Nope. It's new to me. I have obviously been treading in the backwaters of the Internet.

I find it feminine and, therefore, attractive.
But, a 'turn-on' would definitely be pushing it.
It is the reason they are there, a beautiful thing and there should be no shame in it nor reason to hide it.
If someone becomes uncomfortable or aroused by it to the point of destraction... they need to seek professional help.

NY Time Article
 

The New York Times has this article. Summary: Rich and middle-class working women have an easier time breastfeeding than hourly workers.

This two class system brought to you by The Man.:(

So, it becomes necessary to appeal the that more reliable motive for businesses, greed.

how long are we talking about per-pumping session? If it's 15-20 min every few hours then I can guess why it's not encouraged right now.

The two-tiered breastfeeding system?? Oh please. Guess what world? Cashiers don't get as many perks as the executives do, does this shatter your world? Get out more.

I disagree...not two tiered but multi-tiered.
Big companies will have corporate policy plus individual bosses within the organization will flex some. Small companies will go with the personal feelings of the boss tempered by his relationship with the employee. It also depends on what kind of job the woman is expected(paid) to do. There's probably half as many tiers as there are people affected.
So I'm saying there is no standard.

But ladies, if you wish to feed or pump, probably the best way to get permission from the boss is get him involved. Let him in on the action....I mean program....yes that's it, the plan... make him part of the plan.
Hell, it could even be a team building exercise. ;)

The "golden rule" i.e. If you have the gold, you make the rules.

You sir, are a very strange man.:rolleyes:

Thank you....thank you very much. :blush:

I see no reason why any woman shouldn't feed her infant in public. However she does it is her concern. If you can't cope with it, look the other way. Anyway, I've seen some fully grown people eating in public who are definitely disgusting/obscene in the way they consume their food.

Aren't churches family places? And we all eat at restaurants, why can't our babies. Like it was mentioned earlier, it's not like ladies are "whipping" them out swinging with tassles or yelling out for people to have a good old perve. It is done quietly and discreetly. If people are embarrased at seeing a baby have a meal then they should stay away from places where babies are "allowed" to.

I wish you had taken this message from my post. I'm in favor of breastfeeding, and would like more moms to be doing it for longer, and feel free to do it in public.

However, while I can imagine a discreet breastfeeding in church being just fine, I can also imagine a feeding in church being less than discreet and being distracting, taking attention away from where it belongs. You wouldn't eat a pizza in church would you? There's a time and place for everything. Also, I was imagining a fancy restaurant when I wrote that part about restaurants. It's really a moot point, because people typically don't bring babies to fancy restaurants. But I think a baby should not be fed at the table in a fancy restaurant. There is a certain atmosphere that others are expecting, and a breastfeeding baby doesn't fit in with that expectation. Unhealthy food aside, a mom breastfeeding in McDonalds would be just fine.

With a minimal amount of discretion, breastfeeding in public is just fine, and I support it.

If people are distracted from the sight/sound of a baby feeding while in church then they probably weren't really concentrating in the first place. Babies decide when they are hungry, which is more distracting-a screaming hungry child or a woman with a baby attached to her breast for twenty minutes? I know of a few churches in my area that actually have a room where they can see and hear the whole service from and can sit with babies/children who might be noisy or causing distraction (because lets face it, kids hate sitting quietly for an hour or more!). Why should mums have to miss out on socialisation simply because they've had a baby? Is that fair? breastfeeding isn't dirty or unhealthy, or unsanitary.

You can't preach to a hungry congregation. Noone is interested in their soul if their belly is empty.

To infants, nursing is the only sacrament there is.

Amen!

We might not be on top for whale penis anymore, but we own the internets when it comes to utilitarian boobs.

Awesome. Whale penis and utlitarian boobs are like the park place and boardwalk of the internet.

Not quite. I think "penis boobs" outranks them.

Dunno about "utilitarian whale", thiough.

Penis boobs is like having all four railroads. Utilitarian whale is marvin gardens I'm prety sure.

What's free parking?

Erect nipples?

Peeing in the shower has to be there somewhere.

See this new thread: #1

i am of the temporary opinion that it is unkind to keep a finance manager waiting after hours while you suckle your young. i know the little fucker has to eat and all, but c'mon. get here before we close if you're gonna pull 'em out in the showroom.

Dude. If you can pull 'em out in the showroom, why can't you pull 'em out in the finance manager's office while paperwork continues?

in retrospect....i'm glad she didn't have them out in here. whook!

Disclaimer: I used to work for VS.

I strongly suspect that that was less a modesty issue and more an issue with crowding. During busy hours there can be *long* lines (queues) for those dressing rooms, and it isn't good business to let people use them for purposes that aren't related to shopping. After waiting in line long enough, a lot of those potential customers will just give up and go home empty-handed.

On the actual subject of the thread, I am pro-breastfeeding. I don't mind if guys sexualize boobs (fiance is a huge breast man, and I'm happy to have had an advantage in getting his attention!), but they aren't a sex organ, they are for feeding babies!

While I can understand why the ladies quoted are concerned about their husbands being able to check out naked boobs, I'm sure that most men are more likely to stare at the rack of a woman in a low-cut blouse, tight sweater or bathing suit than that of a busy nursing mother. Am I right, gentlemen?

Nope. I like my "women" with small tits and big cocks.

yay for bewbs!

and babies!

I'm a man, and I don't have a problem with public breastfeeding, but I'm also not gonna stare. It's not my business if a mom wants to feed her kidlet, because I'd much rather have the lady with the weird towel/blanket/whatever over her at the next table than the screaming child.

I don't have any children because I'm not ready for the screaming yet.

heh! I didn't mean that all men like boobs, just that most find a woman dressed to impress more alluring than one with 18 years of commitment clamped on. :D

no one is ever really prepared

But what if she refuses to cover the child/boob with a weird towel/blanket/whatever? After all people on solid food do not have to eat undercover....

Bonus! Dinner *and* a show. :)

It's sooo good and good for you. And your baby Now that's utility!
Like I said, Bonus!

Put fresh batteries in your camera. There's going to be a show this weekend.

I remember the breastfeeding days. I think LJ or Jinx said something about the "let down" effect. That, alone was frustrating, but add a hungry baby to the mix, and it could make things fairly difficult, to say the least. Has anyone ever tried feeding a baby in an airplane bathroom? There's barely enough room to piss in those. Plus, people stand in line to use them for what they are intended, so why use that space, when there is a perfectly good seat.

Breastfeeding a baby is never something a woman should be ashamed of and the attitude some people have seems to be there to cause shame.

Yes, I was fortunate enough to have worked at a corporation that had a lactation room and provided a breast pump. I also had a job in which I could take a break every 2 hours to pump. I would have rather had some extra maternity leave so I could have been with my son to breastfeed, but such is life. Some people don't get maternity leave.

I don't really have a point, I guess. Just that breastfeeding == good. Good is not bad and shouldn't be construed that way.

I like my breasts. :)

Sharing's nice!

Breast Milk Sugars Give Infants a Protective Coat

So... what I might conclude is...

:::gears turning:::

:::thought slowly forming:::

That... the functions of our body, that millions of years of evolution have carefully fine-tuned... have lead to a situation where there are certain things that we SHOULD do, that would be... GOOD for us? One might say, "healthy" decisions?

:::SCOFF::: That's not what TV commercials tell me, so that can't be true.