Topic : 10/07 The Latest Debates

I am a mother of three and have breastfed all three of them. The first one was born in 1960. I was told  that  "this is gross" when I told them that I was breastfeeding. Well I never fed one of them in Public. Nobody breastfed a child in those days. That was concidered "gross". I am still very much for breastfeeding but I still think it should be done discreetly and not in public. I sure don't like to go to a Restaurant with my husband to a nice dinner, and have somebody next to me with a child  and the mother suddently has the urge to feed her child als well and proceeds to feed it while we are trying to eat our meal. That I can not see as considerate toward me and the other guests who came to this place to enjoy a nice meal.  Not everybody is comfortable with the sight  a women half disrobed on a dinnertable. The child can be fed befor dinner and it will sleep throuh the meal and mother has a chance to also have a nice meal without inerruption. Would that be nice.... But then what do I have to say. I am just one old lady... 

I don't understand why the people who don't want breastfeeding made public are so hostile about it. Why is it so offensive to you. Not all moms can pump a bottle ( one posters comment)  Like alot of people said' " Don't look then."  Like I posted before be discrete. I am, but for goodness sakes it not your right ( especially if your not a mom or haven't breast fed)  to tell us what we should and shouldn't do or better yet how to feed our children. I really hope some of you protesters were breastfed as children.  Because then we can comment to you, " You may not like to see it, but hey you've done it." I can't imagine starving my baby because certain people are embarrassed to see moms breast feeding why are you embarrassed? We are the ones nursing!!!!!!!! 

I think Breast feeding in public is, 100% wrong. Breast feeding is not bad to do, but at a restaurant were people are trying eat and you find your self staring at a breast with a baby sucking on it thats just disgusting/ Whats wrong with a blanket or a bathroom or heres a strange idea your car? But this is America i guess everyone doesn't have to have common curiosity. 

I agree that we need to be considerate of others when we breastfeed in public.  However, we should never, ever be shunned away to nasty restrooms or hot cars to feed our children.  It's that type of mentality that pressures new moms to choose formula over breast feeding.  We should do everything we can to support breastfeeding mothers.  As far as those people who think that I should pump at home and pack a bottle just so you don't have to be uncomfortable, get over yourself!   

Those of us who breastfeed know that trying to give your baby a bottle when he knows that you have the 'goods' right there doesn't work well.