Should mums have a legal right to breastfeed in public?
 

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a mothers milk is alot healthier then the powdered stuff, i disagree with your statement on this issue........

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That's fairly typical of your attitude, what if the mother and child are out somewhere for the day? Somewhere for example where there is nowhere "out of the public eye", should the baby starve? Should the mother give up any thoughts of a social life because people like you can't deal with it? I think the answer is no.

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Well try telling a starving baby that he/she has to wait until you can take them home! :rolleyes:
That would also be like condemning breatfeeding mothers to staying at home - not very practical at all. Personally I don't think there's a problem with it - just as long as it's done discreetly - I never had any problems - after all it's what breasts were designed for, not to be ogled at on page 3! :eek:

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Really :eek:

Sorry SDA - but restricting it to "home" is just a plain daft idea.

oh, and despite it being on 5 live - I think this is more a lifestyle question - moved.

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I think there should be the right for babies to be breast fed in public, perhaps the people who don't like it should stay at home? ;)

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Exactly, or they could just not look. Notice how SDAL edited his posted to remove the bit about them staying at home, good job it was quoted ;)

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I can't believe people still argue over this issue. Yes its acceptable, The only reason some people dont like it is because Breasts are seen as sexual objects, but if anyone actually finds a woman breast feeding sexually stimulating then they are a very sick puppy indeed

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I heard about a woman breast feeding while at an outside cafe, she had her child under her top so nothing was visible, but you could tell what she was doing.
The cafe owner came out and threw a bucket of water over her and told her to clear off.
If I had been there I think I'd have decked him and I'm not a violent person!

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:tu:

Nicely put Bifta.

Clever edit by SDAL.

Perhaps he should think about his posts and engage the brain before typing.

Backtracking faster than an Italian.

To me the as some have said the Baby should be fed when they need to be fed.

As Chim said trying telling the baby to wait till you get home :rolleyes:

Mothers milk is there for a reason.

:D

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And I'd have helped you, do you think he knows that he could have given the child pneumonia (spelling?) by doing that??
I think I lose more braincells drinking a pint than some people have in total.

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Nobody is forced to look at anything, if you dont like it you dont look at it plain and simple.

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Who is forcing people to look?

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Well I can't recall ever seeing a breatfeeding mum flaunting herself in public - perhaps you are a little over-sensitive SDA?? And I'm sure you wouldn't suggest a bottle feeding mum should secrete herself away in a corner - so why should a mother who is only doing what nature intended?

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Visions of mothers throwing their tops off in the high street, bouncing their boobies and shouting "coo-eee look at me breast feed"

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but you don't have to look and breastfeeding is the most natural thing in the world. Probably would find that the ones protesting loudly about it are the top shelf browsers :rolleyes:

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well yes thay are if it's in a restaurant and you are half way Through a meal
and oh the feeding is takeing Place in the line of sight

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or top selfish J Arthur Rankers

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But breast feeding that baby is just as natural as you eating that meal, just coz you find it disgusting (And for some reason unknown cant stop looking at it, line of sight or not) doesnt mean she should stop, it means you should maybe try and get your head together and not look if it bothers you.

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You mean if the woman you're sitting at the table with pops it out and starts feeding? :confused:

Don't know about anyone else, but when I'm out dining, I generally concentrate on the food I'm eating or the person I'm with.

SDA, what exactly do you object to it?
Is it the breast?
The feeding?

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The Baby is "eating". The only difference is the source of it's food. Why is breast feeding offensive? It's natural. There are plenty more offensive things we see on the streets day to day.

You sound like you are fantasising. :D

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Sure, it is a free world. Of course, it would be just courteous if a woman decides to go to a washroom or somewhere isolated to do so, but that is up to the individual. I don't see how I have a right, moral or otherwise, to tell a woman she can't feed her baby the way God intended for her to feed him.

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I am not a Freudian expert, but is there not a link to early withheld contact and natural maternal bonding, leading to excessively repressed, bigotted, foolish, and immature behaviour in later life?

Mod Edit: personal reference removed - please keep to the subject Nikko and not get personal.

