TOTALLY GEEKED!

She has a point. Breastfeeding is natural. Don't want to see it? Don't look.

I have changed my opinion on this. Feed your baby however you want. There is nothing immodest about breastfeeding, so the only reason to use a cover is if you yourself prefer it. 

The Virgin Mary. Is she immodest? Attention seeking? There are TONS of pictures of her nursing, and not a single cover to be found. 

I agree with NJN. There are incidental breastfeeders. Women who are simply going about their business and the time arises to feed the baby. And, if they can be more discreet they will but sometimes you are out and need to nurse your baby. Then, there are the Look at Me militant types trying to prove some point.

And why is the kid naked?

flan

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I really don't get the need to be running all over creation with a new baby in tow in the first place. Yes, you might need to go out, but why expose your baby to a lot of germs so soon? People are disgusting for the most part and the last thing i really want to do is nurse my baby in public.

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 I am offended!!!!!

flan

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I'm so tired of these articles. There's two kind of breastfeeding moms. One that doesn't make an event out of nursing, and the other that bares everything and dares people to say something. I have no issue with breastfeeding but if your going to take your graduation picture with your top completely down, breast totally exposed, and the baby hanging off just expect to get some grief.

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 Of course it's natural, but I don't especially care to see a strange woman's breast. And there are many times when you can't "not look."

flan

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 Why? Is someone holding your head and forcing you to look? That's just a stupid argument but only to be expected.

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Its not forcing you to look but it is uncomfortable when they flop it out there.  My dil nurses her baby and she uses a cover.  I used a cover.  

Peeing, pooping, picking your nose and sex are all natural, but I don't want to see it.

The breast in the first pic looks like it's attached to her neck!

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Peeing, pooping, picking your nose and sex are all natural, but I don't want to see it.

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 Yep.  And I also was in the "not wanting to go out" camp.  I had my groceries delivered.  Or I waited until DH was home to stay with the babies while I went out.     But I had two that needed feeding.  And I wasn't even breastfeeding.  

 

I also agree with NJN.  If women just went about their business, covered up and fed discreetly, this wouldn't be an issue.  But the militant nursers are using breastfeeding as another way to divide society.

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I could care less about seeing someone's boobs. I'm more offended by the amount of violence in our society to freak out for some ta-ta's.

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She said she couldn't not look. I call bull. Sure it may make you uncomfortable so why are you looking?

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 Really? If I'm in a restaurant and she's at the table in front of us...

If any other poster had made that statement, you would have been fine.

flan

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 Look at your food, look at your husband. Being offended by something you CHOOSE to look at is silly. No matter WHO makes the statemnt it's just not true.

I have zero problem seeing a woman breastfeeding. She could be standing right in front of me and I could still manage to not look. It's as simple as directing my gaze elsewhere - such as her face - since I have no business looking at her breasts anyway.

I will never forget FIL's reaction to seeing me breastfeeding DS when we were still in the hospital. I said it was time to feed DS and FIL promptly shooed everyone (including DH!) out of the room. Our friend G was visiting at the time too but refused to be shooed out. FIL had a fit over G not leaving but took MIL and DH down to the cafeteria for food. They came back and I was still feeding DS. FIL freaked and tried to get MIL to follow him out of the room. MIL told him it's just a boob and to shut up then took a seat. FIL literally ran from the room and stayed gone for awhile. DH, MIL, G, and I all had a good laugh.

Wow.

A few women subjugating other women with their high and mighty opinions.

It's natural. Get over it.

You have a right to not look and she has a right to feed her child. JUST DON'T LOOK. Easy peasy and then you don't have to impose your FEELINGS on someione else...sheesh it's only a boob.

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Wow.

A few women subjugating other women with their high and mighty opinions.

It's natural. Get over it.

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 So it makes some women uncomfortable.

They have the right to their feelings.

flan

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And the breast feeding mother has a right to feed her child where ever she chooses and a right not to be subjected too peoples un-approving scowls. 

