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WHY DO PEOPLE HAVE SUCH A PROBLEM W/ MOTHERS BREASTFEEDING THEIR BABIES IN PUBLIC?
Question by Chloe:
Why do people have such a problem w/ moms breastfeeding their babies in public?
I mean come on people, let’s grow up! It’s just a breast! I try to be as discreet as possible, even though I do not have an issue w/ it if someone’s breast is exposed…Personally I am more offended by someone’s 13 year-old daughter’s a ss hanging out of her age-inappropriate clothes or the person at the beach who is way too big for the type of swimsuit they’re wearing. . But as the saying goes, if you do not like it you do not have to look… same goes w/ public breastfeeding!
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Answer by Erin G
I mean its a beautiful thing, but then again it makes people feel uncomfortable. I am pregnant and I plan on breast feeding but I am going to do the whole breast pump thing for when I am in public so I dont have to show my breast. Just not my style. It doesnt bother me, but i’ve heard some people say that it makes people feel weird.
Answer by cammie
I do not get it either. Especially if the breast is covered.
Answer by Echo
I concur with you 100%! It’s amazing how a first world country like the US is still backwards sometimes. For some reason, a lot of US folks think of a breast as a sexual item instead of its true function of feeding a baby.
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about 4 weeks ago
Modesty and being discreet is the name of the game.
about 4 weeks ago
I don’t care if a mother breastfeeds her baby in public. After all, God gave women breasts to feed their infants. As long as she’s discreet about it (keeps her top or something over the baby and her breast).
about 4 weeks ago
well to some people….nudity in public is just offensive…to me it isnt…a breast a part of a human body and i consider it to be art
about 4 weeks ago
i agree that breastfeeding is a natural part of life, i mean come on, a baby’s gotta eat, correct?? but to be completely honest (and people please don’t put me down and all that for this, it’s just my opinion.. which probably doesn’t matter anyway!!) i think that breastfeeding in public is not so great. i mean, i don’t think it’s right to go around exposing yourself, even if it is for the most important reason (to feed your child) or maybe i just have more modesty than mother’s who breastfeed their babies in public. i mean, they make breast pumps and bottles ya know, take that out in public.. well that’s just my opinion, but i’d never say anything to a woman for doing it, and i’d never make comments to people i was with about a woman breastfeeding in public. everyone has the right to do what they please in life, so if that makes the mom happy, then go for it!!
and i 100% agree with you about the 13 year olds @$ $ es hanging out!! that IS worse than seeing a mom breastfeed! it’s repulsive, and parents should watch what their kids wear before going out of the house!! and quit buying your kids whore clothing!! lol
who knows (about the breastfeeding thing), perhaps my opinion will change when i have children of my own!!
the bottom line here is, i would never breastfeed myself (too modest), but i don’t think it’s a big deal if others prefer to breastfeed in public either..
EDIT — I 100% agree with ERIN!!!!!!!
and you people shouldn’t be giving her thumbs down when she’s just stating her opinion!!!!!!!
about 4 weeks ago
I agree with you 100% I never breastfed my son in public, but for the next one, I most likely will. My in-laws came to visit when our son was 3 months old, and all they wanted to do was go, go, go! I remember I went to the bathroom when we were out to eat to go breastfeed our son and my mother in law came in after I was in there for ONLY 5 MINS and asked, “are you almost done yet?!” you have to be kidding me….then we were at the zoo and my son kept jumping everytime a toilet flushed and there were these huge bugs flying around, let’s just say after that I ended up feeding him in the car
and the trip was a disaster. Never again will I put my future son or daughter through that! I was too worried about offending anyone else and I should have been worried about the kind of enviroment my son had to eat in and I had to stand in. UGH!
about 4 weeks ago
I agree with you :3
Breastfeeding is the best thing you can possibly do for your baby and if people have a problem with seeing a boob then they have their own issues.
about 4 weeks ago
Because breasts are associated with sex, not just mammary glands to suckle our young. Thinking of breasts as sex objects is what keeps us from being able to run around without our shirts on hot summer days, it is wrong to think this way when it comes to nursing a baby. Nursing is the most natural thing a woman can do with her baby, it’s beautiful and a beautiful experience. I’m glad I did it, no matter how many people I grossed out or pissed off! =)
about 4 weeks ago
Because the naked female breast is considered a social taboo in public, people forget what they are really there for. The only reason people have such a problem with it is because nudity is socially unacceptable. If people would stop and think about it, there is nothing dirty about breastfeeding except what they create in their own minds. The real offense is that a woman can’t breastfeed in public without getting stared at. That is what makes me mad.
about 4 weeks ago
The fact is that breasts are sexual organs as well as a means to feed babies. Some discretion is definitely appropriate. Our society has to learn the distinction and there has to be a distinction between feeding and sensuality. Yes, grow up; and yes, be discreet. As a man I can tell you that breasts do not lose their sexual aspect just because a woman is producing milk. As a father, I can tell you that my child didn’t lose his appetite just because his father is a man. You have to remember both. They cannot be separated.
about 4 weeks ago
I don’t know. I know I don’t have any problem with it, but then, I love breasts so I am biased. Like you said, you don’t have to look if you don’t want to. Political correctness has gone haywire in this country. Women in other countries breastfeed their babies in public all the time and nothing is ever said against it – it is considered a normal human function, which it is.
about 4 weeks ago
I agree. Everyone should just get over it!!
And the whole breast pump thing, hello why put milk in a bottle when it’s easier to get it right from the source?
about 4 weeks ago
my daughter is 22 months and still nursing….i could care less what others think, i know my daughter is getting the best!!!
And to add: When people say go to the bathroom to do it…….all I have to say is Would you eat in a bathroom stall? With all those germs?
Neither would I or My child.
And breast don’t have to be “Hanging Out All Over The Place” as they say. When your BFing your child you dont see the breast….it looks like you are snuggling with your baby. I see more boobs on the t.v. shows then I do when I see a mom breastfeeding!
about 4 weeks ago
I want to breastfeed, however, I am very nervous about being able to breastfeed in public. I want to, I just am a reserved type of person in front of strangers. I do think breastfeeding is beautiful in both private and public. It helps me so much to hear and to read everyones positive attitudes regarding breastfeeding. My husband, our friends, and my work is extremely supportive. Our families however, really don’t care whether i use formula or breastfeed, and i don’t feel like i could talk to them about supporting me. I want to get over my shyness so that i can manage carrying a breastpump to the work conference room and be able to go about my business without turning red at the mere thought! I am hoping this “anxiety” will change and i will be able to “get over it” once the baby comes.
about 4 weeks ago
I will just say, it is a perfectly normal and natural thing but so is going to the bathroom. They have private rooms and stalls for that though so why should a woman have her breasts hanging out wherever she goes???