HELP! I am doing a assignment on breastfeeding in public i need to find some research!?
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I am a breastfeeding mother, so I have absolutely no problem seeing another mom breastfeeding in public. I use a blanket to cover everything and dont' see why people have a problem with it! The way some people dress now, they show more of their body off walking down the street than I do while feeding my baby. The whole purpsose of breasts are for feeding babies!
I will not feed my baby in the car or in a bathroom. My baby will eat where ever she is hungry! Good luck on your paper.
If you are female, I might suggest you attend a local La Leche League meeting, they are free and attended by breastfeeding mothers. You could also go to your local Mall and apporach people.
Thats a pretty vast, controversial subject that you are being asked to cover. You will get varying opinions from some that say it doesn't bother them at all, some are okay as long as the mother is covered, others may be strongly opposed to it.
Try taking a poll and see what your results are.
http://www.007b.com/breastfeeding_public...
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/we...
is a good artical on this also you could do an online poll to see what people think or go to a mall and ask questions. also you should put in your report how most other countries brest feed for up to 4 years.
lets put it thos way brests are made to feed babys not just for guys to grope
good luck!.
There is proper and improper ways to breast feed in public. In some situations, you don't breast feed at all, in others, the proper way is to cover yourself and baby with a blanket during the entire process. At the mall, go to the family rest room for this. In a restaraunt, unless you are in a secluded area with dim light, go to the rest room, or better yet, have a bottle along for emergencies. As to public view, when I nursed my first, breast feeding was making a comback. The public in general will accept breast feeding if you cover up. For specific research on the matter, I don't know. Try a maternity ward at a hospital for flyers and information.
I think it's beautiful and natural. It's the way God intended us to feed our babies. I am a breastfeeding mother. I have not had to breastfeed in public yet but my family is about to go on a vacation and I will have to feed my baby in public places. Although I am a bit shy, I can always cover with a blanket. I would never just put myself on display for the world to see. But I will be proud that I am doing what I know is best for my baby no matter what anyone else thinks! Good luck on your assignment.
the only information i can give you is bout 15 years out of date. i fed my 3 children the last two until they were 2 years old.
For the most part i fed where ever i felt i needed to especially when they were very young and usually i was largely ignored. However there were places where i was told not to do it please. Most surprisingly on top of a double decker bus which was almost empty. Fraid i ignored the conductor who was female. i was also asked not to feed in BHS restaurant, though they did offer me a more private place to feed. The best place in the world to have a nursing babe is Disney world they had purpose built air conditioned buildings with rooms for the family to be together while i fed or communal rooms for just mums plus places to change and bath your baby with all sorts of things provided. I always tried to be discreet when feeding, i did not just get it all out so to speak. you are welcome to contact me if i can help further
Personally, I think its just in very bad taste to do this in public. A lady's restroom, fine, but like the lady who got kicked off the plane after being given a blanket, but refusing it, then had a hissy fit about it. Please, if a person isn't mature enough to realize that its simply in poor taste to do this in puplic, then they're not mature enough to be raising a child in the first place.
Ok, let me just say that if you need to breastfeed in public, do it in a bathroom...not in the middle of a mall food court or outdoor event! It's really really sick. Not everyone wants to see you breastfeed your child. Do it in private!!
Hope that helps.
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I think breastfeeding in public is an entirely personal, and sometimes difficult decision for the mother, but I commend all who choose not to bow to public pressure and give formula.
Personally, I had no problem with breastfeeding my daughter infront of others, if and when my daughter was hungry, I fed her, whether I was in town, or at a train station, or on the bus...why should I deny my daughter vital nourishment because some stranger , who I will probably never see again, is against it. Those who think babies should be fed artificial milk or should go and eat in the public tiolets should try eating their dinner in the toilets...no chance would I force my baby to eat anywhere I wouldn't be prepared to eat, and I certainly wouldn't hide away from feeding in public because others aren't comfortable with it...if they don't like seeing me breastfeed all they have to do is look in another direction.
So, as a breastfeeding mother, I wasn't ashamed to feed in public, and as a member of the public, I am proud of the mothers who choose to feed in public :)
okay let me say first off, i totally think about half the people who answered are completely wrong of their opinions unfortunately theres not anything we can do about them having opinions (whether they are wrong or not) anyway. i am a mother of one who i breastfed til she was 18 months and i have a second one on the way which i plan to breastfeed as well. i did breastfeed publicly to an extent. i always covered up but even if i saw a woman in public breastfeeding her baby without a blanket covering. so what? thats what breasts are for. to nuture the young of the species it came from. would u throw a cat out of a place cuz it was feeding its kittens? i hope not (but of course a lot of animals arent allowed inside places. but not the point.) its as natural for a human to feed their child where it wishes as an animal. seeing as we are animals (mammals) anyway, people who think its improper or wrong need to get their dirty minds out of the sewer and realize what breastfeeding is all about
I am a breastfeeding mom of 2 soon to be 3. The only place I've ever felt uncomfortable was in front of my stepfather in law. I can't even understand people who have a problem with it. Really you see more of a women on Victoria Secrets Ads than you ever do from a nursing mom? I just don't understand it at all. I would rather see a baby happily nursing than screaming his head off b/c he was hungry. I wonder if we are the only country that even has this problem. Show your body parts off to be sexy and that is fine but use them as intended and you risk ridicule. Strange society we live in.
