To amuse myself I like to post pics on the Whoa Mumma facebook page relevant to whatever is going on in my day.
Right now, it's all about the boobs.
They're rock hard, swollen and leak.
Sexy.
But they keep the 6 day old baby occupied.
So if you follow me on FB you might have seen these pics.
Hilarious, I know
* rolls eyes *
And this one.
Which started a conversation.
I don't care if you breast feed, bottle feed or give your baby steak sandwiches from birth.
I chose to breast feed because I've been lucky and sore boobies aside, have found it easy, it's free and means I don't have to wash bottles
(washing dishes sucks).
If I have to feed in public I will.
That's the great thing about breast feeding - it's ready when you are. No having to heat up formula in a scuzzy parents room (and I've seen some shockers).
But it seems that people are still freaked out by women breast feeding in public.
Especially in restaurants and cafes etc.
Which BOGGLES my mind!
We have images of breasts rammed down our faces
PUSH THEM UP, SHOW THEM OFF
yet stick a baby's mouth on them
and they're offensive?
A comment from one reader...
is there anything wrong with pumping and putting the breast milk in a bottle, for say, when you are in public? Because I know its natural, good for the baby and mom and all..... but so is having a bowel movement......but....I don't want to SEE YOU DO THAT IN PUBLIC EITHER.
How is this
Me boobing the baby right this very minute
similar to
THIS?
(apart from my hair looking like sh*t)
Personally, I get more offended when I see a bunch of women yakking in a cafe and a little baby prop feeding itself in the corner like this.
Does the thought of flashing a little boob or seeing a baby feeding in public freak you out?
24 comments:
I LOVE seeing babies nurse in public :)
That image of that bottle holder is VERY disturbing!
Oh my GOD, they actually sell those, for babies to feed themselves!!?? YES, I am totally offended by that.
I have always breastfed in public when needed, and couldn't use a blanket, anything I tried to prop up would just fall off and I would never remember to always have one of those special capes with me. I tend to wear a singlet top underneath so no excess flesh is shown above or below and I'd rather be out there, doing it and making it more the norm than hiding away in a parents room where pooey nappies are being changed. I am so used to getting my boobs out now I have asked my husband to censor me if I am getting too flashy, as at home the babe is on off on off if I am watching telly I get a bit lazy with putting them away again!
As for your commenter, well expressing isn't always as easy as it sounds, and, errr, that kind defeats one of the bonuses of breastfeeding which you mentioned, which is ease of access, no washing up or pre preparation and no pre organisation. I can stay out with babe as long as I like, no rushing home for more bottles of pumped milk. Sheesh, I have better things to do with my time than express because I might offend *you* whilst I am out. Get over it, it's what breasts are made for!!
Thanks, vent over. Great post and gorgeous breastfeeding pic, that is the most dexcreet photo of b/f I have ver seen, you are of course one very experienced mum! Congrats on the gorgeous babe and keep on feeding!
The only thing I don't agree with in this whole post is that little comment from one of your readers that your copied and pasted.
If anyone dare to say or look funny at you give them the scary mumma "just try me" look.
I completely agree with you!. That's why wopmen have breasts - to feed their babies. I breast fed my daughter until she was 1, and did it anywhere and everywhere. If someone was offended - then they can move!. If my baby was hungry, she ate wherever we were. Good on you!.
What the hell renders some people so hideously ignorant????
Breastfeeding was hell on Earth for me, but I'm in no way offended by it.
Jealous - of the feeding and the gorgeous norks - yes, but offended? Never.
The comparison to taking a dump is actually utterly ridiculous.
Don't forget to wipe your boobs properly , will you.
:-)
That commenter clearly has no experience of breastfeeding, or babies. Who on earth would go to the pain & trouble of expressing into a bottle when there is a perfectly good boob right there? I've brestfed all 3 of my children, & have received good comments & bad for doing so in public (including at one playgroup) & honestly - who are these morons?
Stay boobing, & congrats on the beautiful baby!
xx
I have breastfed all three kids any place, any time. The first instance where I've (knowingly) had a negative response was a couple of weeks ago at the races. In a far corner away from everywhere else I was discreetly feeding at our lunch table. The only people who could see me were the people we were with and the waiters. The maitre d came up and said: "you know there is a ladies room over there?"
It was just toilet cubicles, no parents room. I just said yes and kept on feeding. What I wanted to say (and should've) was: "would you want to eat your lunch in the toilet? Oh and it's against NSW law to discriminate against breastfeeding".
