I never breast fed any of my 4 children in puplic, and none of them feel that they have missed out on anything. I believe that breast feeding your child is a very special and private thing between mother and child and helps them to bond, not something to be shared with strangers, as seen today in large shopping centres etc. Surely mothers know in advance before venturing out, their babies feeding needs and comply at home or in privacy. So why is so important for women to make such a Big issue out of doing it in public? We know celebrities do it the Publicity. I have my own thoughts on the reasons why and it has nothing to do with A WOMAN'S RIGHT, we already have as much if not more rights as men. Yes it is natural to and better to breast feed your child if you can, and so is giving birth natural, will we see women doing that in public in the near future? Breast feeding in public is done freely in third world countries where women's breasts are not looked upon as sexul, nor is going bare breasted in public frowned upon, where as in our society it is.
I am a 67 year old retired (midwife) and come from a long line of professional medics of both sex's and can see no reason as to why a woman feels she Must just pop it out and fed baby regardless if baby needs feeding or not. I think it is really more for the mothers benifit than the childs. A bit of "LOOK AT ME. I might be a tad old fashioned, but there is a place and a time for everything. I would'nt like to eat my food in bathrooms or shopping malls etc. with all the pollution, germs and other nasties hanging around so why would one feed thir child in such circumstances.
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I never breast fed any of my 4 children in puplic, and none of them feel that they have missed out on anything. I believe that breast feeding your child is a very special and private thing between mother and child and helps them to bond, not something to be shared with strangers, as seen today in large shopping centres etc. Surely mothers know in advance before venturing out, their babies feeding needs and comply at home or in privacy. So why is so important for women to make such a Big issue out of doing it in public? We know celebrities do it the Publicity. I have my own thoughts on the reasons why and it has nothing to do with A WOMAN'S RIGHT, we already have as much if not more rights as men. Yes it is natural to and better to breast feed your child if you can, and so is giving birth natural, will we see women doing that in public in the near future? Breast feeding in public is done freely in third world countries where women's breasts are not looked upon as sexul, nor is going bare breasted in public frowned upon, where as in our society it is.
May 12, 2011 - 3:12pmI am a 67 year old retired (midwife) and come from a long line of professional medics of both sex's and can see no reason as to why a woman feels she Must just pop it out and fed baby regardless if baby needs feeding or not. I think it is really more for the mothers benifit than the childs. A bit of "LOOK AT ME. I might be a tad old fashioned, but there is a place and a time for everything. I would'nt like to eat my food in bathrooms or shopping malls etc. with all the pollution, germs and other nasties hanging around so why would one feed thir child in such circumstances.
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