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I for one couldn't really care less about a woman breastfeeding in public. However that doesn't mean just sit down next to me and flop it all out you know? >.< I mean to a point it is sort of wrong and I mean really why would you want to be all open in showing your breasts in public? I understand its not the point, its about feeding the child but if it was me i'd be very self aware and want to at least cover up with a blanket or something ya know? I don't want to sit down eating my lunch and have boobies and breastacles flying out every which way.
On that note I think they should have special places for such things..you know like in the bathroom they have baby changing tables? I think they should have a special section in places where women can flop 'em out and feed their children. But thats just me. |
Well.. Is there not a way to extract your own breastmilk and stick it in a bottle if you would have to feed in public?
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Personally, I agree that all mothers should breast feed unless there is some kind of medical condition that prevents them from doing so. You are right that it is the most healthy choice, and the most natural. However, I also find nursing in public to be inappropriate and explicit. For comparison, I hate it when people suck face in the middle of a public place; I think stuff like that should be done in private. Same with breast feeding. Go to the bathroom to do it. Wait until you get home. Better yet, milk yourself at home and put it into a bottle and do it that way! I just don't think any woman should expose her breast in public (unless it's a tasteful nude piece of art,) let alone have someone sucking on it. Even if it's a baby. There are ways to be health and decent at the same time.
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ok..here's what i have learned. yes in some department stores there are areas where mothers can breastfeed their child without worry. also they have a thing to extract the milk from but the mothers complain it hurts which it probably does. personally i think the mothers should extract it or learn to adjust to the child's needs before going out in public. sorry to say but either have some decency for others and not flop it out in front of gods and country especially to other little children who don't understand it or to the perverts out there who get off on that type of thing. learn some modesty and take a blanket to cover up under.
as far as breast milk i think it depends on the mother's diet and if they smoke and what have you. if they smoked i don't think their breast milk is gonna be healthy sorry to say. but as it is it is up to the mother and their preferences. a lot of mothers i know use formula even if it does cost more then breastfeed their child/ren. BUT like i said..mother's preferences. sorry if i come across as rude or whatever but not everyone is understanding about breastfeeding or having loud crying needy child/ren in public. take it how you wish. |
i think that breastfeeding is fine in general, i just would feel awkward if i am sitting on a bus or in the subway or something and a woman whips out her boobs and starts breastfeeding her baby.
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I have never seen a woman breatfeed in public, so I could care less, but I guess if a woman is just going to open her blouse when I'm standing right there then that would be awkward in a way. But its not like you have to look. Just dont pay attention. You dont think she'd want you to be staring at her the whole time while she does it? Of course she doesnt, that not why shes doing it. I do agree that a room/rest stop for woman to breatfeed is a good idea though.
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we live in a society in which everything is supposed to modest, and our bodies are supposed to be fairly private. so we are bound to be uncomfortable if a woman starts breastfeeding in public, regardless of whether we look or not.
at my mom's office there is a small office that they converted into a room to breastfeed since so many of the women were pregnant. if they could do that everywhere it would probably increase breastfeeding a lot. |
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Ladies, Go to the public restroom!
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Trying to force someone to breastfeed in a bathroom is unsanitary and personally I think it is also rude and selfish. |
They also have bras specially designed so you don't have to flop your tit out. Honestly, I could care less. If I don't want to see it, then I can walk away or something.
