Topic : 10/07 The Latest Debates

I tried to breastfeed my two youngest children and even at home I went in my bedroom where I was alone and comfortable. I am the very shy type and to feed my child in public would have been impossible for me. I know it is absolutely better than formula and if I saw someone feeding in public I would use my self-control rather than control of others. If I am unconfortable about it then that is my issue not natures. Maybe for the ones offended by it , consider some people may be grossed out by your public display of eating dead flesh. Which is worse? 

On the condom issue and discipline. I am fortunate to be able to send my one child in school to a private school. I swore off public schools with my oldest sons graduation last  year. My daughter started Kindergarten at an Adventist school of my choice this year. She will be disciplined but not spanked. She gets time outs and marks and stars. If it gets bad then she will be sent to the principle and next step I would be called. I know she will never be offered diversions from abstanance at school. Paying the money is worth her being taught what I teach at home. 

            I breastfed for 14 months and did try to be discreet, one time I'd been out much longer than originally anticipated and HAD to nurse her, at my husbands place of work, sheeesh. So I banished myself to the bathroom and had an incredible back problem for weeks from trying to balance on the toilet for half an hour. whoops.  

 I breastfed my 1st child for 10 months and am currently nursing my new baby and even though I am not comfortable nursing in public without covering up I have no promblem with women that do not cover up. You would not want to eat your dinner while sitting on the toilet why should a child have to eat their dinner in such a filthy environment. You also wouldn't ask someone whom is  

bottle feeding thier child to leave or go into the bathroom so why should a woman whom is breastfeeding.  

 Now I do understand the woman on todays show that was saying she did not want to see it, I once was that woman. That is until I had my fist child and realized that it is natural and that there is nothing like the bond between a mother and child that is nursing. Even though I cover up when I am in public if I was out without a blanket and my child was hungry I would nurse them wherever I was and not make them wait until I found a blanket.  I strongly feel if you do not want to see it then look the other way or go somewhere else. The health benefits for a child that has been breastfed is far more important that some dirty looks or remarks. 

i am a first time mom and breastfeed my son...although i am very insecure and did not feed my son in public, i am so frustrated to hear comments about breastfeeding in public being gross or disgusting.  i was very very large when breastfeeding and using a blanket to cover up was very difficult.  one hand held the baby and the other hand held my breast so i wouldn't smother him!!   

i feel that most of the people that are bothered by breastfeeding in public see the breast as a sexual object which is very sad...