If you've got a blankie over the breastage - do it in public all you want. If you are in the middle of Target at least I can walk to another department - and I'd rather have happy suckling baby in my area than screaming baby.

I think it's more uncomfortable when a friend or someone whose house you are visiting automatically assumes you are OK with it and whips it out. Please, just say "excuse me, I have to nurse" and go to another room. Not everyone wants to watch, especially if it's up close and personal.

Back in the day,
when I was a teenager...

Well I remember you were not allowed to eat in class and some teachers used to have some sort of rule about not eating if you couldn't share with everyone. If these women are willing to share, then we'll talk!

-Rudey

lol too funny.

I have seen this in public a lot. I agree with 33 girl. Don't just whip it out. Give me a head's up so I can avert my eyes.

There was a woman yesterday at The County Line who was feedign in public...at the dinenr table... with no blanket covering the kid. Thats unacceptable. Just cover the tit and kid and were all good.

(everytime I mention Iowa I feel like Rose on the Golden Girls "Back in St. Olaf...")

http://www.whotv13.com/Global/story.asp?S=2037146
West Branch, July 14th, 2004 - The debate over breast feeding in public just heated up after an incident in Iowa. In West Branch, Iowa, the manager of the Hoover House Restaurant asked a nursing mother leave her table and go to bathroom to feed the baby. This same restaurant holds wet t-shirt contests.


My personal view: appropriate shirt (see link- lady has a shirt that covers her up) or covering with a sheet to "remain decent" (come on you freakin Puritans! Breasts are breasts! They are very natural and beautiful things!)
No need to be forced to a bathroom or anywhere like that if you "remain decent" for the Puritans.

i had a friend who was still breastfeeding at 4 or 5. her older brother was still being breastfed while she was an infant, and he was 8 years old!!!

Apparently God was havin' a little brain-fart when he gave women the ability to nurse as long as the "child" was nursing.

I was in a store and look up and this woman has her daughter, who had to have been at LEAST 5 years old, hanging from her boob. What's wrong with putting the milk in a bootle??

I think if mommies just used a lil blankie or material to hide their boob from the world, everyone would be happy. I am not against nursing in public ..it's natural.

Sorry to be "graphic", but that would have the be less painful on the boob...5 year olds have TEETH (or at least they should...maybe hers were too soft from not eating solid foods...)

I agree, use a blanket or something. I personally would never breastfeed in public because I don't want people looking at my goodies.:p

Bumping because there was a discussion on anther MB about Barbara Walters' comments on this. One lady was like "breastfeeding is NATURAL!" I responded "so is pooping ;)" and my God, you would think I said Jesus eats babies.

I don't want to see your kid breastfeed. I don't want to see it mash its food through its hair. I don't want to see it playing with its weiner. Just because you are in love with your child, doesn't mean everyone else is.

I don't think mommies should be breastfeeding in restaurants. Most places won't allow outside food anyway, so why feed your kid?

Amen.

I was going to say I still love to breast feed if I had the chance!

But I wont, it would be to gauche!

Nummy, Nummy!:D

oh my, tom!
that's a visual picture.

using a blanket is the answer.i managed to nurse my kids discreetly when i had to in public by draping a lightweight blanket over the baby and my breast. of course i weaned them by their first birthday when they could have cows milk.i understand that there is a young mother who designed this sort of apron which is on the market & has a slit for breastfeeding and a flap of fabric attached that lays over the baby so that everything is covered up. a lot of places do not have a separate lounge area in their restrooms so mothers do not have a choice. babies smell food and want to nurse. i don't know how many times i nursed the baby before we went to a restaurant(or ate at home for that matter) and when the food comes the baby starts fussing to nurse. my daughter (our first born)would not take a bottle or a pacifier and believe me, i tried every one on the market. the pediatrician taught her to drink from a cup when she was 4 months old-we held the cup and she drank away.

I have 4 older sisters and have seen more boobs-n-babies moments than I needed too. But, I don't mind it, seriously, just cover the baby and the boob up and no big deal :)

Now for the guys, some of you are joking around saying that you'd like to trade places w/the kid sucking on the mom right? Now have any of you tasted breast milk as an adult? Ya wouldn't want to, trust me. My sister once put some extra breast milk in a glass in the fridge, I being an idiot didn't ask questions about -what- kind of milk it was and took a swig. Yeah, all you mothers now can all laugh now.

Ew Tom...TMI

I know that some malls now have "family bathrooms" and nursing rooms, Polaris Mall in Columbus has a nursery room in the women's room with rocking chairs, just for that purpose. I think if the facilities are provided, please use them. I really don't *want* to see nursing in public, but I understand the importance...just use one of those bajillion blankets you got for your baby shower and cover up.

Oh! And if I EVER saw a kid that could walk on its own breast feeding, I think I'd probably smack the mother back into her senses. That's doing more harm than good to the kid at that point and time. Imagine what it is like to go to Kindergarten or first grade and not bring a bag lunch because theyre still breast feeding!!!!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEw

I remember in high school I was on a class trip to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History and I was sitting on a bench outside the ladies room waiting for a friend. There were two women sitting next to me and I didn't pay them any mind until the son of one of them (who I swear had to have been 5 or 6 years old) ran up to her, lifted up her shirt and went to town. I was embarrassed not to mention perturbed by the proximity of some stranger's big ol' boobie a foot and a half away from me. I quickly fled.

definitely. I don't see a problem as long as it's your baby who's looking at your boobs and not the rest of the population.

