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October 8, 2005, 8:33 am PDT
10/07 The Latest Debates
Quote From: linzjongatYou may not plan to nurse in public now, but when you are at a park or store with your child and your only option is a public restroom and you innocent child is begging for food, you may find that feeding in public is better then exposing your child to all that a public bathroom has to offer for a half hour. The fact that you view breast feeding as something that should be hidden and shunned is a sad fact of our culture. If I am discrete I see no reason why I should hide the feeding of my child. I wouldn't hide bottle feeding. you should look online for breast feeding support groups in your area and talk to them about your insecurities. Breast is best, and if you are this uncomfortable with it then you may not stick with it.
As for male servers becoming aroused by the act, what sad twisted children they must be to look at a lump under a blanket or the back of a baby's head and be filled with perverted thoughts First of all, I am not insecure about breastfeeding. I am a determined and educated woman. I simply have respect for other people. I plan to and I will breastfeed my baby for as long as I see fit. If I were going out somewhere I would pump my milk into a bottle ahead of time so I can feed my baby anywhere. They even have storage containers now so that you can freeze your milk so you always have some on hand and daddy can feed the baby and bond with her as well. If anything I would go in my car. Easy as that. I don't believe that it is something ugly and I don't mean to make it sound that way. I just think that it is a private, natural act just like using the bathroom or having sex. If you are descrete about it, then I see no problem with that, but it only takes a second to throw something over you so that everyone in the room does not have to be involved in the feeding. As for the waiters, it absolutely discusts me, I'm just telling you the reality of the situation no matter how much you don't want to believe it. Either way, if I was doing something that I knew made others uncomfortable I would do what I could, within my limits, to make everyone comfortable. Especially something that is an easy fix like this.
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