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Twister wrote:Don't like it don't look, simple
Twister wrote:
Please don't compare breastfeeding to urinating in public, whilst they are both natural acts they are not comparable at all. One is providing nutrition and comfort, the other is excreting a human waste product. There isn't a puddle of milk left behind when a mother finishes feeding their child. I don't think there is any need for a woman to 'cover up' when there are plenty of other ways to breastfeed discretely (unless of course using a cover is what the mother feels comfortable doing), there are nursing tops you can buy as well as other methods to ensure you expose as little as possible. If you click the article you will see that the mother in question is also being discreet without the use of a cover. It is possible.
Twister wrote:How is pissing into someone's mouth nutritional and comforting?
Twister wrote:How is pissing into someone's mouth nutritional and comforting?
Twister wrote:Aky, I understand what you're saying. Believe me I always felt awkward feeding in public because I was worried about making other people feel awkward, but I know my rights and when it came down to it I wasn't flashing it in anyone's face and I wasn't hurting anyone. Tbh I just wanted to get it over with most of the time and carry on with what ever it was I was doing for fear of getting dirty looks and comments (which I was fortunate enough to avoid, either that or I just didn't notice).
Re: the ladies toilet's comment, put it this way: would you eat a meal in a public toilet? I'm guessing not, so why should a baby be expected to eat in one?
Twister wrote:I guess because to a baby, breastmilk IS their meal, before weaning onto solids it's literally their only source of nutrition. You're right the baby most likely doesn't care, but feeding in a toilet without having to actually sit on something is mighty awkward. If you have a big baby (or even an average sized baby) or a fidgety baby it can be difficult to breastfeed whilst standing up or leaning on something. I know I couldn't have done it without almost dropping her and my baby is petite!
Twister wrote::lol I guess Porkchop.
At the end of the day if a baby is hungry it needs feeding, if i'm eating a meal in a restaurant i'm not going to leave my meal or make the baby wait (which would cause even more of a stir because it would be screaming) when I can easily feed it right there and then (discreetly, by the way). It's perfectly legal to do so and in the UK it's classed as sex discrimination to treat a woman unfavourably because they are breastfeeding, by law an establishment isn't allowed to refuse a service or ask someone to leave because they are breastfeeding (this includes restaurants). I don't agree with these women who make a point of making a song and dance about it but at the same time I do believe they are the minority, most bfing mothers just want to be able to feed their hungry baby without making a scene or drawing attention to themselves. Which is what the woman in the article was doing until some ignorant pratt took a photo and plastered it on the internet for the sole purpose of ridiculing her.
I'm guessing you wouldn't say it's unacceptable to bottle feed a baby in a restaurant? Breastfeeding serves the exact same purpose does it not? It's just food.
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