I never breast fed my kids in public
I remember my dad telling me when I was 10
about watching a friend breast feed her baby
I went pink, and got all embarrassed.
I guess that’s why I am the way I am on this issue
because of that moment.
I don’t understand this argument for it
because all you have to do is pump breast milk
and put it in a bottle if you absolutely have to go out.
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I remember working in the meat department at Walmart years ago and there was a huge glass window between us and the customers. One day a woman walked by, nonchalantly looking at meat in the case and nursing her baby at the same time. You could tell it was the first time any of us had seen such a thing. You should have heard those meat cutters’ reactions.
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I start to feel like I’m the only woman who feels this way
they’ll fight ya til the end on this issue.
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I never breast fed my daughter in public, either.
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I feel like this shouldn’t even be an issue. If you get excited watching it, you’re a perv, and if you get uncomfortable watching it, you’re just not used to it. Make life a little bit easier for mothers with young children and just learn to live with it. It will cost us nothing more to allow it than to force ourselves to be a little open-minded.
Women breastfeed publicly where I live. People barely even notice it.
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are you saying I’m close-minded?
Om this particular issue, yes. Generally, no.
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well, thanks
I didn’t say I was right in the eyes of many
just what I thought was right for me.
I’ve seen you make threads about this before, so I just assumed that’s what you meant was right for society in general. Sorry if I misunderstood you.
Breast milk is the best choice for an infant when possible, why throw up roadblocks to them getting the nutrition they need?
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babies needing feeding every two hours
so does it take you two hours in the store?
I was unable to breastfeed due to the medications I was on. However I am a strong supporter of breastfeeding moms. My fellow mothers use blankets and special covers while breastfeeding to be modest. But I think breastfeeding in public is wonderful and less offensive to the general public if you wear blankets over yourself while doing it.
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Breastfeeding is actually hard I never could get my kids to latch on and I ended up bleeding.
I’m uncomfortable seeing it in public but I just look the other way or leave.
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I couldnt care less if someone is breastfeeding !!
NOthing wrong with it
I think its ridiculous of people to think otherwise
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Why do you say I’m ridiculous for wanting privacy?
Likely you’ll never face the situation
so maybe you should just butt out!
You want privacy in a public place? Bit of a contradiction there. If you’re not prepared to see things you don’t like in a public place then perhaps avoid public places?
Not everyone can afford a pump, the good ones are especially pricey.
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avoid public places…that would include everywhere a person goes!
And obviously I’m not an island
and I don’t appreciate the suggestion that I should be one.
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My daughter refused all bottles. Even of pumped milk. Would not take a bottle, only the breast.
She ate all the damn time. Way more often than every 2 hours. And besides that, she’s not on a timer. If I’m grocery shopping and she decides she’s hungry, who am I to tell her she’s wrong, it hasn’t been two hours so surely she’s screaming for nothing. She’s hungry, feed the damn kid.
Also I hate covering with blankets or anything while breastfeeding. It’s awkward and uncomfortable not to mention sweaty as hell. Hard pass.
I breastfed in public all the time. Luckily I never got any rude comments from people like you.
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I was just very particular about my babies in general
maybe shouldn’t have been
but I didn’t tote them all over tar nation
but then again, I had two at the same time
it was quite difficult.