Quote From: marcyalanWould you eat in the bathroom!? Most public restrooms do not have nice lounge areas. Most are dirty and the only place to sit is on the toilet, which, do not have lids. So you want me to sit on an open toilet and feed my baby just to avoid less than a minute of *gasp* *nipple exposure*? I get offended by overweight people eating bacon cheeseburgers, extra-large sized fries, and gallons of soft drinks. Perhaps they also should go eat in the bathroom.
I literally spit water all over my keyboard when I read this reply. Thank you for enlightening my evening!
I am still breastfeeding my 28 month old son. Do I plan to stop soon? Who knows. When he was young I breastfed in public with and without a blanket to cover up with. Honestly, I ditched the blanket when my son started kicking it off because he was too hot. I was also too hot to be covered up. I then learned that when I breastfed and when all the women I have seen breastfeeed, we are not exposed.
My son had a milk allergy, I simply removed dairy from my diet and he stopped screaming in pain. It was a very simple solution to a could have been stressful extended scavenger hunt.
I will NEVER breastfed any of my children in a public restroom. Would you eat your lunch sitting on a public toilet? Would you feed your child formula while sitting on a public toilet?
I think the big issue against breastfeeding in public is due to the thinking that breasts are solely a sexual object. Something that should be hidden. Unless you try breastfeeding I don't think you can truly understand what the connection truly is.
