Chances are, it's because your being discrete about it? I don't think anyone has said discrete feeding is a problem. It's the mothers who are NOT discrete that people have issues with.

Way to completely ignore the point.

I'm just curious, are those bad for children? I don't have children, nor am I feeding any children these things, but I am just curious why those specific things were brought up.

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There was a discussion previously about a vegan couple who fed their child soy milk and apple juice; the child died at 6 weeks of age, weighing 3.5 lbs.
The defense was ignorance, and they were found guilty of the child's murder.

Wow... how tragic, I think I did hear about that actually.

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Quite an interesting thread really.


oh, and once a child is older, in toddler years, soy milk and apple juice are okay...but as the sole sustenance for an infant, no, that's not sufficient.

THANK YOU. I'm glad I'm not alone in this. I chose not to do it, and other mothers (usually ones I DON'T EVEN KNOW who'd see a BOTTLE in my diaper bag) would get all preachy at me. And if they were tactful enough not to say anything, the looks they gave me made up for it.

It's just so goddamned stupid. How I feed my own kid is none of their business, and formula =/= bad parenting. People need to calm the hell down.

People attitude towards breasts is funny in the US. In Europe you can go to the beach topless and not shock people. This is a comment related to Greekchick's post where she said that society hasn't accepted people showing their body parts.

I am not a mother yet and i was only breastfed for a few months when i was a baby ( i believe until i was 6mos old) but i plan to breastfeed and quite honestly i will not hesitate to d it in public. People need to realise that it's a natural thing and there is nothing sexual about it.

Anyway, the breast primary function is not sexual. We sexualised it.

I am a Lacatation consultant at a very large hospital, and your commnets are nothing new to me. I commend those who have adapted the attitude of, "I will feed my infant wherever I want to, regardless of who I offend." If you are offended at the sight of an infant eating in the way God itended him/her to do so, you are the one with the problem. If the mother chooses to use a blanket and be more discreet, fine, but if she chooses not too, that is fine as well. I am amazed that we are living in a society where sex is EVERYWHERE, but we are still caught up over public breastfeeding. Are we feaking puritans or what??

And to those of you who have chosen not to breastfeed, I am sorry that some have made you feel inferior due to your choice. I think that attitude can only serve to turn more people away. I am a die-hard promoter of breastfeeding, not only because I am a lacatation consulant, but more so beacause I am a healthcare professional. There is no getting around the fact that breastfeeding will always be the best and most healthiest form of infant nutrition. I personally could never deny my child that regardless of whatever selfish excuses I can come up with. Nevertheless, I am in no position to criticize anyone who chooses to bottle feed. In fact, so long as you are making an informed decision and are aware of the options availible to you, I really don't even care what you choose to do. My job, as I see it, it to be an educator. What you choose to do with the information that I share is your decision.

So the majority here agrees with breastfeeding while purchasing makeup at a counter somewhere, or while getting an eye demonstration done. During an appointment, you would tell the MUA that you're child needs to be fed, plopping out your breast,and start feeding him/her, right in the middle of everyone that is browsing around?

Whether in Europe, or North America, I doubt you'd find yourself NOT strangely looking at the woman walking topless on the street. Oh, not only would you look, but you'd think "What the &*#$?" We shouldn't criticize people's attitudes towards breasts when the vast majority of us will strangely look at any topless woman walking in the city, , doing her shopping, at any day.
It's unfortunate that we do so, but the point here is:

Why does it suddenly become acceptable to expose your entire breast (not one third, not half, but the total package) when it involves breastfeeding?
Does the little boy riding his bike,minding his own business really care to see what your breast looks like during lactation?
Why don't we all just take our tops off and desexualize breasts? Or is that a no-no, because we aren't lactating, and really a breast is only beautiful, and only worth showcasing, during lactation?

I think people are going to do a double take- it's normal. It's just excessive staring and being a jerk about it is the problem.

I think breastfeeding while you're getting any kind of work done (hair, nails, MU demo) is wrong normally, because it's probably going to to increase the amount of time it takes for the person providing the service. You should plan around it if you can help it.

Women should be allowed to go topless wherever men are allowed to be topless, but that's another topic