Topic : 10/07 The Latest Debates

Why not explain it to your 4 year old son.  WE should teach our children that breastfeeding and in public is okay.  My sons 11 & 3 and daughters 8 & 6 are educated about breastfeeding.  They find it acceptable.  

And a man whipping it out in public is not the same as a mother nursing.  Apples and oranges. 

I have morals and respect for myself and others and have important values like my baby has the right to be breastfed. 

America has got to be the most puritan nation in the world.  Of course breastfeeding is natural, but so is sex.  Feed your baby in public, but be considerate of others. 

Give condoms to the mother of three who self stated, she could handle three. Much less four? Or she should quit feeling so exausted and prideful, and let someone help her out.  I agree with Dr. Phil, stating you shouldnt want the village idiots reprimand your kids, but most of the regular average people are not the villiage idiots!  Have a little common sense. 

so your saying its alright for a baby to suck on a breast in public, but havens sake don't let them eat in a  bathroom privately. look there's nothing disgusting about breast feeding but not in a public place for the whole world to see. and whats wrong with a blanket? But like i said earlier this is America and women are free to breast feed in public its their right, I'm just asking for some common curiosity 

Breast Feeding in Public 

I think it is perfectly fine to breast feed in public. I did it with my own children 20+ years ago and it does not bother me to see Mothers today breast feeding. I always tried to be modest but every once in awhile something might show. It's the nature of breast feeding and I think if this bothers you so much you should stay home so you won't be offended. The lady on the show kept saying it was not attractive. I did not find her particularly attractive so maybe she should stay home or wears a covering over her head...... 

Discipline in Public 

One of my children was a monster in public when he was young and the other was an angel. We did not feel the need to subject the public to my sons bad behavoir so we did not go to restaurants and malls much until he outgrew the bad behavoir. I was not sure if the lady on the show with 3 kids and another on the way had a father in the picture because she acted like it was just her and her kids. If she chooses to have more kids than she can handle alone, then she should not subject others to her kids.  

Handing out Condoms 

I do not particularly agree with the waiting for marriage debate about sex. We are asking our young people to put off marriage longer and longer, yet we expect them to remain celibate? I think it is unnatural to ignore your sexuality for ten years before marriage and know some people that are never comfortable with their sexuality after avoiding it for so long. I have no problem with condoms being discreetly available for teenagers. My kids are 17 and 21 and I have given them all the info they need in age appropriate incriments. I want my kids to be healthy in all ways including their sexuality. Interestingly both my kids tend to be pretty conservative. Perhaps when given all the info they are less likely to try the forbidden fruit until they are emotionally ready for the responsibility.  

Hi 

I was being a smart a**, with that ? 

I have 2 healthy girls ages 9 and 4.  

My oldest breastfed for 3 1/2 years and my 2nd for 2 years. 

I just did a speech for a class and it was on breastfeeding. 

I left out parts of the quote. Actually it is recommended to breastfeed for the first 12 months and thereon as long as both mutually desire.  

Even our GOVERNMENT knows the benefits of extended breastfeeding. 

Also- the standard for growth charts and such for babies is based on a breastfed child. THATS a big change.  

I had to hear crap from my own mother about my oldest. "you're STILL doing THAT?"......as you can tell, she was not my influence. My aunt was. She was big in the LLL and breastfed my cousin for 5 years, so I had the one person that mattered in my court.  

I think everyone that wants to whine and moan about us going in a stall,should eat their own meals on the floor of a nasty public restroom...Better yet, just roll that bottle of formula all on the floor first before you give it to your own babies.  

Its bad enough that wome are choosing the lazy way by popping a bottle in. Not to mention all of the health benefits their kids are missing out on. 

The research PROVES it raises an IQ.  

Put it this way. There are over 100 ingredients in breast milk NOT found in formula (can't duplicate that) 

This post is really directedt all of the women who gripe about not wanting to see a breast. Jeez, what do you think that they are there for?  IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT......DONT LOOK. PLAIN AND SIMPLE. AND QUIT YOUR GRIPING. THERE ARE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS IN LIFE TO WORRY ABOUT.  

THANK GOD BREASTFEEDING IS NOT ONE OF THEM!!!!! 

FORMULA IS BASED ON COWS MILK . ARE OUR BABIES COWS????????????  NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

PEOPLE, GET A GRIP. 

JEN 

a 100% breastfeeder and PROUD of it!~!!!! 

I'll start with breast feeding. There's nothing unnatural or disgusting about breast feeding. Everyone on the planet either has breasts or has, at one time, encountered them. When I see women breast feeding in public, I think nothing of it. These women are not disturbing me, they are not shoving their breasts in my face or the faces of others, and I can always looks away (just like everyone else can). All these women are doing is feeding their children. They don't get to choose when their children get hungry. Unless the woman is doing something to intentionally disrupt, upset, or hurt the people around her, I see nothing wrong with breast feeding in public. It's just one breast people! Get over it! If you don't want to see it, look away. Those babies have got to eat. 

On to condoms in schools. Giving out condoms does not promote the idea of sex to adolescents. By junior high school, girls have started their periods and boys have begun to discover girls, it's the beginning of our sexuality, so to speak. By the end of junior high, we're physically ready to reproduce (this day and age in America, we're neither emotionally or mentally ready at that age, but we are physically ready). My point is that you can teach abstinence all you want, but the fact is that kids at that age know about sex because of the messages from their body alone and the sexual feelings they're starting to have. And as if that wasn't reason enough to promote safe sex by giving out condoms, the media practically shoves sex down everyone's throat. It's not just adult themed television either, turn the TV on to any channel and the commercials alone are laden with sex. The media can make any product sexual, and they do. And the media can do that if they wish, but that just supports the fact that kids who are 12, 13, and 14 years old know about sex. The fact is that kids know about sex by junior high, they know what the missionary position is, they know what oral sex is, they know what the G-spot is, so is there any reason to not to give them condoms? It may give a few kids the 'clearance' to have sex, but I'll paraphrase Dr. Phil, I'd rather there be two kids having sex with condoms, then one kid bringing a child into the world that they don't know how to care for.