It can be a controversial subject. If done properly in public its fine. These women that just whip it out and feed wherever they are is just wrong. You need to be a Little discreet, and use a receiving to cover yourself. Some people think that you should feed your baby in a bathroom...I don't agree with that...they don't go and eat in the bathroom...why should your child.
i have a 3 week old, i am nursing, almost all stores have nursing rooms now. i dont nurse in public, i personally dont think women should breast feed in public if they are not covered, just for the consideration of other shoppers. I have a poncho that i bought and i can nurse anywhere and most people dont even know that there is a baby under there, and i feel alot more comfortable without the stares.
Try the NCT - National Childbirth Trust. www.nctpregnancyandbabycare.co... They train breastfeeding counsellors and provide heaps of information regarding breastfeeding. They will have lots of information regarding this subject including research articles, feedback from questionnaires etc. If you have not luck getting feedback from the Head Office, try getting in contact with your local NCT branch.
I will feed my child wherever they need to eat! Breastfeeding is the natural way to feed your child and therefore should not be viewed as an embarrassment to anyone.
Other people feed their children at restaurants, in shopping centres etc, so I have the right to feed my child aswell.
I dont care if anyone thinks it isnt 'right' or 'appropriate', what IS right and appropriate is that I feed my child as and when necessary, I shouldnt feel like I have to go into hiding to do it either.
Honestly. [sigh]
Breastfeeding is the most natural thing in the world, and woman should not be afraid to do it where and when they need to. I breastfed my daughter for the first 4 weeks of her life, and had no problems feeding her in public, at the end of the day, if my baby is hungary its my job to feed her, and I dont care what other people think! It is actually illegal in scotland to ask a woman to stop feeding, or leave a public place because she is breast feeding. Unfortunately, this law is only applicable in scotland, not the rest of the uk! Good luck, hope this helps!
their are alot of place's (cafe's and restaront's place's like that)that don't allow it and people don't seem to like it in public either you tend to get a lot of looks that tell you they don't approve
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I breastfed my third child for 18 months, my first birth (twins) I only expressed for a couple of weeks while in SCBU, my fourth child is adopted so also bottle fed. Breast feeding is one of the most natural things and I cant see why some people are so against breastfeeding in public, woman can breastfeed quite discreetly without you even seeing anything so what harm is it whether its a bottle they get out or a boob as long as the baby gets what it needs.
My friend and I had our daughters 8 days apart, she was also breastfeeding and was met by quite a bad response by a member of staff in McDonalds who asked her to go and feed in the baby changing room as respect for other members of the public eating their meal, the baby changing room in McDonalds is or was then a changing mat in a toilet so what this person wanted was my friend to sit on the toilet and feed her baby, well I'm sorry but I personally wouldnt like to eat my dinner sat on a toilet would you?
It was in the papers at the time and since then McDonalds have become breastfeeding friendly although they did state they always were.
I think its sad why a woman cant feed her baby as and when they need feeding without it causing so much of an issue to people who perhaps should find something better to do
I have breastfed 3 babies, I would feed the as and where they needed it no matter where.
I think that alot of mums are scared of breastfeeding in public because there are alot of small minded people who will complain about it.
There is nothing wrong in breastfeeding a baby in public as long as it's discrete as most mums are.
I find it more shocking seeing a mum walking along with a baby in a pram with a bottle 'propped' up so she doesn't have to stop and hold the baby and bottle to feed it.
I have had 2 children and breastfed them everywhere! If you are discreet, nobody will see anything anyway unless they try very hard to look at your breast! I never bothered to cover up with cloths or blankets and wore loose tops which I could use to cover most of the breast. It is a natural thing and it is good for the child. Wish people stop being so funny about it!
1st of all you should not get this assignment wrong,there is no right or wrong answer..it does depend on who you ask at the time when you ask, to get your answer..one day people can feel fine with breast feeding,but on other days the people you ask could all be totally against it.
i personally have no problem with breast feeding in public,and have no problems with others doing it.
however i have had friends look in horror when people have seen mothers doin this.
i also had a friend who breast fed and an elderly man came up to her and asked her to stop,as he thought what she was doing was wrong!
i agree with what someone said about asking people around a shopping center or even you school/college??
FeelBaby.com is a good idea,but people dont always give decent answers you are looking for.
goodluck to you! hope you pass
I have no problems with mums breast feeding in public. I do think they should cover themselves with a blanket or sheet though, I've seen some women watched by weirdo, pervy looking men when breast feeding in public (I've had friends breastfeed and even when they try to cover themselves while doing it you get some creeps watching them looking really pervy) and I think they should do it for their own safety (also I think it's courteous to others. Not everyone wants to see boobs when they are eating etc., if these women weren't feeding people would be a bit uncomfortable if they whipped their boobs out willy nilly so why if there is a baby there is it suddenly something no-one should notice?).
Mums need to feed their babies but they also should be modest and discreet.
I have no problems with mums feeding their babies in a subtle way, but just whipping boobs out all over the place or sitting there with them hanging out when the baby isn't attached I don't think is appropriate and social.
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