Topic : 10/07 The Latest Debates

In response to the outrage about nursing in public I have one general question, would you rather hear my hungry baby screaming just so you don't have to see me breastfeeding? 

I highly doubt it, then I would be the bad momma that let's her child scream disturbing those around her. 

I have bf'd in public and I would do it again, when you are out and you are hungry you grab a quick bite from a food joint, when my baby is hungry, he does not have that privilage, bf'ing is his fast food joint. 

I do not bf'd for you to find it appealing or attractive, I bf'd to nourish my child and IMHO, his needs come before yours. 

I could also ask what the heck you are doing staring at my breasts in the first place since I am always discreet but no doubt you'd all have some witty reply like " I can't help but not notice" well I couldn't help but notice your ass crack hanging out of your pants, which by the way I find offensive but I'm not about to walk up to you and ask you to put it away. 

Breastfeeding mothers should be encouraged and supported. They are giving their children the absolute best. Shame on anyone who makes them feel guilty about it. It's bad enough we have to hide it as it is. 

First of all breastfeeding will not kill you!! It actually sustains life. I am an occational smoker, but I don't smoke around non-smokers (especially children!!) out of respect for them. Please don't compare smoking to breastfeeding. They are on totaly different ends of the spectrum. 

Dr.Phil I had a note for you but something happened to it so to make a long story short let's do this I am ashamed when women expose themselves to the public eye to get attention for people.  That's not the way God intented for this to be.  Feeding yes but not exposing.  I have kin that do this and I always leave the room because it's to me a disgrace that you think everyone should get a chance to see your breast.  If your going out for the evening have someone lined up for planning or short of notice and it will all be alright this way no one will have to know about any one elses business.  And if someone else is going to keep the child while you are out for the evening you can purchase a breast pump and they will have the  milk with them you want your child to have in his/her diet.  "bootom line if you feel that you have to do this in the public eye I feel like this is disrepectful for you your family and all of us that don't like it.    

About Breastfeeding: 

I don't want to see a woman breastfeeding no more than I want to see a woman walking around topless, or a man walking around with his penis hanging out. 

About Condoms In School: 

I do NOT! think schools should hand out condoms, it sends the WRONG MESSAGE!! 

About Punishing Other People's Children: 

I don't think anybody should punish other peoples children, unless that child is bothering them in some way. And I think that the priest had every right to tell that woman to take her children out of the church. A church is a place that people go to pray and listen to storys about god, NOT!! to hear someones child screaming. 

Oh my goodness!  You are so far off base here.  Breastfeeding mothers don't need to nurse their babies to bare their breasts.  If that's what we wanted, we could simply choose skimpy clothes.  You'll see a lot more exposed flesh from a woman in a tube top than you'll see from a breastfeeding mother. 

My compassion goes out to your patients who have a doctor who cares so little for the health of children.  As a doctor, you should be encouraging mothers to breastfeed for the health of the babies.    

I have to relate a story.  

When my eldest graduated from University, we had all gathered for a formal dinner to honor her. My ex husband was there with both his current girlfirend and the shackup he created a child with. As we sat in this very nice place with family (translate that as older members raised in a more polite society) the shack up, holding her child lifted her shirt and whipped it out. 

 For those of us  raised in a more gentle way this was not only offensive but horrible. My mother ( in her late 60's) and my grand mother (in her mid 90's) were terribly emabrrased. Not only for themselves, but for the woman with the baby. I could see by the look on their faces they knew that this woman had not been raised in a home  where discrestion is appreciated and expected. As the baby fed, the smaking sounds permiated the table. There was no attempt to cover up.  

My daughter, trying to be gracious, attempted to direct attention away from this woman, but she too was embarrased by this woman's lack of respect for others at the table. Whether you agree or not, for us,  this display turned a wonderful celbration of my daughter graduation into a moment that was uncomfortable and not remembered fondly.   

As you would ask us to be respectful of your "right" to feed your child when ever and where ever you want, I would ask that you might be respectful of people that have a different value system from the one you were raised with.  

Ps. Yes, I was providing her with the food...... the whole meal was at my expense as it was a graduation dinner.