Do you have a problen with a mother breast feeding her baby in public/?
27 February 2010
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A Parent asks, There are some people who strongly object to women breast feeding in public…..like on a bus or train…or restaurant….others just feel a little uncomfortable…..what is your opinion?
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I dont think that it is wrong, or a problem.. but it does make me feel rather uncomfortable
I DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH YOU BREASTFEEDING IN PUBLIC. ITS GOOD FOR THE BABY!
Personally I wouldnt do it because I wouldnt want to just hang it out there, but if women feel they want to, ok let them its natural.
Babies have to eat. I really don’t know why people have a problem with it, it’s not like it’s anything people haven’t seen before.
It’s people who object to it that are the ones to worry about, not the mums feeding their child.
As long as the mom remains somewhat modest and covers herself and doesn’t let her boob hang out for all too see, I don’t have a problem with it.
I don’t really have a problem with it…it’s just something I prefer not to see. If I had breastfed I would have tried to find a secluded area to feed my baby if I was in public…I would not just do it anywhere for everybody and their mother to see.
i was walking around big w with my mother in law and i was breastfeeding my 5 month old with a baby blanket over my shoulder/boob and her head so you couldn’t see anything, and these guys aged about 18 said something about it so it walked up to them and said “whats your problem do you want some” and they were like “oh sorry” you just don’t normally see a woman walking around feeding a baby….even though no on could see anything….
i get shocked & in a way feel uncomfortable if i see women breastfeeding in public its not that im against & its not the feeding the baby part its when women like fully pop out there boob for everyone to see its like cmon atleast try & cover your breast with a blanket or something i get shocked n think its wrong that women do that in full view of everyone thats why they have baby rooms for …thats my opnion though
I’d maybe feel a little uncomfortable if she was right next to me or in the seat in front on the bus or train, but that’s my problem to deal with, not hers. If baby needs feeding then baby needs feeding, its no one’s business how or where she feeds them.
I’d much rather there be a breastfeeding mother in a restaurant than a hungry baby screaming the place down.
Personally i have no problem with it, because from experience some babies will not wait for you to find a private place to feed them you’ve just got to do it there and then, but in saying that yes a little bit of decency is a given at least when your getting your breast out, i used to put a muslim wrap over me while i got my son to latch but he hated being covered while feeding so i then had to remove it but once the baby is on you cant see much if your wearing a decent top really lol i dont see how any parent would have a problem seeing other women doing it, but teenagers are another story full of hormones haha
No.
Babies need milk. Breast milk is better for them. If baby is thirsty in public, breastfeeding will happen in public.
Nope, I say good for them! Babies get hungry at unexpected times, especially breastfed babies, because breastmilk isn’t a packaged product with a fixed number of calories or quantity of fat. Babies are getting the best stuff on earth when they’re breastfed.
I have no problem with it. If it were a bottle fed baby, no one would mind her feeding that baby, and no one would mind if you could see the bottle in the process. And some children do not like to be covered up. They might cry, scream, not eat, or tear the cover right off when covered.
adults eat in public….thats why we have breasts, to feed babies when ever theyre hungry
No I do not have a problem with a woman feeding her baby in public, by whatever means she chooses to feed her baby – be it a bottle, a breast, or food. Baby is hungry, baby needs to eat, it’s really quite simple. I would have a serious problem with a mother who starved her baby for the sake of some strangers who might feel “uncomfortable” with her breastfeeding. Personally, I would rather see a mother breastfeeding than listen to a baby scream.
I can somewhat understand that others might feel uncomfortable – although I think it’s kind of silly – but if you are uncomfortable, don’t look.
I also find it bizarre that people think a breastfeeding mother should stay home just in case she accidentally – gasp – “flashes a boob” for a millisecond. Breastfeeding does not require “flopping out a boob”. Baby’s head covers it, and the shirt covers the rest, it looks like mom is holding her baby. Yet these same people have no problem watching porn. I just don’t get it.
Edit – I also think that draping a huge blanket over the baby’s head and your shoulder and torso draws WAY more attention and just screams “OH MY GOD THAT WOMAN IS BREASTFEEDING!!!!” while if you just discreetly feed baby, it looks like you are holding the baby.
I don’t get why people have issues with it either??? I mean baby’s gotta eat, baby’s gotta eat. It’s way better than a screaming, hungry baby. I feed my baby in public all the time, but interestingly enough I don’t ever see anyone else doing it???
I breastfeed in public but always had a large blanket when I did. It felt weird to me even being the one doing it, but when your baby is hungry, well, your baby is hungry. I personally don’t care if someone is breastfeeding in public as long as they are covered up. I once saw a lady breastfeeding in public without covering up and I know I didn’t appreciate that.
My opinion – I am not comfortable with it for myself.. like, I wouldn’t nurse in public simply because I am self concious about being uncovered in public. HOWEVER, do we feel odd when we pass a field and a calf is feeding from it’s mother? …. Do we feel odd after a cat has had a litter of kittens and they are all feeding at once?… We are all animals… it’s natural… why should we have to hide that we are feeding our children? People don’t shudder when women feed their baby’s bottles in public. To each their own, I am pro nursing in public choice
I have a problem with a mother allowing her baby to cry because it’s hungry. I like seeing a woman breastfeed in public. You never know who may be watching. It could possibly cause others to want to breastfeed their own babies when they have one.
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