No it is not ok to Breast Feed ...

[designermv]

We should all just not wear shirts anymore. Ever. A baby might get hungry.

You are being entirely overdramatic about this. NO ONE is advocating that nursing mothers completely disrobe, whip out their ****s and stage a feeding frenzy. We are just saying that a woman has a right to feed her baby in public without having to hide in a corner or cover the baby in a king-sized quilt first. THE NIPPLE DOES NOT SHOW WHILE A MOTHER IS NURSING. NOTHING SHOWS EXCEPT THE BABY'S HEAD AND *POSSIBLY* THE SIDES OF THE BREAST. I realize that the exposed non-nippular skin offends some of you, but that is *your* issue.

Old men wearing banana-hammocks and sporting hairy backs offend me. That doesn't mean I have the right to ask them to change their style.

 

[mjkacmom]

uh no breasts are NOT sexual objects... they play NO part in sex.. there are 2 parts used for sex.. if you dont know what they are ask your parents..

They play no part in reproduction, but I'm guessing they're a component in most sexual pairings!

 

[sunnyday123]

I will answer this one for your lillygator . . . sometimes a mom will not produce when it comes to pumping and sometimes it hurts like heck. Have you ever used a pump before?
Sometimes the child will refuse the bottle, and on top of that, you don't always have a place to "warm the bottle".

When it comes to breastmilk, you can not heat it up in a microwave. You need to let it sit in hot water to warm up. If you let the breastmilk sit at room temperature, then you need to feed the baby the milk within a four hour period.

Until you breastfeed, you do not understand the bond that there is between a mother and child. Sometimes the child will refuse the bottle and only want mom. It is sometimes a comfort thing. If the child is a newborn, there is an amount of time you must wait before introducing the bottle so it won't cause nipple confusion. Sometimes when the bottle is offered, the child will refuse the mother.

It is easier to just bring the breast along and not worry about the extra time to pump and "prepare" bottles. Its not like you can pump 18 ounces of milk an hour before you have to leave.

Wow. So what happens when the child cannot latch on? I suppose they just go hungry....

 

[HelenePA]

I agree. It is stupid to think breasts are not sexual. There is an entire magazine industry devoted to this as well as a film industry. Most people associate them more with sex than with breastfeeding. If not, why would breast implants even exist?

its all about money... money money money..

 

[Jaclynfett]

I had clueless nurses in the hospital telling me to wean my older child when I gave birth to my second. I tandem nursed perfectly fine.

 

[gina2000]

Nursing is completly natural. HOWEVER exposing yourself is against the law. Urinating is natural. Why don't we just all do THAT whenever the mood strikes.

And I say 50 pages.

The answer to that is simple. Urine carries bacteria and can cause sickness. We don't pee in public because of the possibility of disease.

Breastmilk on the other hand.......is just that. And the last time I looked no one was watering the lawn with it.

 

[HelenePA]

Wow. So what happens when the child cannot latch on? I suppose they just go hungry....

I bottlefed my first 3.. I have NOTHING against bottle feeding.. but I am breastfeeding.. I do not pump well. It just doesn't come out. If I wouldn't have had luck breastfeeding I would have used formula.

 

[mjkacmom]

well then you consider lips to be sexual objects why shouldn't we cover those up as well? Both my parents are gone as well.. holidays suck with no family doesn't it? that's a whole other thread *hugs* to us who have lost our loved ones.

You've only been breastfeeding for 2 months of your life, and you've already given up the sexual aspect of your breasts? Poor DH!

Edited to add, sorry about missing your parents.

 

[disneybound2010]

do bfeeding moms put their babies on a schedule? It seems most here feed on demand?

I can't speak for everyone,but my DSis BF her son and (for the most part) he was on a schedule of about every two hours, much like most bottlefed babies. Now, there were times that it was a bit more than that(comfort feeding) but on average it was 2-3 hours.


I had planned to BF and tried very hard for the first week, but I had a lot of complications and DS was not getting enough to eat. Let me tell you, for the first month, it was so hard for me to give him a bottle. I felt like such a failure and would literally burst into tears with every bottle feeding.
Kudos to all of you who are able and WILLING to BF. There's nothing better!

 

[clgwli]

Wow. So what happens when the child cannot latch on? I suppose they just go hungry....

Where did she say anything like that?

