Is there a place it's rude to breastfeed?
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Ummmm in a mastectomy survivor meeting.
I take offense at the covered up thing. My baby will NOT deal with anything touching his face PERIOD. And putting a blanket over only draws more attention to breastfeeding. Nursing discreetly is easier to do without covers.
And if he and I are having a bad day and fighting with my shirt (which he won't let touch his face) and you happen to see my breast I really don't give a d@mn. The person being offended is the one with the problem not me. Particularly as where I live going topless is legal.
During a wedding or funeral.
As long as you are comfortable with it, no. I personally would only breastfeed in the house or in the car. Other times I took bottles that I had pumped.
Nope, as long as your being discreet, then go ahead. :) As long as you're comfortable.
In church unless you are in the church nursery
there are plenty of places I can think of. Just because taking a dump is natural doesn't mean I need to do it on your front porch. And laying a blanket over my lap doesn't make it any better.
Btw, as I'm racking up some violations here, I'll also have you know that I think women that don't breast feed(when they can) are extremely rude and have no respect for their children.
NOOOO! I say go for it! As long as you're not parading your breasts out in the open when baby is hungry baby is hungry...I have breastfed all 3 of my babies and have become more comfortable in doing it...I do ask if it's ok when I am in a small group or in someone's home just to be polite but no one has ever told me it bothered them...actually, they are fascinated (the women) because they have had a hard time nursing!
I breastfeed exclusively. If your child is hungry, that need comes first. I do it discreetly, a blanket over my child and myself. I don't know of any place that is not appropriate to breatfeed . If anyone comes to me saying its inappropriate, I'd tell them to get lost and mind their own business.
The problem is our society is conditioned to just give a child formula and a bottle. So, people feel threatened when women take the initiative to give our children the best thing, our own milk.
Check out www.lalecheleague.org for more information about breastfeeding in public.
Not really. Remember that anyone who asks you move, tell them to go eat in the toilets, see how they like it.
Or tell them to look in another direction.
It's a matter of perception.
If you lift up your shirt and begin breastfeeding in a public place (restaurant, for instance) not everyone would object but you are bound to make some people offended.
Brestfeeding is what makes humans mammals and I believe that it should be encouraged. Anti-feminine attitudes among the male-dominted medical field, and society in general, have pushed breastfeeding into some sort of shameful act of paganism. That, and a lot of people are wound so tight that a sight of a woman's breast just sets them off.
I say feel free to breastfeed wherever you feel comfortable!
As long as you feel comfortable there is no law that says you can not breast feed your babies in certain places. Not yet anyway..! I'm sure if you did breast feed and someone felt it inappropriate then they would tell you. It's 2007 and people love to make there voices herd. Personally I wouldn't breast feed in a church, I'm not religious, but apart from that if your baby is hungry then get feeding.
If you are covered up then anywhere should be fine...I mean damn the poor baby gotta eat right ? =-]
Church.
As a guy, my opinion is that breastfeeding is one of those things that should be kept a little more private and generally should not be done in public. I understand the whole controversy about breastfeeding in public. Yes, it is good and certainly babies need the nourishment, but not all good things should be public. Like it or not, breasts are very sexual and guys will always see them as such. My answer is that is it rude to breastfeed in any public place even if you are covered up. Arrange to be in private at feeding times, or use a pump.
By law you have every right to breast feed any where you want. if you are comfortable than go ahead, Its your god given right do to whats best and natural for your baby. Do you think in the old days people think twice about breast feeding ther babys in public? NO because its all they had. Enjoy your baby!
I would say, anywhere that there are other people, who might be offended by it.
I'm not personally offended by it, but it makes many people uncomfortable.
It's almost impossible to stay entirely covered up, so I recommend finding a quiet corner to do it in, any time you're away from home.
Thanks for being considerate of those around you...not everyone is!
i am a mother of 2 and i feel breastfeeding in public is very rude! that's why pumps and bottles were made.
Technically, it isn't really rude anywhere in my opinion. However, there are places that I would refrain from doing it, like somewhere it is extremely busy and noisy. While it might be inconvenient sometimes, it seems to me that you can use a little common sense when it comes time to feed the baby and seek out somewhere other than the main concentraton of people.
