How do you feel about Breastfeeding in public?
18 August 2010 33 Responses
Question by Oliver’s Mummy B2B: I mean women sitting in a food court feeding baby while eating lunch, sitting in the middle of a shopping centre, sitting at a park, doctors surgery etc
Does it make you feel uncomfortable or are you 100% fine with it?
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OMG A BOOB!!! I don’t care.
uh NO!
it depends! and its not something you see everyday
i’m all for it.
I’m 100% fine with it. Babies have to eat.
I was one of those mothers, so my answer is probably bias.
I do it all the time.
it’s a natural part of life…. always has been.
I wouldn’t care. It’s where babies feed from. I doubt they would find it uncomfortable in Europe.
100% fine with it & won’t it be a nicer world when we see more women happily feeding their babies in public?
I’m as against it as I’m against children eating solid food in public, kid needs to eat.
In this state, it is a legal right to breastfeed in public. I did with my daughter, and I plan on it with my son, if he is hungry while we are in public. If it’s not too hot, I’ll wear a cover, but there is nothing shameful about feeding your child.
100% fine with it, 0% fine with people who criticize it. ^_^
i think zat there nothing wrong with breastfeeding in public. who doesn’t like to see a cute baby beign fed in public? i know i do.
I’m 100% fine with women breastfeeding infants in public. However, I’m not ok with women feeding toddlers in public.
I’m fine with it & I do it myself.
I’d rather see that than a woman feeding her kid, say, a Happy Meal.
I think it is a natural thing for a mother to feed her baby. If a mother chooses to breastfeed then they should not be made to feel uncomfortable, as it is not harming anyone. Surely no-one would want to see a baby go hungry and its not fair for people to expect breastfeeding mums to stay stuck indoors all day. However i do think that it is appropriate to be as discreet as possible.
im 17 so i dont have kids and have never breastfed, but i think its fine as long as its done discretely, im not saying it makes me uncomfortable, but there may be small children nearby whos parents are uncomfortable with them seeing a breast or a person who feels uncomfortable with it, so its always considerate for breastfeeding mothers to simply throw a blanket over their shoulder, to cover up a little while the baby is feeding.
100% fine with it. In fact, I am always very happy and pleased to see a mother nursing her baby in public. I’d rather see that than someone feeding a baby a bottle of formula, because I know the breastmilk is much healthier!
100% fine with it, I care not when a woman feeds her baby.
I think if there is a restroom around, you should go to the restroom, or else at least use a receiving blanket because if your not willing to cover up theres a question of what your intentions are in doing so, to feed your baby or to show your body. feed the baby but cover up people!
Its perfectly natural and not a big deal. People who have a problem with it can always look away!
I do and will.
I choose to breastfeed and if my son is hungry I will feed him.
End of story.
I nursed two kids in public, starting at 1wk pp with my 1st baby, when I was 17yo. I’ve been featured in a local newspaper and a website dedicated to NIP.
So, yeah, I’m cool with it.
And I would never EVER go to a bathroom to feed my baby. After the first few weeks with ds1, I didn’t even use a blanket.
I couldn’t care less, as long as the baby is being fed something…
Would you rather put up with hearing a screaming, hysterically hungry baby while you eat your lunch at the food court, or be a grown up, avert your eyes and mind your own business if a mother is feeding her infant child?
As long as she is covering herself its fine…should the baby starve or the mom be stuck at home b/c ppl cant deal with a blanket covering her nursing? I say its fine
I don’t have a problem with it at all. Babies have just as much right to eat in public as anyone. I don’t even care if the mother is discreet about it.
Most mothers are very careful to not allow any skin to show, and the only way you’ll see any breast at all most of the time is if you’re standing directly above the mother staring down at her chest. In which case SHE’S the one who should be offended!
**Barbara Read** You go eat in the bathroom, or cover your head while you eat, if it bothers you so much. How would you like to be told to go in the bathroom to eat because the way you eat offended somebody nearby? I don’t think you would. Get over yourself and don’t look!
It doesn’t make me feel uncomfortable. That’s why we were given breasts as women, to feed our young. Society has sexualized breasts, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t still needed to feed our young.
People who don’t want to watch have the option of looking in the other direction.
I am 100% fine with public breastfeeding, just like public bottlefeeding. A baby’s got to eat, they don’t care where you are – mall, zoo, circus, doctor, park, whatever.
I wouldn’t be fine with letting my baby scream in hunger until we got home. That wold just be cruel and unecessary. I figure if someone has a problem with it, they have some sexual hangup or other. Plus, they have the option of not looking.
If my babies were hungry, I fed them. I would expect any other mother to do the same, and those who are not comfortable with it should be the ones to leave/ avert their eyes.
I’m 100% fine with it. A baby has to eat. I personally prefer to cover up a bit, but I don’t mind it if someone else doesn’t want to cover up. Babies don’t know you’re out and about. They don’t know shame and they don’t have the patience to wait until you get home.
Additionally, keeping milk in the breasts is more sanitary and keeps it at just the right temperature.
I think we should commend breastfeeding mothers and support them every chance we get!
I am 100% fine with it, but i bought myself a shawl kind of thing that wraps around my neck and covers baby and my boob. I know its fine to do but i dont want dirty perverts staring at them like they are for them.
I bought it for my benefit not other peoples.
Barbara Read, could you please go eat your lunch in the bathroom? I can see your cleavage. C’mon. Give me a break.
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