Topic : 10/07 The Latest Debates

for heavens sakes lady, don't get so upset about  this breastfeeding subject. If you feel comfortable feeding your child in public, go ahead. But you could also feed your baby befor you go to a certain function and I can garantee you, your Baby will not starve until it gets the next meal. But  a little planning and a little courtesy  goes a long way.

 From a males point of view.......   I'm sure you won't see any males on the show complain about anyone breastfeeding in public.  The lady on todays show in my opinion has deeper issues than that lady feeding her child, being a female herself, why is she so offended ?  Apparently she has no children of her own.  It's the way God intented for women to feed their children, and I'm sure back in the day the general public didn't send them off to a corner somewhere to feed their child.  I have seen many cases of people breast feeding in public and yes it can be done discretely and I see no issue with it.  My over all opinion,  the ones who are offended I feel have deeper issues than just not wanting to see it, it's so easy to look the other way.  I think Dr. Phil was stressing that to his guest today by probing her for her view, " What makes you so offended to see this"  , she seemed a bit uptight and nervous trying to answer.  Just my 2 cents worth. :-)

as far as  breastfeeding, i understand when your child has to eat, my sister in law just had a baby and she knows he's ready to eat aprox every three hours, she works her day around his eating schedule, they will have one. now that he is older and is eating some canned foods, she changes his cycle so that when he is ready to nurse she can be home or out of public.,  but please if you must do it in public cover up some!!! 

condoms in school, should be! parents are way too busy now a days to even make time for their kids. most parents work full time and are lucky to have them selves together. i have a 14 yr old cousin and let me tell you if she wanted to it she's gonna and i would rather know that she is protected if she does make the decision. i am not saying yah go do it if you have it, but wouldn't you rather know they are some what protected???? 

Okay, how long is too long to breastfeed? I breastfed 2 of my 3 girls and did remove myself from public when doing so or brought a bottle of pumped breast milk. I breastfed until they were almost 6 months as I just stopped producing milk. I agree that there should be a time to stop breastfeeding as the pediatricians always tell you that you need to stop giving your baby a bottle at a certain time and should introduce a sippy cup. Can you pump the milk for your 18 month old and put it in a cup? I would like to hear more on this subject. A friend of mine breasfed until her son was 18 months and complained about his bitting. I was a little taken-aback and did not know how to respond but thought, why not pump your milk into a cup. She simply said "he just likes to nurse".  Thanks for listening.

It's hard for me to imagine why people can be so uptight about a breastfeeding Mom in public.  I have never thought of it as being offensive, no matter how much of the breast is exposed.  .  The uptight woman on  the show today was really quite silly in her arguments against nursing Mom's.   

  

All Mom's have the right to feed their babies whereever they need to, and if the breast is exposed, then big deal, the world needs to get over it..  This is why women have breasts! 

  

I breastfed 3 children and ran into attitudes against it as well in the early 1980's.  I've never understood the person who can't deal with being in the same room as a nursing Mom.   

  

  

Breastfeeding is a natural part of life, just like parenthood. People who are offended by this natural occurance in society should take a closer look at themselves. Obviously there is an inadequecy within that has manifested into being too sensative. Because the truth of the matter is;our individual thought processes and behaviors are shaped by our own experiences and beliefs and it is not fair to project a problem within ourselves onto others on a simple issue like a mother trying to nurture a baby, which is not some perverted scheme to offend people.

I am not opposed to breast feeding. I am not opposed to breast feeding in public, although I would prefer those doing it to go somewhere private. I agree with Dr Phil that breast feeding is a sacred bond but should be done with some modesty in public. Please cover up! I have always felt this way, prior to the issue I will state later.  Modesty is the best policy, this is to ensure that the babies can be fed, and to ensure that it is not as uncomfortable for those you do it in front of. I say this not just because people are uncomfortable with breasts exposed. I want to throw another reason in the mix. We are going through fertility treatments. We have tried for years to no avail except for a miscarriage this past summer. My point being, can the public breast feeders please be sensitive to those of us who want a baby but cannot have one? It is a heart stabbing sight to see it in public so blatant. Please consider the childless. Thanks

Why should a baby have to wait to eat until it's mother gets out to the car or to the bathroom.  So you are telling me that if you ate different then everyone else you wouldn't eat in public.  It's is the baby right to eat whenever and wherever he/she is hungry.  My boyfriends sister just had a baby and she is breastfeeding it and I see nothing wrong with it.   I can talk to her whiling she doing and you can't even tell.  Just because they are breastfeeding doesn't mean you have to look at that part of their body and if you don't you can really tell that that is what they are doing.  Thanks

I would just like to give my opinion on this issue. I agree that breast feeding is natural, but I also feel it should be discreet. By using a small blanket.

I am a proud breastfeeding mother and I will have and always will nurse my son in public. I do not ever use a cover up because it's to difficult for me to coordinate the blanket, my shirt, my breast, and my son. I don't recall ever seeing any breastfeeding woman rip off her entire top and expose her breast to the world. There is sometimes a moment of exposure prior to latch but unless you're staring you won't notice. I will do my best to cover my breast with my shirt but above and beyond that if you don't want to see me nurse feel free not to stare. Women expose more breast in the tops that they wear than nursing moms do while nursing. I will never leave a room or go to the bathroom to feed my son. I dare anyone else to keep eating while sitting on a toilet seat in a public restroom.  

As far as the comment that the woman made about serving her boyfriend dinner on her breasts, aside from that being something that her boyfriend would probably find sexually stimulating, breastfeeding is completely different from that. You're an adult you have a choice for when you're hungry, you would never eat your meal any where that you didn't want to. Why should we have to force our children to wait to eat until we find a place that society deams suitable to feed them? Why should we have to go into a public restroom, which most people don't even want to use for it's intended purpose because of the germs and smell, to feed a child?  

This country is completely backwards with how it views breastfeeding. It's a natural way to feed your child and the best way to feed your child. Always has been and it always will be.  

I think most of the people who are against breastfeeding are just angry and frustrated that thier breastfeeding attempts failed, or they're just uneducated and ignorant on breastfeeding.  

Simple solution is don't look. You don't sit there and stare at anyone else around you, so why is it so hard not to stare at a nursing mother and child? When I have a conversation with another woman I don't stare at her breasts no matter how exposed they are.