Not for their benefit, but yours and the baby's. Both of you should be as comfortable as possible and it will reduce or eliminate the upset stomach of the little one.
Although most state laws say mom has a right to breastfeed where ever mom and baby have a right to be . . .
The general rule I use is--anywhere it would be inappropriate to bottle feed a baby--such as in the sanctuary of a church.
I personally wouldnt breast feed in church but thats just me.
It depends on who is answering the question. Many people think it is rude to breastfeed, period - covered up or not; at home or in public.
My answer: Anywhere you need to be, your baby needs to be. A newborn needs to be fed every one and a half to two hours and pumping is not always an option. Most moms just can't get the necessary quantity with a pump and some babies (like mine) will not accept a bottle. Be discreet when possible but do not feel the need to apologize when it isn't possible (like when the baby pulls the blanket away - again, like my son). Even if you are in church (yes, even a funeral), it is necessary and your only option.
It is rude to ask/tell a breastfeeder to do it on a public toilet.
Noggin Mamma - Since when is it inappropriate to feed a hungry baby in church? I'd rather see that baby with a breast or bottle in its mouth than hear it scream because the parents are afraid to offend. Or see one or both parents leave the service for the same reason.
Breastfeeding is the best way for baby to eat! There is no place where it would be rude to give a baby a bottle, then there is no place it would be rude to breastfeed! Babies were breastfeeding everywhere long before formula was invented. Rude are the people who think you should go hide out in the bathroom to breastfeed. You wouldn't eat in the bathroom for sanitary reasons, so why should your baby?
No. You have the legal right to breastfeed anywhere that you have the right to be present. Breastfeeding is not indecent exposure and it is appropriate anywhere that you need to nurse.
ETA:
To the people who think it's inappropriate to nurse in church - HOW DO YOU THINK MARY FED JESUS?
Not that I can think of...
If baby needs to eat, baby needs to be fed. No matter where you are. I would never deny my son when he wanted to eat. As long as you are not up on a stage in front of a crowd, don't worry about it. If you don't feel comfortable you might want to move to the back of a room or something, but otherwise, I wouldn't worry about what others think. They don't have the best interests of your child at heart like you do. Sometimes after a while babies don't like blankets though, I found myself just wearing loose shirts that would cover everything after a while, instead of fighting with my son to keep the blanket on and drawing more attention to us, (or having it fall off)
why would it be rude to breastfeed in a church?
You can breastfeed anywhere. Their are laws that protect women to be able to breastfeed in public. Here is a link that talks about laws that have been put in place to protect breastfeeding mothers and breastfed infants.
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/brea...
I think most people would appreciate a calm, happy, nursing infant versus a fussy, crying infant. I have breastfed at the DMV, in church, at restaurants, at the park and even at the mall.
The way I see it, if someone has a problem with it, then they are the ones with the real problem, not me. They have the right to turn away and not look but I have the right to feed my child as I see fit, whenever and wherever I want.
Never in church unless you go into the back and in the mall and in the store. The best thing to do is buy a pump like my sister did and pump your milk into a bottle and take it where you need it.
while sitting on a toilet
in front of my male family or friends/ sorry i will not expose myself in front of them, i will leave the room.
in front of my boss or co-workers. thats too far
You can breastfeed anywhere you and your baby are comfortable in. I breastfeed anywhere, even the ballpark. I used to be shy but being a mother changed that.
Why is everyone saying church? How do you think Jesus was fed? Sorry people but Jesus was breastfed. As long as you can be discrete about it you will be fine. I used to go into the crying room or the nursery just because the pews were really uncomfortable. A lot of churches have crying rooms where you can still see what is going on in the sanctuary. I never found a place I wouldn't breastfed. I was always discrete about it and no one was the wiser. Good luck.
Abosultely not! We should all feel comfortable nursing our children wherever we are. It's our unfortunately prudish/perverted society that makes it a big deal! Breasts are for the nuturing and feeding of young children, not for men to squeeze and say "whoo whoo".
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