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It really riles me that anyone objects to public breastfeeding. Discreet, indescreet, I DON'T CARE.
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do you think anyone who does it indescreetly (and i've seen a few who are really indiscreet about it) do it as a sort of exhibitionism? would it bug you if they did?
[ Reply | Options ]np-no and no. Do you *really* think a pp nursing mom is thinking, "hey, my nursing knockers look *HOT* and I want the whole world to see them, dammit!"? For real--they are feeding their kid.
[ Reply | Options ]nnp: I am 100% behind breastfeeding being publicly protected/acceptable. BUT I think to deny that there is ever motivation behind breastfeeding other than just feeding is naive.
[ Reply | Options ]My darling sister often trumpets her motivation to reduce the likelihood of ear infections and other illnesses, and to provide both herself and her daughters with the prophylaxis against breast cancer that is shown in studies. I'm convinced that all of that is just a cover for her nefarious, filthy dirty desire to feed her children!!
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I don't object to it, but I do think that there are levels of appropriateness. A colleague's wife came into my husband's office the other week and while sitting there office she just started nursing. I find that a bit surprising.
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I personally think that it is fine to bf anywhere. You shouldn't have to feel like a second class citizen
[ Reply | Options ]I don't think it makes anyone feel like a second class citizen to excuse yourself from a public situation (meeting, dinner, etc) and go to another, more private place to bf. And yes, I EBF my 3 children.
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Breastfeeding in public is like going to the bathroom in public. It's a natural, necessary thing, but it requires you to partially disrobe and expose your "naughty bits". I'm not saying breastfeeding mothers should go to the bathroom, but there should be a designated area, something in the same light as a smoking area for example.
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Fun fact: There are people with "Adult breast-feeding" or "Lactation" fetishes in the world. Secondary fun fact: I'm one of them. Oddly enough, though, I don't find breastfeeding children in public to be hot. It's probably because I'm not the kind of guy to find women with large stomachs because of childbirth hot. Really, a mother should feel free to breastfeed their child despite these painful truths of the world. But the father should be raging all over anyone staring anyways, shouldn't he?
[ Reply | Options ]It really riles me that anyone objects to public maturbation. Discreet, indiscreet, I DON'T CARE.
[ Reply | Options ]you people sound just like nudists. i've listened to nudists saying the same exact things you are saying in defense of nudism that you are saying in defense of breastfeeding. the simply fact of life is that there are pedophiles out there and a couple of you may be one of them, even if a few of you are too innocent and naive to tell the difference. there is a certain level of appropriateness and you cross it when you breastfeed in public. I masturbate because it releases my aggression. it's perfectly natural, and I have no problems doing it. It's not about pleasure, it's about releasing the stuff that gives me cancer before it stays in there so long I get cancer. By your rules, I should be allowed to masturbate anywhere I like, even if it is in a bathroom or in an alleyway. You need to take a good hard look at yourself and listen to the things you are saying because you guys sound absolutely ridiculous. public breastfeeding is immoral, the end.
[ Reply | Options ]Hahaha, since when does lack of masturbation give you cancer? Seriously, I have NEVER heard that happen. I mean, I've heard of masturbation making hair grow on your palms, but a LACK of it giving cancer?! I'd feel deeply sorry for any religious person if that were true. Masturbation creates no benefit to anything or anyone but the one doing it. (Unless, of course, they were in the desert with someone who has a cum-drinking fetish or something) You can't really compare it to breastfeeding because it is feeding a child what comes naturally. http://www.breastfeeding.com/all_about/all_about_more.html
[ Reply | Options ]it's true that ejaculating helps to prevent prostate cancer in men; however, drawing a parallel between masturbating in public and breastfeeding in public is specious beyond reason; same with nudism. We are talking about a basic biological need here--that of an infant to eat when she is hungry--which cannot be applied to either other situation. Idiot.
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UrbanBaby Asks...
When I ride in a taxi cab with my DC I:
- Use a carseat
- Buckle him/her in his/her own seat
- Hold him/her on my lap
- I'd never ride in a taxi with my DC, it's much too dangerous!
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