Just had to share my experience tonight. A students mother (who by the way has a kindie boy with a very androgynous name and haircut- and I mistook him for a girl) came in to my classroom tonight carrying her baby with her breast completely out (nipple and all) and basically walked around the school to all the teachers for over an hour like that (baby had fallen asleep while breastfeeding and she kept him there on the boob to keep him asleep ). I can be a pretty crunchy girl, but dude!!! That was some crazy shit. So I'm just wondering if you guys agree that back to school night is probably an inappropriate place to parade your breasts. Thoughts?
Re: Breast feeding without a cover at back to school night -oh my!
Took a friend to Disneyland and she brought her baby. When it was time to feed her, she just whipped out her large breast and fed her. It was a super crowded day. People were totally staring. Mostly because her boob was twice the size of the baby's head.
Not sure how I feel about this. I think I would opt for a cover. She was totally "I am woman hear me roar."
I've never breastfed, maybe they unlatch when they fall asleep and bottle fed kids don't? I just don't see how, even if baby was sleeping, she would be blasting her nip to an entire school of children.
And like I said, I've never breastfed so my opinion could change if I do this time, but I think I would be covered in that situation. I would feel uncomfortable but that's me and my issue. I still don't think there's anything wrong with her breast feeding without a cover.
Get the fuck over it. Feeding your kid when they are hungry is what it is, no matter how you need to do it or how big your breasts are or whatever. I wouldn't think twice about a woman bfing anywhere in any situation.
oh, and we chose to never give our child a pacifier, so you know, we don't all parent the same way, and we don't all pop a pacifier in our kids mouths to quiet them.
I hate when people say they support bfing when they really don't. Why don't you wear a blanket over your head while you have dinner??
just to clarify. You are completely and totally supportive of women breastfeeding in public and want them to feel comfortable.. but only as long as nobody knows they are actually breastfeeding and there are no actual visible breasts involved?? I disagree. And how on earth is a pacifier or bottle "mutually amicable to all parties"??? It might be amicable for you, but not for the mom or the baby. So don't try to sugar coat it with big words to make yourself feel like your suggestion of covering up, using a bottle or a paci is "for everyone's benefit"... the only one who benefits from that is you. Not the mom, not the baby. Pumping and storing and bottle feeding is a job. A hard one. Babies with latch, gas or colic issues may not take well to this. For these babies, a pacifier or bottle may completely disrupt their feeding or ability to latch breastfeed effectively. Some moms struggle with pumping, they either can't afford a pump, can't get it to work, or just simply find it easier not to pump for 30 minutes, store the milk, warm it up, put it in a bottle, feed it to the baby, put the baby to sleep then wash the pump, wash the bottle, and start pumping all over again before the baby wakes back up. Your personal discomfort with seeing a small amount of adipose mammary tissue used in the manner for which it was intended does not justify the above fore mentioned inconveniences and disruptions to feeding, and it certainly doesn't justify a "mutually acceptable alternative" (which isn't actually mutually acceptable to begin with). I see more boob walking by a Victoria's Secret display than I do when moms publicly breastfeeding. Maybe we should start covering their storefronts with adorable breast feeding covers for modesty.
The issue with this mom was that baby wasn't latched? Maybe baby just fell asleep & mom hadn't noticed. Most moms I know don't particularly enjoy going around with their nipples out or do so for their own enjoyment, so I don't think that was the issue in this situation.
Did it make people uncomfortable? maybe. Should it have? No, our society just generally doesn't see a lot of nursing moms so seeing one is shocking to a lot of people. This is truly unfortunate.
You need to grow up in more than one way.
I hope your baby hates covers and loves cluster feeding.
The comments on this story disgusted me. From women stating she should stay at home, to implying she should only pump at home to asking why she just couldn't use the bathroom. I wondered how in the world could people be so misinformed about and offended by breastfeeding in 2014?
This is how. It starts as discomfort and judgement until becomes misrepresented and stigmatized. It may seem harmless to be a little judgmental of this woman, but the truth is you end up fueling a fire which countless women have been trying to put out.
If I could I'd be so damn excited that I wouldn't give a rats ass who saw!
If someone isn't comfortable with it that's fine but they can't expect that their comfort comes before that baby's needs.
It really is black and white when you take out outsiders opinions- baby cries, mom nurses baby to comfort/nourish. I don't think it gets simpler...
please just answer one question. For consistency's sake, do you boycott Victoria's Secret? If not, you should. They are bombing up the mall left and right.
In a park? Go ahead. In a store, totally fine. At a kid birthday party - no worries! But... In an interview? In a meeting with the school staff where you have a detailed conversation with various teachers ? Do what you wish but be prepared to be talked about and make a whole lot of people uncomfortable. Anyway, I was looking for opinions and I did receive them. It's interesting to me how people view it since it is such a hot topic with very different viewpoints.