Comments on: Breastfeeding in public: so what?

By: catherina

catherina — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 03:20:22 +0000

greeny…big up. in total agreement with you.

By: catherina

catherina — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 03:15:24 +0000

I’m absolutely disgusted by the comments people have left on this page. I am a mother of a 9 week old and very much relieved to be living in a civilised society that encourages and promotes breastfeeding. I have gained confidence to feed my child, where and when she needs it, and have feed her in front of strangers who havn’t blinked an eye, because ITS NATURAL.
The breast is not soley an object of mens desire’s it is first and foremost a source of food and comfort to my beautiful baby girl. I have the full support of my husband, who tells me over and over how proud he is of me.
Men who are aroused by a feeding baby seriously need to re-evaluate the way their mind works. As for those who view it as being dirty and primative, thats just because you’r getting a wake call that those glands attached to womans chest actually serve a function…and are not the augmented and silicone filled rendition that are shoved in our faces at every newstand and in every add break.
Face facts, men subconciously seek women with bigger breasts who can nurish their offspring….we’re already doing that!!

By: heather

heather — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:51:21 +0000

Breastfeeding is a NORMAL and healthy thing to do with your child…..Would you eat your lunch in the washroom or restroom?? NO…So why should a child have to. Its unfair and not right, it is not illegal to do it in public. Its just another way to feed a child/infant. You girls/women walk around with there cleveage OUT….thats ok? but its not ok to breastfeed a growing baby??? People need to get a grip on life and stop being so pathetic. If you dont like then DONT LOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Kate

Kate — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:26:22 +0000

The only people who should be ashamed are the people who have a problem with it.

Becka – you’re very, very ignorant. How would you feel if I told you that your face was putting me off my dinner? Because that’s just as rude as what you said in your post. People like you need to get over yourselves and take a little step back and try to understand why you have such a bad attitude. While you’re at it…..grow up.

By: MasterJaniuk

MasterJaniuk — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:27:51 +0000

Becka,
I’m a 15 year old male and i think it’s pretty bad to do it but like Becka said each to there own but everything she said i completely agree with and she makes and excellent point i think that if you want to be “FEMALE” have some dignity because us males are complete pricks i’m not proud of our race and i have very good morals and values and i have been friends with Woman my whole life most guys are cocks anyway getting to the point it is a private the it could even be called an intemacy thing and like my and my Beautiful girlfriend we keep our lives in our world away from the public and maybe if you love you’r children you should realy think twice about what it would be like if they were breast feeding you in a public place weird yes but think about it just my opinion do what you like people who breast feed in public but seriously it’s pretty primitive and i even feel uncomfortable seeing a lady Breastfeeding please think about others…i’m old fashioned and society is changing but the human body shouldn’t be apart of the street it’s a wonderful thing don’t get me wrong but save it for you’r partner and not the public eyes do you’r self and you’r Bubs a favour try to steer away from the public place when breastfeeding…..; )

By: Becka

Becka — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 21:37:11 +0000

Okay, honestly now..what is wrong with some people? I have been in situations (quite recently lately) where women are breastfeeding. Let me just get this off my chest the right way first before i start into it though…breastfeeding is your own buisness..i don’t believe in it..but if you do than that’s great but i don’t want to hear about your problems with it and i certainly dont want to see it or hear your baby eating *shakes head disgusted*.
There is NO reason that a woman cannot excuse herself from a situation to go and feed her baby. First off, you’re going to bring in the nasty crazy’s who are going to stare, second your going to bring in the nasty glares of the community who think you’re filthy and lacking morals. Thirdly it’s unclean, if you love your baby ever so evadently then do it a fav. and step out of the public area. Lastly is plane obvious..it’s disgraceful..were you born in a barn? Then stop publicly pulling out your breasts like they are utters! I was at a table the other day eating (at a restaurant) and i had my restaurant companion start breast feeding while i was trying to eat my pricey meal. Meanwhile i wasn’t able to. Breastfeeding in public is disgusting, do you think i seriously want to see that? I don’t enjoy hearing your baby sucking on your chest while i’m trying to eat. I will no longer go out with people like that..it shows that they don’t respect you enough to leave the table politely. When i confronted this act i was told “it’s natural, it’s not going to stop..” etc. Obviously not pleased by my asking to leave the table, i thought she should have been EMBARRASSED moe than ANYTHING! This is wrong, you can’t kjust tune it out, you hear it and see it. It’s not fair to those around you. If you had an DECENCY you would take it else where..it’d only take 1 minute..but apparently you’re looking for the negative attention.

