Breastfeeding at MK

[Kelly014]

Don't forget the men too-they need to be wearing shirts..ya know, if we're trying to avoid the double standards! I'm tired of seeing all those man-nipples without babies covering them.

Right? Disney is a family place after all. Blankets for everyone!

 

[Sleepy425]

I'm not saying people need to trek to some place far away. But if you don't have bottles with you, and you need to feed a baby, the polite thing to do is to cover up. Especially in a family place like Disney.

Or, you as an adult can treat it as completely natural and your children will follow suit. I breastfed my younger son for 17 months and as a result my older son thinks nothing of seeing a woman breastfeed. And even if I didnt do that (I formula fed my first after 2 months and formula fed my 2 youngest because they were foster to adopt), all of my kids are raised to know that boobs = feeding a baby. No biggie to them.

 

[Magpie]

I am not saying that they are not wrong - just that they are not some sort of sexual deviants. And be careful when you support public shaming of something like this. If public shaming works, why are we no longer using it in other aspects of our society. Public shaming helps no one. It is just poor behavior.

ETA - shaming actually leads to behaviors like women breast feeding their children in bathroom stalls.

But... you wrote that people should be ashamed of themselves for writing that the "icky, miracle of life, breastfeeding is like peeing, indecent!" fellow has weird hang ups. Are you not shaming them?

Seriously, though, I actually agree with you that sexualizing breasts does not make someone a pervert. Heck, you can sexualize earlobes if you like, just so long as you don't expect people to cover them up, or call them indecent for flashing them.

With regards to shame... As a parent, I think shame is a powerful tool. You're right that it should be used judiciously, and - like any other tool we use to modify human behaviour - it can be used in harmful or damaging ways.

But if ANY friend, relative or child of mine ever dared to compare public breastfeeding to public urination, you'd be darn right I'd make them feel ashamed of themselves! So, I'm pleased to see Mr Miracle of Life getting an earful here on the boards.

 

[mondragon]

Yes, and at the water parks can all the women please cover themselves with blankets? No portion of the breast should be showing ever, obviously.

Haha. At the pool this morning there were a group of brazilians who had those g-strings on and all the guys had speedos. That's ok though. I am sure Detroit would have loved that show.

 

[BuckeyeBama]

Don't forget the men too-they need to be wearing shirts..ya know, if we're trying to avoid the double standards! I'm tired of seeing all those man-nipples without babies covering them.

I'm all about equality, but let's not go backwards. Everyone gets to go topless.

 

[butterfly71076]

The only problem I have ever had with breastfeeding in public, was in Disney. The mother sat down, on the ground, in the middle of the smoking spot to feed her child (looked like a newborn) Then gave anyone who was smoking dirty looks and made several comments about not having a clean spot to feed her child and how gross the smoke was. When someone suggested not being in the smoking spot and moving to the baby care center, she called a CM over and told him people were harassing her for breastfeeding. Everyone was quick to say what happened and she left. It was amusing and sad at the same time. Feed your child wherever, doesn't bother me, but why would you purposely choose a smoking section? Sometimes it's just best to shake your head and walk away.

 

[eyehartdisney]

[QUOTE="bumbershoot, post: 54070632,]


I don't have to pretend. There's no grounds. It's *feeding a baby*. Or toddler. Or child.



So...I myself was nursed until I was 4 (forcibly weaned, boo). All 3 of my brothers nursed until 2 (the first brother is the kid that caused me to be weaned when he weaned himself). My sister went to 5 years old. My son went longer than that. My mom nursed her good friend's babies a few times when her friend was having hard times. (which makes us brothers and sisters in at least one culture) There's a whole lotta nursing going on in my world from the very beginning.

I'm a hippie girl from a hippie mom and I know MANY people who nursed all over the place (though I myself have a kid who wanted me to be topless when I nursed AND I'm really modest, so I MYSELF didn't nurse much in public at all, and I MYSELF had absolutely no issues standing up in a bathroom to nurse DS just so he didn't show my back fat to the earth), and I know exactly ONE person who would let herself hang out. One. In 45 years. In a hippie life. California then the Seattle area.

What's going on out there in Detroit?



Conservative...I met a wonderful Muslim woman on the train from London. She was fully covered, head to toe, just her face showing. Totally modest. We ended up having a play date with her and her kids; her 5 year old boy adored my son and they played real football together and I had traditional British tea in her parents' home and it was brilliant. And every time her baby needed to be nursed, she just nursed the baby. The big Muslim dresses (can't recall the name) have space for that to happen. It's hard to get more conservative than a Muslim woman, but even they recognize what those parts are for.



Seriously, what's up with Detroit? If I were you, I might keep my eyes up at eye level going forward. There's something funny going on out there! Unless you're in a topless culture, it's just not comfy to let things hang, I promise. Most women in non-topless cultures just don't do that.

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(those were asterices but then it looked like I had been censored! just making a distinction between topics, that's all.)



Ah, see, to me, human nature is keeping kids safe. And having kids 7 feet in the air, holding on by a few fingers, isn't safe by any definition. And I'm a parent and never once put DS on my shoulders for any reason. Even though he wouldn't have been 7 feet up LOL. He could see just fine on my hip. If he couldn't, neither could I, and why would I stand where I can't see? [/QUOTE]

You cannot argue someone out of a phobia. It doesn't work.

 

[Magpie]

The only problem I have ever had with breastfeeding in public, was in Disney. The mother sat down, on the ground, in the middle of the smoking spot to feed her child (looked like a newborn) Then gave anyone who was smoking dirty looks and made several comments about not having a clean spot to feed her child and how gross the smoke was. When someone suggested not being in the smoking spot and moving to the baby care center, she called a CM over and told him people were harassing her for breastfeeding. Everyone was quick to say what happened and she left. It was amusing and sad at the same time. Feed your child wherever, doesn't bother me, but why would you purposely choose a smoking section? Sometimes it's just best to shake your head and walk away.

Now if she'd been smoking and nursing at the same time....

I can only recall noticing a nursing mum once at Disney. We were riding the bus back from Magic Kingdom, and the driver turned the lights off. The mum and her toddler were between us and a group of teens, who were taking flash photos of each other. Every time their flashes went off, I got a clear view of breast, areola, and nipple. Didn't bother me or my husband - I remember thinking I was SO grateful to her for keeping her child quiet and content on the long ride back.

 

[BlackMagicWoman]

I don't understand the double standard either. Men should also be able to lactate and nurse their children in public without getting harassed.

 

[KathyTX]

This is really no longer a helpful WDW Theme Parks trip planning topic. Tips on where and how to breastfeed in the parks would probably be best entertained on our Disney for Families forum.

Closing this thread now.