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October 8, 2005, 7:26 am PDT

Smoking & Breastfeeding

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This is for the women on Dr. Phil who said she did not care of other people liked it or not that she would do it and not cover up. I just want to SAY to HER, think of this. 

  

You and I are seated next to each other at a restaurant  that allows smoking and I am a smoker. 

You decide to whip out a breast and start feeding your baby I decide I want to smoke so I light a cigarette. 

  

You ask me nicely to please not smoke when you are feeding your baby and I say, this is a smoking allowed restaurant  and I want to smoke and I don't really care if you like it or not, I am going to smoke don't like it leave !!! 

  

See that way the shoe is on the other foot and lady it is called consideration for others around you !!! Treat other people the way YOU would like to be treated 

Are you kidding?  How can you compare the two?  That is another VERY ignorant comment and it just goes to show that people in this country do not comprehend that feeding a child doesn't impede on your rights.  It isn't a HEALTH HAZARD like smoking in public.  Laws are beign passed to prohibit smoking in public places, while other laws are being passed to PROTECT the nursing mother's right to breastfeed ANYWHERE.  What does that say to you about who has what right?
 
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October 8, 2005, 7:31 am PDT

second hand smoke... come on

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This is for the women on Dr. Phil who said she did not care of other people liked it or not that she would do it and not cover up. I just want to SAY to HER, think of this. 

  

You and I are seated next to each other at a restaurant  that allows smoking and I am a smoker. 

You decide to whip out a breast and start feeding your baby I decide I want to smoke so I light a cigarette. 

  

You ask me nicely to please not smoke when you are feeding your baby and I say, this is a smoking allowed restaurant  and I want to smoke and I don't really care if you like it or not, I am going to smoke don't like it leave !!! 

  

See that way the shoe is on the other foot and lady it is called consideration for others around you !!! Treat other people the way YOU would like to be treated 

once again I feel the need to mention that second hand smoke causes cancer and death. If you feel like breast feeding is going to cause you physical harm that sounds irrational. 

 
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October 8, 2005, 7:38 am PDT

10/07 The Latest Debates

Quote From: baybee

This is for the women on Dr. Phil who said she did not care of other people liked it or not that she would do it and not cover up. I just want to SAY to HER, think of this. 

  

You and I are seated next to each other at a restaurant  that allows smoking and I am a smoker. 

You decide to whip out a breast and start feeding your baby I decide I want to smoke so I light a cigarette. 

  

You ask me nicely to please not smoke when you are feeding your baby and I say, this is a smoking allowed restaurant  and I want to smoke and I don't really care if you like it or not, I am going to smoke don't like it leave !!! 

  

See that way the shoe is on the other foot and lady it is called consideration for others around you !!! Treat other people the way YOU would like to be treated 

Apples and oranges.  You're smoking is harmful to mom and babies health. Her nursing isn't hurting you in the least.    If you are careless enough that you don't care about damaging others lungs, then I'd by all means pick up my baby (and food if I had to) and leave. 

  

As mom to a daughter who is highly allergic to cigarette smoke, I've had to not even go to restaurants thanks to people like you.  Hows that for fair? 

 
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October 8, 2005, 8:12 am PDT

10/07 The Latest Debates

Quote From: baybee

This is for the women on Dr. Phil who said she did not care of other people liked it or not that she would do it and not cover up. I just want to SAY to HER, think of this. 

  

You and I are seated next to each other at a restaurant  that allows smoking and I am a smoker. 

You decide to whip out a breast and start feeding your baby I decide I want to smoke so I light a cigarette. 

  

You ask me nicely to please not smoke when you are feeding your baby and I say, this is a smoking allowed restaurant  and I want to smoke and I don't really care if you like it or not, I am going to smoke don't like it leave !!! 

  

See that way the shoe is on the other foot and lady it is called consideration for others around you !!! Treat other people the way YOU would like to be treated 

  I've wanted to reply to many of these comments but this one is so ridiculous it has to be addressed. How in the world do you compare forcing someone, let alone an infant, to unwillingly partake in a habit with deadly consequences, to nursing a child!!!! Over and over again on this board the most ignorant comments have come from the anti-nursing camp. They are BREASTS not GENETALIA for goodness sake. Why is it okay to see male breasts but not a female's in this society. I nursed 3 children whenever, wherever they needed to nurse and I have seen women in blouses that show more breast than anyone ever saw while I was nursing and I never went to any lengths to cover up. Consideration!!! You'll have to excuse me if I; and according to the poll 59% of us; CONSIDER a child's need to eat more important than your need to not be exposed to anything esthetically displeasing to you while YOU eat. I believe we live in a democratic society right? So guess what according to the numbers YOU LOSE BABIES WIN!!
 


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