouth w/out the need for it to be directly attached.

ricksang · September 2009

I don't like it personally and would much rather a mom go do that sh!t somewhere private, but am biased because I am not (nor will I hopefully ever) be a mom.

laladypoet · September 2009

yeah, tide, but breast pumps aren't "natural." computers, apparently, are. let's forget that we live in 2009 just so she can have her way.

Lauren Exley · September 2009

I'll restate something that I think confused some posters IMO, the availability of formula and bottles should not change the etiquette of breastfeeding. This would only apply to an arguement that went something like "BF in public is not appropriate since there are bottles available" and NOT "BF in public is not appropriate because your nipple is showing".

Lauren Exley · September 2009

I just don't how a child seeing a boob as food is inappropriate. It's pretty easy for young children to understand that that is how babies eat. "Again, your opinion. YOU don't get to decide for other people (ME) what is and is not appropriate for their (MY) children to see " Yes, my opinion. I didn't pass it off as anything else. I don't plan on forcing any children to watch me breast feed.

tidetravel · September 2009

[i]BF in public is not appropriate since there are bottles available[/i] Pump milk. Freeze. Defrost. Place in bottle. Heat and serve. Viola.

laladypoet · September 2009

MY opinion is cover your boob, no matter who is or isn't attached to it. this can mean cover yourself while breastfeeding, or not bottle feeding while topless in public.there ya go.

twinkie757 · September 2009

At my brother's wedding a couple of weeks ago, the MOH was breastfeeding her 2 month old. She did not bother to leave the room and go somewhere quiet, she just whipped out her breast in front of everyone. I'd love to hear what the older relatives thought about that.Respect is something EVERY parent needs to teach their children. While working at a daycare a 2nd grader repeatedly smacked my a$$, so I told the child in a stern voice it was unacceptable and I needed to be shown respect. I was let go the next day because my standards for the child were unreasonable. The director told me, the children saw us as family and acted in that manner. I hate dumb and lazy parents.

tidetravel · September 2009

[i]Yes, my opinion. I didn't pass it off as anything else. I don't plan on forcing any children to watch me breast feed.[/i] Then I fail to see the point of the rest of your posts.

laladypoet · September 2009

hang on--there's supposed to be a point??

TiDa2009 · September 2009

If adults can eat in public, and babies can drink from bottles in public, then there is not reason why a baby cannot BF in public. Families should not be shunned for making the best and most natural choice for their child. It's a boob. A BOOB in its functional form. I don't think that anyone is arguing that the actual act of BFing in public is wrong. It's the act of doing without cover up or doing it in the middle of the food court and getting mad at the gawkers.And btw....I don't see it as much of a choice. There are a million reasons why breast feeding is better than bottles of formula. Breastfeeding practices should not change just because formula is available......which can predispose children to deadly GI infections among other things. Again, no one is arguing the benefits of BFing. Just cover it up, lady. That's it. Gah, reading comprehension can go a long way, eh?

laladypoet · September 2009

she can't hear you over all the smugness.

jasmineh7777 · September 2009

I hate the baby culture. I hate that everyone keeps asking when FI and I will be starting a family. We are a family. Him, me, and our dogs. I don't need a child to make my relationship complete. (Not that all people that have children are always doing this)I love spending time with kids. I work with them, volunteer with them, and then happily send them home to their parents. It is great. I can shop for birthday toys and still have my own life. I hate the idea that if you don't like kids there is something wrong with you. Tolerating your whining snot nosed brat is not cute or fun for those who aren't genetically bound to like your kids.

CCforever · September 2009

you know what's REALLY annoying? is people trying to villainize you because you don't like kids.Amen. I am so sick and tired of being asked to justify myself when I respond to a question about having kids by saying I don't want to have them. I have never asked anyone we know who has kids to justify why they wanted to have them. Why must I just my desire not to?

[Deleted User] · September 2009

The other part of my point, lala, was the germ issue. It's just not a sanitary place for an infant to be. Their immune systems aren't developed yet, and public restrooms are disgusting. so when moomie needs to tinkle she leaves the lexus-carrier-baby-container outside the restroom door? more likely she's sitting on the pot with her crotch dropping in a sling letting it breathe the poop fumes. COMMON.also, my boobs are made for forcing uncomfortable bras on me.alsotoo, i have a newfound love for nebb and am beginning to feel bad about giving her a hard time.

mrstarawalsh · September 2009

Love babies, hate baby culture. I'm an AP parent as well, and I hate the bad rap we get because other parents choose not to discipline thier children. I was in a resturant one day with my sister, her daughter, my son and our brother. Behind us was a child's birthday party going on *oh joy*. Kids were running everywhere in a very crowded resturant. One little boy bumped into our table several times and finally bumped into my son's highchair making him cry. All I said was "Do you mind?". The mother got so upset and said "Don't yell at my son! It's a BIRTHDAY party". I told her that if she had been teaching him how to behave in public I wouldn't have had to.

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