Breastfeeding in Public....
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Give me one good reason to be topless in public if you are a woman?
give me a good reason to go topless in public if you are a man, and you will have your answer. duh.
If there are parents around with kids, would the parents cover the eyes of the child with a topless woman and feel that it is inappropriate or would the parents cover the eyes of the child with a topless man and feel that it is inappropriate?
I am pretty sure 9/10 that a topless woman would offend others more(especially woman).
I am not asking who is ignorant or would be offended. I have a child. I wouldn't cover his eyes. But then again, I have no problem with nudity and regularly visit co-ed clothing optional places.
It is a valid opinion but I am trying to leave personal opinions out of it and look at it purely from outsiders perspective based on society and what is the norm.
In the 1960's, my mom born and raised in the north went to South Carolina with my father to meet his mother. They stopped at a gas station and my mother went inside. She was immediately yelled at for using the wrong door. That wasn't the door for white folks.
I'm telling you this because the one thing my mother and I have in common is we don't give a flying frak what society's "norms" are if they are wrong.0 -
So the people that are against it just like to hear screaming babies?0
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no its disgusting. i dont wanna see some chicks breast in public. I get the kid needs to eat and all that but go to the car or the bathroom or do it at home before and after. I mean that is a personal thing and the whole world doesn't wanna share that intimate moment with you and your kid. lol but that's just my opinion.
What is disgusting about breasts? We usually have to pay good money for that kind of show
You should come with me to some of my favorite clothing optional haunts
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no its disgusting. i dont wanna see some chicks breast in public. I get the kid needs to eat and all that but go to the car or the bathroom or do it at home before and after. I mean that is a personal thing and the whole world doesn't wanna share that intimate moment with you and your kid. lol but that's just my opinion.
Its very easy to look away. If you are unable to look away then maybe you need to look into why the breast holds so much fascination for you.0 -
I think its totally ok as long as you cover yourself properly. I wouldn't want to see someone boob while I'm eating my dinner in a restaurant lol
Sooo. Do you have a problem seeing your own boobs as well, or it just other people's boobs?0 -
I have no problem with it, especially if the woman is nice looking (heck I may throw her a dollar if I can join in on the other one). Everyone loves breasts, why do you think that breast cancer research gets so many donations. If we men can go topless in public women should have the same right to make that choice.
Ladies, Free those puppies!!!!!!!!!!!!!0 -
So the people that are against it just like to hear screaming babies?
As far as I can tell, there's only one person who is genuinely against it in the thread and she must sleep in a t-shirt or something so as to avoid grossing herself awake in a cold sweat each night.0 -
I don't care. Most go off somewhere away from others to do it and cover up, so who cares. It's naturual.0
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no its disgusting. i dont wanna see some chicks breast in public. I get the kid needs to eat and all that but go to the car or the bathroom or do it at home before and after. I mean that is a personal thing and the whole world doesn't wanna share that intimate moment with you and your kid. lol but that's just my opinion.
Oh, you don't want to see it? Easy solution: look away.
or join a species that isn't mammalian, fer pete's sakes.0 -
I don't even understand this debate honestly. Babies need to eat. I don't eat in a bathroom and I wouldn't expect a mom to have to feed a baby in the bathroom. With that said, when I've done so, I've always been very discreet and covered as well as I could.
Ditto. :drinker:0 -
So the people that are against it just like to hear screaming babies?
As far as I can tell, there's only one person who is genuinely against it in the thread and she must sleep in a t-shirt or something so as to avoid grossing herself awake in a cold sweat each night.
LOL!
I just posted a gross picture of myself.0 -
I'm scandalized!!!!0
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So the people that are against it just like to hear screaming babies?
As far as I can tell, there's only one person who is genuinely against it in the thread and she must sleep in a t-shirt or something so as to avoid grossing herself awake in a cold sweat each night.
LOL!
I just posted a gross picture of myself.
hehe. Groooooooooooossssssssssss! I was trying to eat and here you are all DISCREET -n-shizznit!0 -
No. Please educate yourself.no its disgusting. i dont wanna see some chicks breast in public. I get the kid needs to eat and all that but go to the car or the bathroom or do it at home before and after. I mean that is a personal thing and the whole world doesn't wanna share that intimate moment with you and your kid. lol Plus you can breastfeed at home and just give the child baby formula in public. Cuz it's very distracting and people are going to stare whether you cover or not. but that's just my opinion.0
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People need to get over it. It is how we as a species evolved.. It is how other species raise their young. It is part of the natural world and the human condition. Please be discrete; otherwise go for it.0
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So the people that are against it just like to hear screaming babies?
As far as I can tell, there's only one person who is genuinely against it in the thread and she must sleep in a t-shirt or something so as to avoid grossing herself awake in a cold sweat each night.
LOL!
I just posted a gross picture of myself.
STAHP with the grossness. Thanks a lot, my eyes are bleeding now.0 -
So the people that are against it just like to hear screaming babies?
As far as I can tell, there's only one person who is genuinely against it in the thread and she must sleep in a t-shirt or something so as to avoid grossing herself awake in a cold sweat each night.
LOL!
I just posted a gross picture of myself.
I can't believe that pic doesn't violate one of the plethora of rules this forum has enacted.0 -
Babies need to eat too. If someone gets offended by a woman whipping out her boob to feed her child, then the problem lies with that person, not the nursing mom.0
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Is it just me or is all this milk talk making you hungry!?
Guess it is just me.0 -
no its disgusting. i dont wanna see some chicks breast in public. I get the kid needs to eat and all that but go to the car or the bathroom or do it at home before and after. I mean that is a personal thing and the whole world doesn't wanna share that intimate moment with you and your kid. lol but that's just my opinion.
