Topic : 10/07 The Latest Debates

So show more respect for my rights and opinions.  That's exactly what I expressed.  You definitely sat in judgment of all mothers who breastfeed in public.  Even though it's just your opinion, you chose to express it to an audience of millions of people.  When you do that, you expose yourself to feedback you might not like.   And to quote you, "people should show more respect for other peoples rights and opinions".   I rest my case. 

A. I will continue to repeat this for awhile, but it is getting old- I never said you had to breastfeed in the bathroom.  

B. This was my point on the show- what are doing with your breast that you are so worried about the toilet seat or the walls or what not? There is nothing saying anything in this world is oh so sanitary. You have no garantees. But if you are being as subtle and careful as you say, then how is your breast suddenly going to become unsanitary just by being in the bathroom? 

Comment on Breastfeeding.  

 I gave birth to my first daughter in Canada .  I never thought twice about breastfeeding, everyone does it, we see it all the time.  In fact in my home town breastfeeding mommies are so common place our malls have sofas and family rooms right in the middle of the malls, so mommies and families have a place to rest and feed their children.  Of course these areas are for everyone to enjoy.  However, many mommies take advantage of these areas. 

  Once I left my home town I realized not everywhere is so open minded.  I was pregnant and still breastfeeding, in my new town.  People stared and whispered.  

However, I did not falter.  My baby was happy and so was I.  I continued on to nurse my two other babies, in public places or where ever it was needed. If I was out and found my self in others company, I would always ask if anyone minded and if they said yes (which has happened).  I kindly told them to leave for a moment because my baby needed to eat now.   When asked "why I couldn't nurse in the washroom", I would "ask do you eat dinner on the toilet." That usually shut people up. Or if someone would argue, that I could go to another room.  I would kindly remind them that, out of a room of 4 or more people, "only you are uncomfortable and wouldn't it be more convenient, for you to leave than for me to pick up baby and hide, for your comfort"?  Hmmm.... I think not. I also liked to point out that my milk was much more natural then the coke they were drinking or the chemically processed meat they were eating.   

I am not a hippy or a naturalist by any stretch of the imagination, however, I believe breast is best, and no one will rob me of the right to feed my child (at what ever age) when and where I see fit.  I will nurse my child in a restaurant, in the movies, and while I shop at Wal-Mart!  If you don’t like it, come and talk to me!  I am highly educated (masters degree) so I am willing to debate with you( in a calm and civil way) and hopefully educate you about the womanly art and its benefits and down falls. I will accept your differences (I won’t embrace them).  However, in turn you must accept mine.  If you are uncomfortable with seeing a baby cuddled up close to mommy, for food and comfort, I think you need ask yourself, "why am I so bothered by this art?"  You were born the same way, and were probably feed the same way.   You see more nudity on TV, which is much more suggestive.  Do all public displays of affection bother you?  Should public kissing be against the law?  Hmmm... Some things to think about. 

 Breastfeeding Mommies hold firm to your God given gift. 

I feel sad for any women who think breastfeeding is something that should be "removed" into the bathroom rather than doing the most wonderful and most beautiful thing a woman can do. Yes, be respectful and cover your breast the best you can, but breastfeed ladies! Our society has made motherhood a convenience with formula and C-sections. It saddens me to think a woman would rather give her child man-made artificial milk rather than what mother nature blessed every mother with, natural food for you child... breast milk. And now there are "women" asking us to hide the one pure, wholesome gift we can give our children and hide in a bathroom to feed them.... My opinion these "women" have some other serious issues! Give me a break! I would gladly "raise heck" if a restaurant asked me to "remove" me & my breastfeeding child.