Edit - oops sorry

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Some things should be kept hidden away from public and ignored as much as possible but I don't think that mothers should feel embarassed to feed their children in plain view if it is necessary.
There is no reason to think that anyone that may be embarassed or unsettled by this practice cannot turn and look away. I can think of a number of things that people do in public that I wish they wouldn't. Pick their nose, scratch their crotch/ a@se etc.
If SDAL can stand up and declare (hand on heart) that he does nothing in public that might upset, embarass or disgust others then I shall take my hat off to him ;)

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noooo - we'll be blinded ;)

living 'abroad' during my early years, might effect my opinon, but the sight of breastfeeding was too commonplace, to be 'noticed', then - and I don't see it as being any different, here, now. :)

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without wishing to take this out of context, and just to clear things up before hand... i do not mean that breastfeeding is 'sexually gratifying in anyway in watching.....so here is my comment...

and whats wrong with that, if your a red blooded male (judging by the girls you lust after thread) you dont mind a bit of cleavige do you ?

so what is exactly wrong with it ?

im sure the mothers are adequately covered up anyway,........


why ? certain members of the public cannot choose where they are going to breastfeed, how about if the women was on a bus its a long journey the child needs a feed you would rather let the baby scream and shout then let it get its food ?



and why are men so insecure about the issue, its natural, some people need to stop trying to be 'PC' about everything :rolleyes:

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Well said Gaz, if people were to accept it so that mothers felt at ease to breastfeed in public then it would become a common occurance. Once that happens it would just be background clutter that people would ignore instead of gawping or getting upset.
How many of us live by busy roads but don't even notice the noise of the cars anymore? We adjust to our enviroments if we allow ourselves to.

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i think some people need to 'mind there own' and let people do what they want, in this case im firmly backing mothers, i believe there is no 'valid' reason to restrict or to change anyones want to feed there baby in this manner, when will people....... :mad:

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My sister breastfed both her babies and I can imagine the scene if someone had told her not to cos they were offended :Sprint: Has SDA answered Xaccers question yet btw ???

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Yeah, same could be said for my sister, except I think there would have been more violence :eek:

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the feeding

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Why?

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i believe it should be a legal right for women with children to boot a man in the ca-hones if they reject breastfeeding in public such as the 'bucket over water incident' :D :pp :erm: ;)

wtf :confused: why ? is it because you are insecure at the look of it ?

might i add that is your problem if it is the case ?

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My sister told her boss to stick his job up his ****ing arse (on 2 seperate occasions, different jobs :eek: ) so god knows what she would be capable of if someone has said anything about breastfeeding to her. I have two healthy content nephews and the only reason she stopped was when they developed teeth :D :D

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Sorry SDA but would you want to eat your food in a stinky, smells of pee and god knows what else kind of place :sick: Leave the poor babies and mothers in peace to get on with it and stop ogling like you've never seen a breast before

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My sister had to stop after only a few weeks due to some serious pain she was having, I never knew that women have mini-contractions while breast feeding until my sister had her baby. Im sure though if it wasnt for the pain she would have carried on (She was adament anyway but in the end stopped for her own mental benefit as it was starting to cause mental stress). :(
My sister has done far worse than telling her boss to stick his job etc, though this is a family forum so I cant share the details here :D
lets just say I have suffered my sisters wrath before and I wouldnt wish it on anybody :eek:

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If every diner in the restaurant including nursing infants had to go to the bog to eat, then all the eateries would be a small counter at which to order, and all the loos would be huge and full of people slurping and munching in private.

Edit - looks like Debs already said it better

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why dont you eat your dinner in the toilette and tell me what you think of it in there??
and why isnt it suitable for a public place?? afterall the baby is only having lunch.

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are you serious ?, i have never seen so much ignorance and disrespect for mothers, its not easy for them you know, carry it for 9 months, then feed it and do much of the looking after :shocked:

but yes everyone else has said what i was going to say about you eating your food........ :D

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it would only take 5 minutes or so to do any how the standard of loos has gone
way up in the past 5 years

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5 mins ? its not like an adult and can gulp a glass full down in a few mins, i think it takes longer then that :erm:

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I would love to see any child be fed in 5 minutes, sometimes the babe won't latch on or is really hungry and feeds for ages. If you were bottle feeding a baby SDA would you want to go and sit in the gents toilets and do it :erm:

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Would you seriously feed your baby in a toilet?