Oh, you don't want to see it? Easy solution: look away.
or join a species that isn't mammalian, fer pete's sakes.
The avian way of feeding its young is so much more disgusting, regurgitating food in to the young's mouth.0 -
no its disgusting. i dont wanna see some chicks breast in public. I get the kid needs to eat and all that but go to the car or the bathroom or do it at home before and after. I mean that is a personal thing and the whole world doesn't wanna share that intimate moment with you and your kid. lol but that's just my opinion.
Oh, you don't want to see it? Easy solution: look away.
or join a species that isn't mammalian, fer pete's sakes.
The avian way of feeding its young is so much more disgusting, regurgitating food in to the young's mouth.
I heard that Alicia Silverstone does both.0 -
The avian way of feeding its young is so much more disgusting, regurgitating food in to the young's mouth.no its disgusting. i dont wanna see some chicks breast in public. I get the kid needs to eat and all that but go to the car or the bathroom or do it at home before and after. I mean that is a personal thing and the whole world doesn't wanna share that intimate moment with you and your kid. lol but that's just my opinion.
Oh, you don't want to see it? Easy solution: look away.
or join a species that isn't mammalian, fer pete's sakes.
If and when I have children, that will be the way I feed them. Wouldn't want to offend anybody by whipping out my boobs, now would I?0 -
i think it is fine as long as they are discreet about it0
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The avian way of feeding its young is so much more disgusting, regurgitating food in to the young's mouth.no its disgusting. i dont wanna see some chicks breast in public. I get the kid needs to eat and all that but go to the car or the bathroom or do it at home before and after. I mean that is a personal thing and the whole world doesn't wanna share that intimate moment with you and your kid. lol but that's just my opinion.
Oh, you don't want to see it? Easy solution: look away.
or join a species that isn't mammalian, fer pete's sakes.
If and when I have children, that will be the way I feed them. Wouldn't want to offend anybody by whipping out my boobs, now would I?
I might want to see that once just for the novelty factor.0 -
I fed my kids wherever we happened to be eating. I eat dinner at a dinner table, and so did my children. Covers were completely useless because my kids both hated their heads covered while they ate. I wore a tank top under my blouse, lifted the blouse while keeping the tank in place, and the only part that was even visible for a millisecond was the part the baby was using to eat.
Just because you breast feed a baby doesn't mean your boob is flying all around in public. There's usually a giant baby head blocking everything worth seeing. Frankly, it's almost impossible to get a peep show.0 -
Is it just me or is all this milk talk making you hungry!?
Guess it is just me.
haha. It's cool, TrueRay.
And the word milk makes me go straight to coffee.
because for me, everything revolves around coffee..
and yes, I did put my breastmilk in my coffee 0 -
Just in case there are young people here lurking who are genuinely open to understanding how this works, let's talk seriously about it for a minute:
Breasts produce milk based upon how much a child suckles. If a mother feeds a baby formula, her breasts will produce less milk in the future based upon the lack of demand, leading to a need to supplement with more formula. This doesn't mean the occasional bottle when a mom is out on a rare date night is going to mean that breastfeeding is over forever, but it's not a good idea as a general policy, unless you are trying to ween.
With very young babies, bottles can sometimes cause "nipple confusion," the baby adjusts to the easier flow of a synthetic nipple and has a difficult time latching on and nursing properly. When babies are first born they need to learn to latch onto a nipple and nurse, this can be a more complicated process than you might imagine.
Pumping is a great option for breastfeeding women who work outside of the house, if it works for them. Pumping does not work for all women, however (did not work for me, at all), the equipment is expensive, the same concerns about nipple confusion apply, and you are still missing nursing sessions which throws the milk production schedule out of whack.
Also, babies who are exclusively or almost exclusively breastfed may freak mightily when unexpectedly offered a bottle in public, which is a lot more disturbing than a quiet nurse.
For all of the above reasons, "just give the baby a bottle" is not a great option for a breastfeeding mom when she is out in public, when the simplest, most economical and healthiest solution is really obvious and only requires that the rest of the world mind its own business.0 -
no its disgusting. i dont wanna see some chicks breast in public. I get the kid needs to eat and all that but go to the car or the bathroom or do it at home before and after. I mean that is a personal thing and the whole world doesn't wanna share that intimate moment with you and your kid. lol Plus you can breastfeed at home and just give the child baby formula in public or you can do the breast pump at home and bring that with for later and warm it under the sink at the store or restaurant or where ever. Cuz it's very distracting and people are going to stare whether you cover or not. but that's just my opinion.
So what you are saying is that you eat your own food in your car and bathroom, and you enjoy the sounds of upset, hungry infants crying? What an annoying, unsanitary hassle laced with female body loathing. "lol"0 -
I fed my kids wherever we happened to be eating. I eat dinner at a dinner table, and so did my children. Covers were completely useless because my kids both hated their heads covered while they ate. I wore a tank top under my blouse, lifted the blouse while keeping the tank in place, and the only part that was even visible for a millisecond was the part the baby was using to eat.
Just because you breast feed a baby doesn't mean your boob is flying all around in public. There's usually a giant baby head blocking everything worth seeing. Frankly, it's almost impossible to get a peep show.
That's the problem we want the peep show!!!!!0 -
Is it just me or is all this milk talk making you hungry!?
Guess it is just me.
haha. It's cool, TrueRay.
And the word milk makes me go straight to coffee.
because for me, everything revolves around coffee..
and yes, I did put my breastmilk in my coffee
Speaking of coffee, I heard breast milk taste like puke. I definitely need to sample it for myself with my future wife ahaha. Purely for scientific purposes only.0
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