Topic : 10/07 The Latest Debates

Quote From: mieshagold

My opinion on the breast feeding.....it is o.k. to breast feed in public but as Dr. Phill said respect the people around you by covering up nobody said to stop breast feeding but there are alternative ways of feeding the child......remember the breast milk is what the child wants not the breast. Using breast is a way of bonding but honestly bonding can be done at home.  That is why breast pumps exist you pre-pump...and you take the bottles with you.  and if you don't have time..then you use a blanket...the key is here IS THE RESPECT FOR OTHERS FACTOR............... 

 

And about the condoms I have only one paragraph to say.................... 

 

I am 27 years old...believe me if your child is going to have sex and you say no THEY ARE GOING TO FIND A WAY REGARDLESS!!!!!!!!!!!!.........I grew up in a strict household and I didn't start until I was 18 but I was concentrated on track but only by my influence my mother didn't have nothing to do with it!!!!  For one... you should speak about sex as young as possible this is 2005!!! sex is everywhere. And if it isn't handed out in the school THE CHILD IS GOING TO GET THE CONDOM FROM A FRIEND......Believe me if they are going to have sex.....it is going to happen!!!! 

Quote From: mtnmomto3

 No, sorry, I've never removed myself from church while breastfeeding, and guess what?  Nobody noticed what I was doing!  It would have been MUCH more disruptive for me to stand up and leave while my child cried or screamed out of hunger!  Why shouldn't I breastfeed in church?   Please tell me why I "shouldn't feel right" about feeding my baby when they're hungry!  That's what God created breasts for!  What I "wouldn't feel right" about-depriving my child of being nourished because of the hangups of others.

For the folks who keep mentioning that women should just pump their milk to bottle feed when they go out in public--a)there is no better way to keep up a nursing mother's milk supply than breast feeding, so supply DOES go down if you pump more than you need or want to for work or getting out of the house occasionally.  b)breast milk comes out of the body at the perfect temperature for the baby, and if you're out in public with a bottle of chilled milk, then the baby will have to wait until the mother can find somewhere to plug in a portable bottle warmer, wait for the bottle to be warmed, all the while trying to calm a fussy, crying baby.  I don't know about you, but listening to a baby cry and wail all that time is something I'd notice much more than a woman who nourishes their child when they need it.

Quote From: wallygirl1

I have breastfed three children.  I was never comfortable breastfeeding in public because I did not want to have to deal with the rude people telling me it was inappropriate to feed my child in public.  If you are offended by a breastfeeding mother doing so in public TURN YOUR FLIPPIN HEAD!!!  Nobody says you have to WATCH the baby eat!  How about this:  If you are offended by bald(ing) men/women should they be required to wear a hairpiece in public?  If you are offended by people with multi-color hair should that be outlawed?  How about I am offended by watching you eat with your mouth wide open and talking and I approach you and tell you YOU SHOULD GO DO THAT IN THE BATHROOM?   Do you have no sense of what is and what is not appropriate in public?  Should I not kiss my husband in public?  Should I not tell my children I love them in public?  Guess what, by breastfeeding your own child, no matter the location--public/private, you are letting them know you love them.    

  

As far as I am concerned, if you are offended by seeing a child, a poor innocent HUNGRY INFANT eat.....Then just DON'T WATCH! 

Quote From: marfia12

I breast feed 2 children and loved every minute of it. I do not feel that all people should be exposed to it. One example is My Dad. I did not feal comfortable in front of him and neither did he so I would just drape a recieving blanket over myself. For the woman who said her child would through it off. I just feel that if you did that from the start then your child would not know the difference. What happens to the parent making the rules.  It can be done discreatly without offending others and still nurishing you child. 

Tina in CT 

Quote From: marfia12

I breast feed 2 children and loved every minute of it. I do not feel that all people should be exposed to it. One example is My Dad. I did not feal comfortable in front of him and neither did he so I would just drape a recieving blanket over myself. For the woman who said her child would through it off. I just feel that if you did that from the start then your child would not know the difference. What happens to the parent making the rules.  It can be done discreatly without offending others and still nurishing you child. 

Tina in CT