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Screw you, BH&G magazine!
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Check out this little gem of an article from Better Homes & Gardens magazine:
The 10 Commandments of Dining with Little Kids
"THOU SHALT NOT BREAST FEED AT THE TABLE
Yes, I have seen table-side breast feeding at a four-star restaurant. If at all possible, take it to the ladies room. (Note: most upscale restaurants have really nice restrooms!)"
Seriously?! 
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Re: Screw you, BH&G magazine!
how
I REFUSE to feed my kid in a bathroom! No wonder more moms don't BF.
Seriously! I think the person who wrote that article should eat her food in the bathroom. Yuck.
Wow, just wow. I couldn't help but respond to their article
The person who wrote this should go eat in one of these "nice" bathrooms.
I am a breastfeeding mother and I feed my baby before we go anywhere to avoid the need to nurse in public. I am not comfortable with the chance of my breasts being seen (men + my boobs = me uncomfortable)
However, if she is hungry, I feed her, no problems. I will be damned if I'll feed my baby in a bathroom, "nice" or not.
Thankfully I am protected by law, and not idiots like this!
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Disclaimer: I fully support those who NIP and think its absoltely ok to do so at the table.
I've never understood the hatred of BFing the bathroom because its gross. I get why people don't want to have to BF somewhere else in general and want to be able to NIP (and I support that). But I BF in the bathroom all the time because I'm not comfortable with NIP (I wish I was....I'm jealous of those who do it). I don't get why its gross. She's not sucking on the toliet seat. I just sit in a chair, or stand in a stall and BF her.
Again, I don't think people should HAVE to bf in the bathroom, but I dont think those of us who do are gross.
I think where ever you are most comfortable is where you should BF. If you're more comfortable in the bathroom for privacy reasons, then that is fine but I agree - I definitely think it should be everyone's choice and if someone wants to NIP, they shouldn't have to deal with a-holes like the writer of this article.
ETA: Personally, I won't be feeding LO in the bathroom. I don't care if the bathroom is recently cleaned or its a "nice" bathroom, I don't want to feed her when someone is taking a dump in the next stall. No thanks! I will just cover up and NIP.
lol! i JUST said the same thing on my FB post of this! i totally agree!
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Ugh..... People like this just make me shake my head. Seriously? It's just a baby eating. People are so uncomfortable with the human body.
Edit: some people, obviously
seriously - i mean, does she have an issue with feeding a baby a bottle at the table? because it's the same thing. boobs=food for baby the same as a bottle and it's people like her that continue the belief that breastfeeding is anything but!
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this!
I know some little kids who are incredibly well-behaved in restaurants and can be taken anywhere because their parents did this. I also know a few kids who are crazy in restaurants because their parents always get babysitters and only rarely take them to restaurants so they haven't been taught (and practiced) how to behave. I'm not saying that there are necessary connections (i.e., I'm sure there are children who are taught how to behave in restaurants but only go out rarely), but we plan to practice the above.
But OMG! Its a BOOB!
Most women who NIP are discreet and you don't see anything except the baby's head. The writer of that article makes it seem like she's seen people sitting topless at the table with their boobs out and all over the place. Plllease!
I replied to you on FB
Our society is so messed up. If a BF baby can't eat in a restaurant, then a FF baby shouldn't be able to either. Why should some babies get to eat and others can't?
Clearly, all women who NIP at restaurants lift up their shirts, shake their ta-tas for all to see, and then rest them on the table while their baby eats voraciously.
Clearly, or so ignorant people think.
I'd rather see a mother nursing her child than a woman with a low cut dress. True facts. Funny thing is, you can never tell that a woman is nursing, usually, but you can always see the cleavage when someone is wearing a low cut dress.
Even more ironic is the fact that 99% of the other women in the place will be wearing low cut tops which show cleavage. It's ok to show your boobs as long as the intent is sexualized. But a discreet nursing mom? Nope, take it to the ladies' room.
if it's that big of a deal, and clearly it is in our society, then every restaurant/store/mall- whatever, should be made to provide nursing lounges. NICE ones, with comfy rockers and gentle music playing.
i never really NIP'd b/c i couldn't get the hang of it without flashing everyone, but that's why we spent a lot of time going to the nordstrom's cafe...their nursing lounge was awesome.
I normally liked them. I posted a complaint on their FB page as have many other women. I might write them a letter too. It'll be interesting to see if they issue any kind of apology.
This! What really pisses me off about this stance is not that it makes me uncomfortable, becuase I would NEVER let anyone tell me to go BF in a bathroom, but that it discourages other women who were considering breastfeeding from even trying!
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