Other people can keep their feelings to themselves.

Most of the time no one even notices when someone is breastfeeding.

An experienced mom knows how to do it with out drawing undesired attention.

There have been a couple times I wondered what the moms were thinking though.

One was more about wondering how the baby didn't smother.

That was the biggest boob I'd ever seen. Covered most of the baby. Hands and feet sticking out from under it like an anvil on the coyote.

Couldn't help but stare.

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flan327 wrote:

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Wow.

A few women subjugating other women with their high and mighty opinions.

It's natural. Get over it.

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 So it makes some women uncomfortable.

They have the right to their feelings.

flan

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Their feelings are ridiculous--and ridiculous feelings should be given no credence by society.  

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Totally agree...

 

So people are uncomfortable watching a mother feed her child as God intended?  Really?  Just because you have a perverted view of women's breasts, doesn't mean that people should cow-tow to your "feelings"... 

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Wow.

A few women subjugating other women with their high and mighty opinions.

It's natural. Get over it.

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 So it makes some women uncomfortable.

They have the right to their feelings.

flan

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Their feelings are ridiculous--and ridiculous feelings should be given no credence by society.  

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Totally agree...

 

So people are uncomfortable watching a mother feed her child as God intended?  Really?  Just because you have a perverted view of women's breasts, doesn't mean that people should cow-tow to your "feelings"... 

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 Excuse me?!

I think a lot of it depends on how you were raised. My mother & aunt both bottle fed.

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No it doesn't.  I was bottle fed, so was my sister.  And my cousins.  Yet, as an adult, I have come to know that nursing is the absolute most natural thing a mother can do for her child.  You have a problem with breasts.  You better not go to a third world country.  You might die of shock, seeing all those uncovered breasts... 

flan327 wrote:

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flan327 wrote:

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Wow.

A few women subjugating other women with their high and mighty opinions.

It's natural. Get over it.

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 So it makes some women uncomfortable.

They have the right to their feelings.

flan

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Their feelings are ridiculous--and ridiculous feelings should be given no credence by society.  

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Totally agree...

 

So people are uncomfortable watching a mother feed her child as God intended?  Really?  Just because you have a perverted view of women's breasts, doesn't mean that people should cow-tow to your "feelings"... 

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 Excuse me?!

I think a lot of it depends on how you were raised. My mother & aunt both bottle fed.

flan

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 What does being bottle feed have to do with anything? We are adults now, long past being infants ourselves. And who remembers that stuff anyway?

Doesn't matter what mom and auntie did way back when. This is today and we are adults.

Still love you.

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She said she couldn't not look. I call bull. Sure it may make you uncomfortable so why are you looking?

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 Really? If I'm in a restaurant and she's at the table in front of us...

If any other poster had made that statement, you would have been fine.

flan

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 Look at your food, look at your husband. Being offended by something you CHOOSE to look at is silly. No matter WHO makes the statemnt it's just not true.

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It is hard avoiding it if it is in your face.  I've tried to avoid looking at a guys butt crack in a café but it was real hard since he was sitting in front of my table and there was no where else to sit.  I've nursed in public but used a cover.  It is just common courtesy and it doesn't take to much effort.

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 OF COURSE IT IS!

Butt cracks, or guys with beer bellies & a too-small T-shirt, gals wearing clothes 3 sizes too small...

I breastfed both my boys & frankly, I didn't want strangers looking at my b00bs.

flan

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 People look.  Right or wrong.  That 20 something girl in the mall with shorts that barely cover her arse and a t-shirt that shows everything?  People look.  Guys with anything hanging out.  Yep, people notice.  I think it's really naive to say you shouldn't notice.

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Tinydancer wrote:

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She said she couldn't not look. I call bull. Sure it may make you uncomfortable so why are you looking?

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 Really? If I'm in a restaurant and she's at the table in front of us...