I sincerely doubt that any sane mother would say that giving a baby a bottle of formula when breastfeeding isn't possible is a bad thing. Feeding a baby properly is #1 concern when they are tiny. I have said I have done both breast and bottle feeding so I understand the good and bad to both. The end result is that my child was healthy and growing. I am sure most would say the same

 

[HelenePA]

You've only been breastfeeding for 2 months of your life, and you've already given up the sexual aspect of your breasts? Poor DH!

Edited to add, sorry about missing your parents.

Yep poor him.. I dont want to go into too much detail because it will get it locked but they never played much part in that.

 

[mhsjax]

The real reason we have breasts is to breastfeed our young, but being in the medical field I'm sure you do really know that. WE have sexualized the breasts, as well as the lips and as well as other body parts

And that is all I am saying, OI never said I was against breast feeding, I was simply stating that is today's society, they are viewed as sexual. And I don't know why some people have a problem with that either, just like I don't have a problem with breast feeding, why does it have to be one or the other?

 

[SundancePass]

I say 35 pages.

 

[mhsjax]

well then you consider lips to be sexual objects why shouldn't we cover those up as well? Both my parents are gone as well.. holidays suck with no family doesn't it? that's a whole other thread *hugs* to us who have lost our loved ones.

But see, there is the problem, I NEVER said to cover them up did I?, I simply said that they can be viewed as sexual as well.

 

[robinb]

Wow. So what happens when the child cannot latch on? I suppose they just go hungry....

I can only speak for myself. I just didn't go out much in public with my DD until our nursing relationship was set. I did have problem with her latching for the first few days, but I didn't sit and sob in public trying to get my daughter to eat. I saved that for the privacy of my home.

Once a baby knows what breasts are for and if they don't latch it means that the breast isn't what they want and they probably are NOT hungry.

 

[luvmy3]

And that is all I am saying, OI never said I was against breast feeding, I was simply stating that is today's society, they are viewed as sexual. And I don't know why some people have a problem with that either, just like I don't have a problem with breast feeding, why does it have to be one or the other?

Sorry I didn't mean to imply that you were against breastfeeding. I also didn't mean that it had to be one or the other, I know that breasts are a sexual object because man made them that way, and I really don't have a problem with that either. I was just simply making a point that it really doesn't matter that breasts are viewed that way because they are truly not meant for that purpose and people shouldn't be all up in arms when they are used in public the way nature intended.

 

[Goofyluver]

Hey, if they are put out there for all to see the mom better not complain...

You're a **** man...we get it.

What would your wife say if she caught ya' givin' a little peeksee? Would she slap you?

You'd deserve it.

And again I say...if you HAVE or WILL have a daughter...I hope you remember your comments on this thread. And make sure she is educated about the weirdo creepy guys who throw comments up on the internet like we've seen today.

 

[mhsjax]

Sorry I didn't mean to imply that you were against breastfeeding. I also didn't mean that it had to be one or the other, I know that breasts are a sexual object because man made them that way, and I really don't have a problem with that either. I was just simply making a point that it really doesn't matter that breasts are viewed that way because they are truly not meant for that purpose and people shouldn't be all up in arms when they are used in public the way nature intended.

NO need to apologize, that post wasn't directed at you.

 

[Fintastic]

Breastfeeding is natural. So is urinating. But we do that one in private (hopefully). Just because something is natural doesn't mean it has to be out there for everybody to look at. Breastfeed in public if you want to, but it's just common courtesy to be discreet about it out of respect for others.

 

[MaryAnnDVC]

I can only speak for myself. I just didn't go out much in public with my DD until our nursing relationship was set. I did have problem with her latching for the first few days, but I didn't sit and sob in public trying to get my daughter to eat. I saved that for the privacy of my home.

Once a baby knows what breasts are for and if they don't latch it means that the breast isn't what they want and they probably are NOT hungry.

I agree.

Also, I never understood the suggestion to bring pumped breast milk when going out WITH the baby. First, I had a hard enough time getting out of the house with a baby/kids without taking time out to pump, esp when it was already in two perfectly good containers...the right amount, the right temperature, readily available. Second, if I was going to pump milk, it was to have on hand when I wasn't going to be with the baby and had to leave him/her with someone else.

I did feel strongly about being considerate and discreet when nursing in front of other people. As a matter of fact, I'd be so discreet that sometimes people would look at the baby I was holding, and then get that horrified look when they realized I was breastfeeding, because it wasn't overtly obvious. There are people out there tho who just don't like the whole idea of a woman breastfeeding in public, whether anything shows or not.