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I wouldn't want to feed a baby in any of the public loos I know of. However clean it is, you are still feeding a baby where somebody might have taken a crap in the last few minutes.

What is the problem with breastfeeding in public? You don't object to the breast, so the feeding is obviously the problem. Why is breastfeeding a baby any more offensive than somebody drinking a canned drink, or eating a sandwich in public?

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Get a grip SDA - would you eat your dinner in the toilet ?

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I find watching the act of someone else eating, seeing all the food being chomped up while they are waffling to someone else a lot more distasteful than watching some woman egt her boobie out & feed her baby.

Go into the toilet indeed... Do you go into the toilets to pick your nose? Thats distasteful to watch too, yet that itself is a natural act.

I take it that you have not got a baby then....

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Probably ;)

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SDA i find this comment and indeed this whole thread laughable, especially started by someone who claims to have a child themselves. Anyone who has spent time with a baby knows that it takes longer than five minutes for the child to stop suckling.....be on the breast or on a teet.

as for your comment about taking the child to the toilets to be breastfeed....i think that is a disgusting thing to say.......and your counter claim that toilets are cleaner this days. absolute nonesense..... toilets contain germs.... it is not healthy for a child to be feed in a toilet...... it is however good for a child to be breast feed.... as someone has rightly said, breasts are not meant to be a sexual toy,(although they are used as such at times) they are meant to feed babies...... and children who are breastfeed (some claim) have a healthier immune system and a healthier bond with their mother.

when i, eventually, have a child, i will breastfeed it (god willing) and i will do it in public if the child is hungry.... i will not flaunt it, but i will also not be shoved into some corner to do it

found this article about the benefits of breast feeding your child http://http://www.nctpregnancyandbab...asp?article=85
clearly it shows that breast feeding is good for the child, and as someone has already pointed out you can't stay stuck in doors (which is unhealthy for mother and child)

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We have had mothers breast-feed in our church on the front row.. no-one batted an eye-lid and there is no reason to either.
Personally I think it's a beautiful thing mainly because I like babies anyway.

Breast feeding in public is no problem, there are many ways of making it discreet even if in a busy area. I think Mum's should have the freedom to be proud of their maternal instincts.

This leads nicely on to something I DO think should be stamped on.. spitting (which is actually illegal, *take note scruffy teenagers). Although mainly confined to our chav population, I find it totally revolting and I'm glad that my brother-in-law (a copper) tell's people to clean it up if he see's them do it.

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it is a beautiful and natural thing....
and you are quite right their are worse things that people do in public.... spitting is awful

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I wouldn't describe breast feeding as beautiful but it certainly is neccessary for some - my daughter simply refuses to take any milk other than her mothers' - if we were out and she needed a feed the of course Alyssa's mum will do it.

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Well that's fine, as long as you agree to eat your lunch somewhere secluded too. In fact the way a lot of people eat their lunch makes a baby breastfeeding look positively angelic.

What I don't understand is why you think this. It is one of the most natural things in the world, and no-one is forcing you to look at it.

And you'd want to have your lunch in the gents would you?

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My two penneth...

I wouldn;t personally breastfeed my child in public (I wouldn't feel too comfortable doing it myself), I'd think about expressing milk etc...

However, hats off to any mother that wants to, and is comfortable doing it!

Anyone who takes 'offence' to this kind of thing is a complete and utter ignoramus.. :)

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Personally I am far more offended by obese people eating in front of me - puts me right off my food.