By: greeny

greeny — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:05:08 +0000

Women who choose to breast feed should be able to do it where ever they like. Babies get hungry when they get hungry and being in public shouldn’t stop a woman from feeding her baby. As for people who find it offensive to see a breast in public, I want to know why it’s so offensive to see a breast doing what it is meant to be doing in public, when breasts (in which only the nipples are covered) are perfectly fine in public when they are used in adverts for Calvin Klein or American Apparel. Breasts are secondary sex organs, many cultures don’t even find breasts arousing since they have no real part to play in sexual intercourse, people who find it offensive just because it can be used to arouse others are being very close minded and losing site of what a breast is actually meant to do. I also want to address the idea that breast feeding mothers are the ones at fault when men harass them after seeing their breasts. Don’t excuse these men from their actions by blaming the women. Men are human too, they have the ability to control themselves and the responsibility to behave with decorum. By placing the blame on breast feeding women, you give men the excuse to sexually harass them by making it the woman’s fault. This is very much like what we get in rape cases in America where many people blame the victim if she was wearing sexy clothing instead of the rapist.

By: JargonTalk

JargonTalk — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:56:05 +0000

Just a heads up…

The individual you know here as “Sean” has been kicked off of Buzznet for the second time. He was there previously under the name “Batonclub” and his behavior became so offensive, including making threats against females in their early teens, that he was removed and blocked on 6/4/2007. This is all a matter of record on their forums.

http://www.buzznet.com/groups/qotd/forum/topics/5187/

Early on 6/17/2007 (Fathers’ Day), he signed in under the new name of “Catmain” and began to again dump his offensive viewpoints on people there in a forum on breastfeeding. He again began attacking young females, using the same bullying tactics that he’s used all over the ‘Net. He was removed by the SysAdmins this evening, who are now tracking him by his IP addresses.

I’m posting this here as an alert to all women of all ages, because he doesn’t seem to have any limits on who he will go after. His original logins were from Fairfield, California, but now he seems to be located in the area west of Metro Boston.

If you see him in other blogs or forums, pass the word so that others, especially teenagers or young mothers, aren’t verbally attacked by him.

By: Yaya

Yaya — Fri, 11 May 2007 23:28:07 +0000

There are so many nice breastfeeding clothes, and many mothers cover their breast and babies with a nice blanket while they breastfeed. I don’t see the need to criticize breastfeeding in public. There is nothing wrong with the act itself. I would be somehow shocked to see a ladies breat exposed but not because she is breastfeeding her child but because there is absolutly no need to do it like that. Anyway, as long as the child is been fed whatever the rest of us thinks is not important. You don’t like it? Don’t look.

By: Natural is here to stay

Natural is here to stay — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 21:20:56 +0000

Breastfeeding is a natural and a beautiful thing. Mothers can’t starve their children because other people dont want to see it. People who are against it shouldnt watch…If breastfeeding is done in a public place women should’nt be punished for feeding their children by telling them they should do it in a bathroom…That is the most discusting place to feed children…if people don’t like to see the feedings then women should have a place in public that is designated for us to go and use….NOT a germ infested bathroom. When I breastfeed I use a blanket to cover the baby so i have privacy not tosatify other people, but i feel more comfortable with it…I am not going to have my child screaming because he is hungry. Would you like to get starved when you are hungry? The answer to that question is NO!!! Women are put on this earth to produce life and that will never change. People that can’t except that…To bad, How to you think you got here…