Comments on: To public nurse or not? That is the question

By: Dominique@Dominique's Desk

Dominique@Dominique's Desk — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:00:05 +0000

I do personally nurse my baby in public but I always use a nursing shield. It’s easy and more convienient then looking for a nursing room which may not be available around. I too agree that it’s proper decency to cover up when one is out.

By: Nichole

Nichole — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:34:42 +0000

Honestly, I don’t see a problem with what that lady did. I guess I’m pro-boob-choice and if you got the balls to let it all hang out so be it.

I breastfed for 19 months and I’m sorry to say I just didn’t have the courage to be like these women. Nursing covers didn’t work for us because my son would get agitated by them and wouldn’t latch or stay latched. And being on the large side I really had to whip it all out for him to latch b/c I had to support myself with one hand.

So I took to hiding and staying home or altering my schedule around his 1.5-2 hr feeding schedule. And sometimes supplementing with formula. It really sucked and wasn’t good for my new-mom state of mind. But I let society and my prudishness dictate my choices.

Ultimately, the last paragraph in the linked post really brought it home for me though:

“an LC and midwife … cracked me up when she called breastfeeding covers “boob burkas.” I had to also point out that, well, I often don’t expect to see a butt-crack sticking up out of low-rise jeans, but when that happens, I don’t act offended and tell the person to cover up. I bite my tongue and go about my day, because it doesn’t really make a difference, and I don’t have the right to object.”

Same thing with your vagina analogy too. I don’t want to see anyone’s bits but have say if I was at Red Lobster (which is also never) and your vagina was performing it’s life giving function – giving birth in an emergency situation — would totally understand why it was propped up on the table even if I was inwardly freaking out.

By: Debbie Goldberg

Debbie Goldberg — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:37:09 +0000

I support everyone’s right to breastfeed. Just cover it up, will ya? Don’t ruin it for everyone else. Geez.

By: critters and crayons

critters and crayons — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:23:32 +0000

Nursing worked out well for us- but it doesn’t for everyone for so many reasons. I heard about the nurse-in and had posed the question on my facebook fan page about it- most moms didn’t know enough about the story to participate. I really don’t like the photo of the mom in the shopping cart. I think the main reason I don’t like it has little to do with exposure of her breast. I don’t really care about that, especially after living in Europe where many women bring it out of their shirt and no one seems to really care. But, the child is being used as a prop in the photo and it’s not an image I would want to be viral when my child grows older.

By: EternalVoyageur (VenusianGlow)

Eternal*Voyageur (Venusian*Glow) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:54:07 +0000

Breastfeeding in public is pretty normal in Europe, and most are very modest about it. I don’t think that it should be restricted to privacy because that means most moms have two options: stay at home most of the time (can make postpartum depression and other issues worse), or use formula more (less healthy for baby, and also a lot of hassle for the mom).
If some institution doesn’t like Bf, they should provide a nursing room, and that’s that.

By: Alexis Grace

Alexis Grace — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 05:51:10 +0000

I can’t even believe this is a debate—

Of course mom’s should be able to breastfeed in public— WITH a level of modesty.

Seriously don’t understand what the conversation is about. But hey, I am not a mom!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:28:32 +0000

Yeah I am not a public breast feeding fan. I find that it should be done in private. I am way too conservative for it. I don’t think its appropriate. I know a lot of people support it and are like “LACTIVISTS” but I am not one.

By: Mrs. MidAtlantic

Mrs. MidAtlantic — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:36:02 +0000

Totally support breastfeeding in public… when measures are taken for modesty. No one needs to see my boob all out there. And doesn’t my child deserve a little quiet time for snack?

I haven’t used an official “hooter hider” or anything like that… but a good, old fashioned receiving blanket covering my top half worked very nicely back in the day (and likely in the days to come)