I was on a bus from San Sebastian to Bilbao and this woman sitting directly in front of me breast fed her child the entire time. It was kind of a different situation tho cos I couldn't really look away, it's right in front of me, so I jammed to an ipod and stared at the beautiful nature of northern Spain instead.

In principal, I agree. However, in practive, this is easier said that done. I have a 15 month old who has been going out every since she was a couple of months old. My husband and I eat out once a week (give or take) and she almost always comes with. Because she's been exposed to this her whole life, she doesn't act up. She has never thrown a fit in public, tossed her food, or done anything other than flirt w/ other diners.

And as nice as the babysitter idea is, it's not always practical. Besides the fact that it's pretty frickin' expensive (whatever happened to the $10 a night I got paid?!?). I'm not going to pay some 16 year old I don't know (no relatives in close "drop by to sit" vicinity) $25 to keep my kid while I get groceries.

I'm not meaning to flame or whatever, but being a mother to a toddler w/ another on the way, I'm just sharing a little reality. Before I had kids, I was the queen of "shut the kid up!". I worked in restaurants for years, and dreaded seeing a child. Probably b/c of this, I have been super super careful about my daughter's behavior, and always a little extra b/c I know most servers are hesitant to wait on us.

And I pray that you never have kids. :rolleyes:

I would Love To Breast Feed In Public!:cool:

Damn, this is a Natural Force of Nature isnt it?

:rolleyes:

Some really dissadent Moronics of I DO Good for God are underwhelming!:rolleyes:

Damn, there are certain parts of the Human Body that We are all aware of, Penis, Vagina, Breasts.

If you are not aware of these parts, where in the hell have you been?:(

Glad you picked up on that.

No surprise, since you DID write the book on how to be fucking rude and all. :)

Sorry yo, people like you aren't worthy of any kind of sisterhood from me.

Y'ALL.....

GO TROJANS!

Wow. Just wow.

For real, I strongly dislike babies. All of them. I think they're gross. HOWEVER, even I don't think it's reasonable to keep kids hidden away at home until they're old enough to "behave" -- what does that mean, anyway? Kids tend to misbehave even when they're older. Should they not leave the house until after the terrible middle school years where they're likely to be hormonal and angry? How are they supposed to learn how to behave in various settings and situations if they haven't been exposed to them?

It's great that you respect and appreciate how your godchild is being raised, but the thing is, each parent has a different style of doing things, and I wouldn't be willing to state that any one way is better than any other way. I might think that your godchild is going to grow up to be a spoiled, demaning, sheltered little brat -- which really is irrelevant because what I think shouldn't matter to the parents, just as what you think shouldn't matter to any parents here.

The whole public indecency thing is pretty lame. Are you really traumatized by not being able to show your breasts in public? If not, I don't see why it's a problem for you. If you don't want to see someone who is breastfeeding, don't look. There are plenty of people out there I find unappealing, so I try not to look at them if it's going to bother me.

No parents should ever ignore their screaming kids who are acting up in public. There are plenty of good parents out there who don't do that, and there's no reason why they shouldn't be respected for doing what they do. It's not going to hurt me if anyone's well behaved baby is next to me at a restaurant, and since I don't like babies, I just won't look at it. No problem.

Oh, how I LOVE you, Sandy!

You completely beat me to the punch.

BTW, Kstar:
When people make dumb/rude comments on a semi-public chat board, they open themselves up to criticism.

If you have kids, I seriously want to be there to watch you keep them locked up at home until they are "old enough to behave."

I could give two shits if that concerns me or not. Amy is a close personal friend of mine. Any twat going around calling her "amypussy" won't get away with it without getting something from me. And that's just what you are, honey. A TWAT. T-W-A-T.

I wish there was a way for the Fraternity to choose better members. :(

That's the best thing I've heard all day. If only we could all do that.

This thread reminds me of the Sex and the City episode where the girls wen to a baby shower in Connecticut and Miranda goes "I saw a woman in there breastfeeding a kid who's old enough to chew steak. You know how I feel about that, if you can ask for it, you're too old to have it."

I just get that fucking warm and fuzzy feeling when women say "fucking" in a argument. :)

"Can't we all just say we love each other...and have a moment?"--Ernie Reyes, Jr., Surf Ninjas

Yes, be christlike!

OH NO YOU DIIN'T!!

WTF?

Dumb comments:
1)"...so it's not like I'm advocating locking them up in a closet; just not in public."

2) "Newborns have no right to be out and about."

3)"Seriously, get a baby sitter, or stay at home until your kid is old enought to walk around on his own and be quiet."

Rude comments:
1)"So stay out of things that don't concern you." To Sandy.

2)"You could use some lessons in sisterhood, though." To Sandy

3) Do I have to remind you of your comment about Amy?

4)"Yeah, I do too, then you wouldn't be here." To Sandy

If you have kids, it would be fun to watch the moment when you need something from the store and can't find a babysitter. But, hell, let's not bring the kid out in public!


Edited b/c Kstar keeps digging herself a hole.

Kstar, I PMed you. Please read and respond immediately.

Just as you are allowed to have an opinion, I am allowed to think your opinion is a stupid one. That's the glory of GreekChat.

And, when you give people I like a hard time, it does not make me feel warm and fuzzy toward you.