About 30 seconds after this encounter a woman walked past wearing a dress that barely covered her tits and arse. That, to me, was far more offensive and showed off far more than me discreetly nourishing my baby.
Oh and to the person who likened breastfeeding to taking a dump, ummm it's feeding a baby not changing there nappy at a lunch table.
Makes my blood boil at the hypocrisy!
Stop it, they don't sell those bottle hoister things do they? Both mine booby fed for 10 months and I just used to do it anywhere, I didn't care if it offended people, that was their problem. I wasn't going to sit in a germ ridden, poo smiling toilet to feed my baby...would you sit in there and have a coffee??no! I was discret being the prude I am but far out it is hard enough!!
I breastfeed wherever and whenever my baby was hungry. Like you, it tended to be pretty discrete really - the baby's head covering most of me up anyway.
There's no way I'd eat my lunch in a toilet - why on earth should a baby!
While this stigma still exists we'll still have low rates of breastfeeding. I love seeing anyone feeding their baby - however they do it (except for that prop-up number - and the coke I saw in a baby's bottle once - not good)
when i breastfeed my baby i use a cover where ever i was. only now i would go into the parents room (if they are nice and new) to bf the baby cause she hates the cover and wants to see whats around her. its annoying when they give u the look like ooo emmm ggg you are seriously doing that here. yes i am if you dont like it then fuck off.
if we were going to a place where there was no parenting room i would feed her in the car. i dont show of my boobs in public when im not breastfeeding i like to hide mine as much as possible but i dont frown on ppl who do breastfeed in public. the baby is hungry feed it, where ever, when ever.
Boobalicious!! I fed all my babies, public, whereever, who wants a hungry crying baby when yo have your boobs RIGHT THERE!! I never thought twice about it, just did it. I never twin fed in public, oh what a circus. I actually think, if you notice a mum breastfeeding, you're looking a bit too hard, as it's normally SO discrete!! I could express, easy, but some ladies just can't so bottles aren't an option. So doing a birth story post tomorrow, boobs & all. Love Posie
Your boobs. Your baby. Feed them however and wherever you want.
Doesn't bother me.
This really makes me angry. I have seen signs around with the picture of someone crammed into a toilet cubicle saying "you don't eat you lunch in the toilet, why should my baby".
When a woman is breastfeeding boobs are no longer fun bags they are food for her child.
Yes there are parent rooms but generally they have an adjoining toilet and if they say not to keep your toothbrushes in the same room as your loo (in the bathroom), why would we feed our babies there?
Some people need to grow up, when they are breastfeeding maybe they will learn.
You are doing marvelously!
Im going to attempt to breast feed my next one, and i'm already freaking out about having my boobs hanging out all over the place. how do i pump at work???? awkward...
I had a six hour flight I took to move cross country with a 2 day old newborn. Was I about to cram myself in an airplane bathroom to feed a newborn? Germ factor aside, hell no. I used a blanket to cover myself in my window seat, and turned sideways so my back was to the aisle. In first class, where the seats afford so much more room!
The gentleman next to me asked to be moved.
Modern women may have progressed, but attitudes have not.
I really don't see how people can be offended by it! Seriously go and hang out at your local shopping centre, people have way more of their bodies on show!!
I breastfed in public and would do it again if I got pg from a wild passionate affair (hubby's fixed after 4 breastfed babies) Anyway, I don't eat in the bathroom of a cafe or restaurant so why should my 6 day old baby? unfortunately, nobody ever gave me crap for doing it, had they done so, you all would have known my name from the news stories, lol.
I'm 50 and still feeding my 4th (he is 4). Think I will just pop down the shopping centre now and give him a public feed for good measure!!!
Breats feeding is a beautiful thing! Public or private. t's not just about the ease of supply, or the nutrition. It's also about the love bonding between Mum and Bub. Pumps and bottles? Pleeeease...they just don't cut it!
Besides, most Mum's don't flash boobs around for all to see....Bub usually keeps things discreet, so what is the problem some people have?
Just thought...I'd rather see a public breast feed than a bum crack! lol
Still feeding my 2 year old now - I too will be heading out to publicly BF tomorrow. Take that world!
Seriously, shouldn't people be congratulations for breast feeding - not complained against. Bizzzarro!!
Doesn't bother me at all. It's what they (boobs) were put there for. They are, strictly speaking, utilitarian tools and not leisure time toys.
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