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http://www.breastfeeding.com/advocac...finpublic.html

http://www.thebestfedbaby.com/breast...le.asp?A_ID=45

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*can of worms.. open and wriggling ;)

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Sorry, but 'do it in the toilet, it only takes 5 mins' is not an 'adult' opinion. It's ignorant and incredibly misinformed.... :rolleyes:

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SDA, you're forgetting one of the most important principle's of democracy... majority rule. Your issue's with public breast feeding are certainly in the minority on these forums, therefore you're going to be frustrated if you expect anything other than the responses you've got already.
Dismissing the valid, considered and polite arguements put to you so far, is what I would call a non-"adult discussion".
You got it, and you obviously can't deal with it.

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SDA do you know the root of your distaste for seeing breast feeding ?
Was there something in your childhood that caused it?
I, for instance, can't stand being near plasters. This stems from and accident I had at 18months where I had to have a large plaster on my chin.

A friend of mine breast fed her kids till they were 6 (not sure if she expressed or not ;) ) and they have the strongest, most perfect teeth I have ever seen.

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1) No-one is asking you to ogle a breast feeding mother, look the other way ffs.

2) If you want an adult conversation then acting like one would be a good start.

3) Just a tip, if you want your arguments to hold a little more weight then perhaps using a spellchecker for such simple words as "natural" would probably give the impression you knew what you were talking about.

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Whoa ... hang on a minute ... you started this thread as a vote .... you are now receiving comments and votes based on peoples opinions, in a public forum.
... and because they differ from your point of view, you say there's no discussion .... Hmmm.

Breast Feeding in public is a personal choice of the mother, some feel totally at ease, some are a bit more self concious.
Please explain to me who are we as individuals to decide for a mother what's best for her baby.

You say you object to the "Feeding" aspect of breastfeeding, but don't say why or how it offends you. The only person I can see here not really contributing, is yourself SDA. You created this thread, and have posted nothing to really support your argument, and then complain that there isn't a discussion ....

It's your thread ... If you want it closed, just request it, but don't complain about things just because they don't go your way ....

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Grrrrrrrr!

Incognitas.A FORMER BREASTFEEDING MOTHER.

SDA can stay at home! :fit:

Now I've cooled down.

I was hearing this rubbish 21 years ago when my beautiful bonny daughter was born(guess who's 21 this week?).Guess some folk just can't get their minds out of the gutter when it comes to the human body.For your information SDA human breasts were developed as a survival trait to allow mammals to feed their children not for lustful,thoughtless fools to ogle and slather over.

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i think it is absolutely ludicrous you saying that this is not an adult discussion ( a very UDT thing to claim) since we are discussing this in an adult fashion, what you really mean by this claim is that people are not agreeing with you...... if anyone is being somewhat childish in this discussion it is you. For crying out loud, claiming a mother should breast feed in a public toilet.
futhermore, your suggestion of expressing some milk and putting it into a bottle to feed the baby in public, again i would disagree with you on this.... a baby who is used to suckling on a nipple could possible find it difficult to suckle on a teet... they are obviously made up different. I know my brother (my mother breast feed us all) would not take to a teet at all, because it obviously felt unnatural to him. Also, why should a mother fork out for bottles, steralising equipment etc, just because certain people like yourself feel uncomfortably seeing a women breastfeeding.
to my knowledge women who breast feed in public, in most cases, do not plonk their breasts out for all to see, they do it discreetly. I ask you SDA what is your real problem with this? and if you can not answer it in a adultly fashion and actually answer the question then don't bother answering me at all.

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Not too sure about that though... :erm:

Feeding a six year old from the breast (or bottle)????? :disturbd:

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Good for mother, good for kid.

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I think an adult discussion would be fine, but maybe it would help if you set out exactly why you think breatfeeding in public is so offensive to you.

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In what way? Indulgent is the best I can think of.....

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So what about babies like my daughter who simply refuses to take a bottle?

What would you suggest her mum do - never go out?

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SDAL, I think you are a troll. I say this because I do not believe that any adult expressing an honestly-held opinion could possibly produce such a quantity of inane drivel as you have posted in this thread. I have an opinion on this issue - mrs towny b/fed our son until he was 17 months old, stopping only three months ago. However I do not propose to feed your troll fetish by discussing it with you.

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Let's not get too :notopic: or we will get pruned. ;)


Incog.

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oh please look to the left now would i have 3 pips if i was a troll ah nop
:)

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