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Originally posted by CutiePie2000
You have rights as a nursing mother. For example, you have the right to breastfeed a child in a public area. No one should prevent you from nursing your child simply because you are in a public area. They should not ask you to "cover up", disturb you, or ask you to move to another area that is more "discreet".
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I have a right to eat my dinner in peace. I don't want to encounter questions from my five year old daughter. If I am in the middle of my dinner when someone decides to feed, it is too late for me to leave.
It is a societal problem, but I still don't want to encounter boobie feeding while I am having my dinner.
When I worked in the restaurants we provided a chair in the restroom if the mother had to feed. But lots of women would just do it right there in the booth, while the restaurant is full. I understand that it is natural, but they need to have some consideration for others. The people dining across from them might not be so liberal. And they are paying for a nice dinner as well. And we wouldn't let any other customer get away with anyting that disturbed other diners.
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Originally posted by DeltAlum
Obviously, I support the rights of breastfeeding mothers and babies -- provided some degree of discretion is used. To be honest, the way some folks dress in public is more disturbing to me.
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I completely concur regarding discretion. I am all for the right to breast feed in public, if common sense is used. I just really have a problem with it in a restaurant where I am spending a lot of money to enjoy a dinner with the family.
And I was going to mention that men in my family get uncomfortable if one of my sisters or I wear a blouse that is too low cut. I would never subject them to my breast feeding.