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I know that the show was a while ago in the US but it was on in australia today and it made me FURIOUS. To see someone sit there and say breastfeeding is wrong, or "unattractive". ITS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ATTRACTIVE!!!!! Why dont you go eat in a toilet????? I would never go and sit in a hot car to feed my child. I would not hide myself away in a tiny room to feed. I do not feel ashamed or embarrased to feed my daughter. Those who think a child eating is wrong should be ashamed. I would take more offence to see someone eating with their mouth open and eating like a pig than to see a woman feeding her child. I have never seen someone take off their top to feed, or even show any part of her breast. I can feed my child without showing anything. I was disapointd with dr phils response to this. He has 2 kids, who were once little and hungry. BABIES HAVE TO EAT! They dont want to wait till you get home of find a room to feed in. I know when i do go to a feeding room i get people looking at me when my daughter is crying. it just makes me so angry! 

Dear Dr Phil, 

I'm an Australian viewer of your show and today saw an episode on 'breastfeeding in public'. i would like to add that i am also a mother of 1 with another on the way, i breastfed my first and will do the same with my second just as my mother breastfed me. i understand both views and believe there is a way of dealing with everything. while breastfeeding my son i covered myself with a light cloth to hide myself if he had come off at any stage. however i believe that if someone has a problem with a child being fed in the most natural way, a practice that has been going on for thousands of years and yes i mean breast-feeding... then they, not us should walk away. 

i also believe that these people were most likely not breastfed themselves and should consider that perhaps it is not what they prefer or like but breastfeeding is ultimately better for the child. so therefore when they see someone breastfeeding and become uncomfortable about it they should look away or politely ask that person to cover any exposed skin. most people will respond better from that than having someone tell them they can't do what is natural, very legal and the most common practiced tradition over the world. 

i agree with what you've said about there being 'too many teenagers pregnant before their time' and that it is hard for teenagers to not be having sex in this day and age(i was one of them). however i disagree with your comment stating that you 'also don't want your kids bringing an unwanted child in to this world isn't there enough of those'. i will tell you now... it is a matter of the teenagers involved taking responsibility for their actions. i know plenty of teenagers who waited to have sex till they were older cause they were smart enough to recognise they weren't ready nor responsible enough to be having children. i also know those who did have sex and used condoms along with other forms of contraceptives and then those who didn't and accepted that they needed to take responsibilty for their actions... i was one of these last group of people... and speaking from experience i can tell you that it is VERY OFFENSIVE to hear someone say that a child was unwanted and that there is enough of THOSE in the world. if someone is going to have sex without any form of protection then they should be aware of what might follow... i would rather use the term unexpected than unwanted. for a teenager to think that they can have sex and not have any strings attached (such as falling pregnant, but even the chance of catching an STD) then they are stupid and should be otherwise informed. however i do not see it helpful to be supplying them with condoms in schools... i often brought mine in the supermarket even though i was embarrassed. but you see i was also one of those teenagers who didn't like the feel of a condom so therefore went without and accepted that i may fall pregnant. 

I just don't get why people think they should be able to BF their child anywhere they are. I am a breastfeeding momma and you have to work around their schedule, it is part of being a mommy, your child is first and formost your number one priority. While it is natural etc, it is also a special bond between baby and momma, not baby, momma and 150 innocent bistanders. It is your right to feed your child, it is also my right to not have my small children seeing a strangers private areas. No I should NOT have to look the other way, or cover my small childs eyes. First off feeding your child isn't an immoral thing, just like your husband seeing you naked isn't immoral.. But my small child or other strangers seeing your private areas should not be allowed. I should have the right to go to public places and not worry about what indecent exposure my child may come accross. Sure, find an area in an eatery or resteraunt and discreetly feed your child, if your child insists on not being covered then I guess you have to go to a rest room, car etc.. that is your issue not the rest of the patrons. I here how natural it is, thats all great and fine, it also a natural thing to urinate.. but is it ok for me to stop where I am standing and urinate in front of everyone? I'm sorry but it is no different.