Breastfeeding in public

Is breastfeeding in public ok?

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#602
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wildnkrazykat said:
I'm not a man. And as a woman I'm saying if you can't deal with the "societal pressure" concerning breast feeding then parenting is going to be a ***** for you.
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Sounds great in theory, but it's a whole different game when you're going through it.

I'll never forget when my wife was having trouble breast feeding our oldest son. Every busybody wanted to give her advice. There were the nutcases telling her the baby would hate her if she didn't breastfeed until he was 3 years old. There were the Wonderwoman types that said she should go back to work immediately and pump and dump. It was awful.
 
#603
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GAVol said:
Sounds great in theory, but it's a whole different game when you're going through it.
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Agreed.

There were multiple occassions when my wife was met with blank stares when she told her friends and family she planned to nurse for a year. America has turned exclusive breastfeeding into an oddity.
 
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GAVol said:
Sounds great in theory, but it's a whole different game when you're going through it.

I'll never forget when my wife was having trouble breast feeding our oldest son. Every busybody wanted to give her advice. There were the nutcases telling her the baby would hate her if she didn't breastfeed until he was 3 years old. There were the Wonderwoman types that said she should go back to work immediately and pump and dump. It was awful.
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I get it. I'm sure it's frustrating
 
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golfballs said:
oh please
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So, you're not capable of ignoring such behavior? Do you have some kind of compulsive disorder, or are you often in situations where someone has a gun to your head?

I just want to make sure I understand where you're coming from.
 
#608
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golfballs said:
oh please
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I'm serious. There are plenty of times when people are being obvious attention whores that you just shake your head and move along. I'd bet that a woman who is "look at me" about breastfeeding is the same way about everything else she does.
 
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GAVol said:
I'm serious. There are plenty of times when people are being obvious attention whores that you just shake your head and move along. I'd bet that a woman who is "look at me" about breastfeeding is the same way about everything else she does.
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The attention I gave to the matter was to post a link here, and state my opinion that I think it's inappropriate given the circumstances.
 
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bamawriter said:
So, you're not capable of ignoring such behavior? Do you have some kind of compulsive disorder, or are you often in situations where someone has a gun to your head?

I just want to make sure I understand where you're coming from.
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Why don't you just ignore me then if you find what I'm saying so distasteful.
 
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g8terh8ter_eric said:
It's the latter for me. If it's this intimate act of bonding between mother and child, don't turn it into a spectacle. I do feel the whole bonding thing is a bit overstated, because bottle fed children bond just fine as well, but to each their own.
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I can understand how it would make some people feel uncomfterable if a woman isn't covering up during breast feeding but in some cases the baby will not feed when covered up. Luckily my wife never had that problem with our boys.

My wife has said that she feels a strong bond with the boys while feeding them. She says she cannot explain it and I wouldn't expect her to but she just feels a strong bond with them.
 
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golfballs said:
Do you have some kind of compulsion? Someone holding a gun to your head forcing you to pay attention to my thoughts?
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Nope. I enjoy open discussion. If I found you to be harrassing or offensive, I would certainly ignore you. I have that ability. You've made it clear that you don't have that ability, and I find that both absurd and fascinating. You still haven't explained whatever it is that is causing your issue.
 
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Orangesmokey said:
I can understand how it would make some people feel uncomfterable if a woman isn't covering up during breast feeding but in some cases the baby will not feed when covered up. Luckily my wife never had that problem with our boys.

My wife has said that she feels a strong bond with the boys while feeding them. She says she cannot explain it and I wouldn't expect her to but she just feels a strong bond with them.
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My oldest would nurse fine covered up. My second hated it. He would fight the cover and scream which brought much more attention than if my wife just cradled him, pulled the teet out and stuck it his mouth.
 
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bamawriter said:
Nope. I enjoy open discussion. If I found you to be harrassing or offensive, I would certainly ignore you. I have that ability. You've made it clear that you don't have that ability, and I find that both absurd and fascinating. You still haven't explained whatever it is that is causing your issue.
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Don't be ridiculous

Taking notice of something presupposes being able to ignore it.
 
#620
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bamawriter said:
Actually, study after study has shown that there is a significant improvement in bonding, weight gain, and overall health and development when a child is exclusively breastfed in the first few months as opposed to when some feedings are done via bottle. And even more notable when compared to those who receive formula.
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Listen, don't go interrupting this show with actual scientific data. We already have our experts
 
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bamawriter said:
So it's not that you have a compulsion issue, it's that you have a sexual hangup that prevents you from processing this issue rationally.
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The ad hominem defense is pathetic. Not belonging to the "feed anywhere, anytime" crowd doesn't make one a sexual deviant
 
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golfballs said:
The ad hominem defense is pathetic. Those who don't fall in-line with the "feed anywhere, anytime" crowd aren't all sexual deviants.
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I'm not calling you a sexual deviant. Bamacheats is the one running with that argument.

But you have a hangup. If your view of breasts as sexual objects wasn't overriding your view of breasts for their physiological purpose, you wouldn't be as bothered by this.

It's a hangup. We all have them to one degree or another.
 
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