If any other poster had made that statement, you would have been fine.

flan

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 Look at your food, look at your husband. Being offended by something you CHOOSE to look at is silly. No matter WHO makes the statemnt it's just not true.

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It is hard avoiding it if it is in your face.  I've tried to avoid looking at a guys butt crack in a café but it was real hard since he was sitting in front of my table and there was no where else to sit.  I've nursed in public but used a cover.  It is just common courtesy and it doesn't take to much effort.

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 OF COURSE IT IS!

Butt cracks, or guys with beer bellies & a too-small T-shirt, gals wearing clothes 3 sizes too small...

I breastfed both my boys & frankly, I didn't want strangers looking at my b00bs.

flan

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 People look.  Right or wrong.  That 20 something girl in the mall with shorts that barely cover her arse and a t-shirt that shows everything?  People look.  Guys with anything hanging out.  Yep, people notice.  I think it's really naive to say you shouldn't notice.

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 Another person with common sense.

flan

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Lindley wrote:

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She said she couldn't not look. I call bull. Sure it may make you uncomfortable so why are you looking?

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 Really? If I'm in a restaurant and she's at the table in front of us...

If any other poster had made that statement, you would have been fine.

flan

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 Look at your food, look at your husband. Being offended by something you CHOOSE to look at is silly. No matter WHO makes the statemnt it's just not true.

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It is hard avoiding it if it is in your face.  I've tried to avoid looking at a guys butt crack in a café but it was real hard since he was sitting in front of my table and there was no where else to sit.  I've nursed in public but used a cover.  It is just common courtesy and it doesn't take to much effort.

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 OF COURSE IT IS!

Butt cracks, or guys with beer bellies & a too-small T-shirt, gals wearing clothes 3 sizes too small...

I breastfed both my boys & frankly, I didn't want strangers looking at my b00bs.

flan

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 There is nothing wrong with not wanting strangers looking at YOUR b0oB's. But, you can't make that decision for someone else.

This is not about strangers feelings, it's about a mother's rights.

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She said she couldn't not look. I call bull. Sure it may make you uncomfortable so why are you looking?

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 Really? If I'm in a restaurant and she's at the table in front of us...

If any other poster had made that statement, you would have been fine.

flan

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 Look at your food, look at your husband. Being offended by something you CHOOSE to look at is silly. No matter WHO makes the statemnt it's just not true.

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It is hard avoiding it if it is in your face.  I've tried to avoid looking at a guys butt crack in a café but it was real hard since he was sitting in front of my table and there was no where else to sit.  I've nursed in public but used a cover.  It is just common courtesy and it doesn't take to much effort.

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 OF COURSE IT IS!

Butt cracks, or guys with beer bellies & a too-small T-shirt, gals wearing clothes 3 sizes too small...

I breastfed both my boys & frankly, I didn't want strangers looking at my b00bs.

flan

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 People look.  Right or wrong.  That 20 something girl in the mall with shorts that barely cover her arse and a t-shirt that shows everything?  People look.  Guys with anything hanging out.  Yep, people notice.  I think it's really naive to say you shouldn't notice.

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 Another person with common sense.

flan

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 Common sense says avert your eyes not make the whole world stop because it "bothers" you.

Look, I'm not against breastfeeding. I think it's natural and normal. Does anyone remember that girl who was graduating (can't remember if it was high school or college) and she unzipped her graduation robe all the way down. All she had underneath was a pair of panties. Both boobs hanging out. She let the baby latch on and then walked around taking selies of herself. She got flak when she posted all the half naked pictures on FB. People came out in droves, just like in this thread, to either defend or vilify her.

I think what Lindley said is so true. 99% of all women breastfeed and do it without others noticing. But that one militant that has to whip everything out and around just to make a point is what divides people.

Oh, and btw, the newest thing is for the "stars" to take pictures of themselves breastfeeding to show what good moms they are. Why? Why do you have to prove it to the public?