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02-15-2005, 07:22 PM | #16 | |
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02-15-2005, 07:54 PM | #17 |
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I think it is possible to breastfeed in public and be so discreet that no one really notices. Obviously, discretion is not something this woman was going for.
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02-15-2005, 08:48 PM | #18 |
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I think it is possible to breastfeed in public and be so discreet that no one really notices.
Well, there is certainly a way to do it that make cause no one to care: feed the kid some formula from a bottle. Whatever happened to that method? I think women should have the right to breastfeed in public, but I think its rude to do so. Just like other natural acts we humans have to do (breastfeeding, changing diapers, talking on the cellphone, having sex) I feel it should be handled in the bathroom instead of a public environment. Interesting thought: is breast milk considered a potential biological contaminant? It is a fluid secretion from the body.... |
02-15-2005, 09:41 PM | #19 | |
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02-15-2005, 10:08 PM | #20 | ||
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02-15-2005, 11:09 PM | #21 | |
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02-16-2005, 03:57 AM | #22 |
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There's a large group that supports women breast feeding in public. It's called
men.
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02-16-2005, 06:28 AM | #23 |
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I was gonna rant on this but jinx took care of pretty much all the arguments. I think this impulse to hide the real function of breasts is probably some remnant of the a middle-class 50's hide your woman in the house, better living through chemistry, culture. Thats over now, move on. Breast milk is more available, cheaper, easier to digest, and designed by (evolution) (God) whatever to provide everything your baby needs (and it takes the baby weight off!). Of course these are just the thoughts of someone who was raised in a conservative Catholic household and was breastfed in church every Sunday as a baby. I'm still waiting for someone to photo shop W into that picture.
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02-16-2005, 08:13 AM | #24 |
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How about LJ instead. :p
(Sorry, quick and crude job but you get the picture.)
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02-16-2005, 08:37 AM | #25 | |
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02-16-2005, 09:01 AM | #26 | |
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02-16-2005, 09:02 AM | #27 | |
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02-16-2005, 11:54 AM | #28 |
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I agree and disagree here. Yes, discression is called for - mostly because here in the US, breasts are considered sexual. This does not mean, however, that breastfeeding should be hidden or shoved off into the restroom. There's absolutely nothing sexual about it whatsoever, aside from people seeing a boob and thinking, 'ooh! Sex!' (which is the biggest reason it makes so many people uncomfortable, I think)
Discression is as easy as a little baby blanket thrown over the shoulder, a shawl, a wide scarf, or shirts that are made with vents in them so as not to be hanging out all over or drawing attention to yourself. I nursed my babies just about wherever I went. I don't think many people ever noticed, much less became uncomfortable around me. |
02-16-2005, 12:25 PM | #29 |
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Drat...I can't post my response to all of this because of the 'net nanny. It is hard to discuss this topic while under the Big Brother scanner.
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02-16-2005, 01:03 PM | #30 |
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RE vented shirts - that's what my wife used. It was funny, the other week I was having a conversation with someone, and didn't even realize she was breast feeding her baby until the kid stopped. It can be VERY descrete. I thought the kid was just snuggled up.
Anyway - totally natural, and doesn't bother me - I end up looking at the kid more than the teat |
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