Topic : 10/07 The Latest Debates

Breastfeeding in public is and should be a normal everyday event. Face it!!! we all eat, so why should the smallest of our society be forced to go hungry, eat with a blanket over their head or worse--- eat in a rest room!  I am a mother of three - ages 14yrs 2 1/2 years and 3mo. I have breast fed all my children. It has been a wonderful experience and I can't imagine any other way. I was shy about it in the beginning and tried not to do it in public with the first one. However, I have educated myself in recent years and have become more comfortable in a public setting with the other two children. I sincerely hope that every mom that chooses to breastfeed , will have the courage and support they need to do what is best for their child no matter where they are or who is around.   And to all the other folks that don't like it... You don't have to stare, and you need not make thees mothers feel ashamed or embarrassed.  Be tolerant and understand that they are doing they very best for their children. 

I have found a wonderful way to support breastfeeding and encourage support for those who choose to breastfeed.  Visit  http://www.lansinoh.com/index.php?submenu=BreastfeedingProtection&src=gendocs&link=Join%20the%20Cause&category=Breastfeeding%20Protection%20Initiative 

and purchase a bracelet. The money goes to support the Breastfeeding Protection Initiative.  

Yes, I have purchased three of these bracelets - one for me and two for friends who support breastfeeding. One is a lactation educator and doula and one is my sister, who has no children but is a grad student researching cultural perspectives on breastfeeding. I forget to wear mine more but i should buy them as stocking stuffers this year. 

I was curious, do you know whether this intitiative has gone anywhere in Congress? It seems like it should have reached the floor by now. has there been a vote? If not we need to encourage our reps to pass all the relevant bills. 

No youre wrong about that if we take our shirts in public we get fined or put in jail. learn youre facts  

Selfish? From your point of view, of course. Since you expect people to avert eyes or move to another table or sit in another chair to avoid the sight of your exposed breast or just simply deal with it.  It's about propriety, not selfishness. I did check up on the legal exception about breast feeding. It doesn't settle the issue in terms of the sexual nature of the breast. Just the fact that there is a baby suckling doesn't neutralizing the sexual aspect. It just means a nursing mother cannot be charged with indecent exposure. Like I knew that. In that respect the law is not entirely consistent with itself. A woman who simply takes it as everybody else's problem has an asocial attitude that should not be passed on to the child. 

Selfish? From your point of view, of course. Since you expect people to avert eyes or move to another table or sit in another chair to avoid the sight of your exposed breast or just simply deal with it.  It's about propriety, not selfishness. I did check up on the legal exception about breast feeding. It doesn't settle the issue in terms of the sexual nature of the breast. Just the fact that there is a baby suckling doesn't neutralizing the sexual aspect. It just means a nursing mother cannot be charged with indecent exposure. Like I knew that. In that respect the law is not entirely consistent with itself. A woman who simply takes it as everybody else's problem has an asocial attitude that should not be passed on to the child. 

Selfish? From your point of view, of course. Since you expect people to avert eyes or move to another table or sit in another chair to avoid the sight of your exposed breast or just simply deal with it.  It's about propriety, not selfishness. I did check up on the legal exception about breast feeding. It doesn't settle the issue in terms of the sexual nature of the breast. Just the fact that there is a baby suckling doesn't neutralizing the sexual aspect. It just means a nursing mother cannot be charged with indecent exposure. Like I knew that. In that respect the law is not entirely consistent with itself. A woman who simply takes it as everybody else's problem has an asocial attitude that should not be passed on to the child.