But if I had to breastfeed my kid, I would feel uncomfortable doing that in public. I would go to a Dressing room or something. I wouldn't want some pervert looking at my boob. (there's alot of pervs where I live) |
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Yes, you can express your milk, but it's not as easy as others will have you believe for the average mom. Some actually can't get more than a few drops at a time, while others may have a virtual flowing fountain. Then of course you have the issues with storage as well as the issues bottle feeding can cause in both the mom and the baby. Some babies won't (read as REFUSE) to accept anything but mom, while in others it can cause nipple confusion, with the end result possibly being the baby may completely refuse to nurse there after-some babies have this happen if given even a pacifier. As for mom, in the early months, it's not uncommon to begin leaking when it's time to feed or if something triggers the let-down reflex. There are nursing pads but there can be times when they may get soaked completely through, and quickly in some cases. Timing, well, in the beginning, nursing babies need to be fed about every 2 hours. Mom shouldn't have to be homebound for the first month or so because of this-how would she get anything done that requires her to leave the home? As for other children seeing it? It's an opportunity for a good parent to teach their child what the real purpose of the breast is, which in turn may help the stigma of nursing in future years. As for health issues, there is NOTHING better for the baby. Even a smoking mother's breast milk is healthier than the best formula. Now a drug addict or alcoholic is a different matter, but overall, breast milk is best. Science STILL cannot duplicate it, not even close. Quote:
If YOU (not "you" siaasgn :))want to eat in a bathroom, go right ahead. I don't think most people want to do that though. That idea even SOUNDS nasty, just imagine how nasty it is to really DO it. Ugh! |
... am I the only one who has been lucky enough to have never landed in a nasty-smelling bathroom...? Just asking, cause I've actually drank water and eaten sweets in mall bathrooms....
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I have no problem with women breastfeeding as it is the most healthy form of feeding for the child. Modesty should always be play a part in it, because yes even though it is natural it would make some people awkward, but I'm sure that for the most part women just do that naturally. I've seen a few women do it, mostly at parks I've noticed. And no one around found it inappropriate.
I do have a problem when the child that is breast feeding is old enough to eat solid food. When the kid can walk around talk and eat by his/her self then it's time to change over for good. It is extremely awkward to see a woman breast feeding a child that is well over toddler age, because yes the health benefits are still effective, but... it's just... wrong, especially in public. Other cultures may prolong the breastfeeding time, but if that's the case it should definitely be done in the privacy in their own home. So that other people wouldn't misinterpret what was being done. |
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public restrooms really aren't that dirty. I would say they are probably cleaner than the tables in the food court. |
I've never been in a nasty washroom at the mall or in stores... the only place I'd stay away from would be the bus station bathroom, I've had to go to two different ones and those are hella gross.
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Do you still think it's fair to the woman and child to be banished to the rest rooms while her friends and family or what she wants to see is in the mall is not in the bathroom? |
ok honestly that was a little unfair of me to say. And it's not that big of a deal for them to do that in public. But if possible women should use a breast pump and put their milk in bottles for public situations. I would. They don't HAVE to, but they should consider the possibility.
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The problem is not brestfeeding in public, it's doing it in an undiscreet way. Bathrooms I find more comfortable, less greasy, and better smelling than a food court table, but if you want to do it in there, have at least some consideration of others and make it so that nobody notice anything that might make them think too much. A baby sucking a breast is still a living being sucking a tit to those immature, and they flood the food courts.
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I think that mothers should go to a bathroom to breast feed. Why? Its not why you think. Im not against it, Im a mother of 2 and I breast fed both. But it is such a privet thing to have your breasts out for others to see. There is perverts out there that doesnt care if its cause your feeding your child. You would not want them perverts staring at your breasts. Its just degrading and embarassing to have people looking at you like that.
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Someone, I can't remember who in here, hit the nail on the head. It's not really a matter of nursing in public, it's more a matter of those doing so being discreet about it. I will agree that it should be done as discreet a possible. The problem is that it isn't always possible to be completely discreet. The bigger problem is always going to be the jerk who's doing it and has a crappy attitude about it to everyone else, but as in most every other situation, we shouldn't hold it against ALL nursing mothers because of the trashy one that pulled off her whole shirt to do it (though I've never come across that, I'm sure someone will say they saw it happen). MOST nursing moms are as discreet as the situation allows. |
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yeah a restroom can get destroyed in 20 minutes by a nasty person. I've found some interesting things.
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