Breastfeeding in public
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CRAZZYYYYY How and hour or so drive and the peeps are so different. I mean I have never ever seen a BF mom , Might be the Economics have something to do with it. Richer people there compared to the poverty here and general intelligence level. I was asked in the hospital and when i told them my preference that was that , no one tried to "educate" me or anything.
Similac gave out a cool diaper bag and formula for a month though. lol
I freely admit it was firmly decided before birth I would bottle feed , with family history and my job , it was the best choice for my family.
Similac gave out a cool diaper bag and formula for a month though. lol
I freely admit it was firmly decided before birth I would bottle feed , with family history and my job , it was the best choice for my family.
I still cant wrap my head around what breastfeeding moms are suppossed to while breastfeeding if they cant do it while in public. I am gone at least once a week from my house for around 12 hours to grocery shop, do errands, dr appts and everything I need to do in town. Not everyone has the luxury of being 5 minutes from a store. TO get to ANYTHING besides a gas station I have to drive between 15-20 miles. You cant sit in your car here to feed or you will bake. Feeding in a bathroom is gross.
Only baby supply stores tend to have a nursing room. Its not like society is set up for breastfeeding in private.
Only baby supply stores tend to have a nursing room. Its not like society is set up for breastfeeding in private.
ah but WIC is a very very popular program here.
And I am racking my brain here and every doc appt , park , store or place where i go that has kids there i have never seen a BF mom. Maybe I am just missing them , or just not noticing them.
I dont know anyone but my neice whom is trying to BF and she lives on the North Shore close by to where Miakoda is.
EDIT~ Enfamil w/iron is the current brand for WIC here.
And I am racking my brain here and every doc appt , park , store or place where i go that has kids there i have never seen a BF mom. Maybe I am just missing them , or just not noticing them.
I dont know anyone but my neice whom is trying to BF and she lives on the North Shore close by to where Miakoda is.
EDIT~ Enfamil w/iron is the current brand for WIC here.
Im the only one I have seen at our peds breastfeeding and we are there weekly to twice weekly. Every woman Ive seen with babies pulls a bottle out no matter the income level. Ive also had men sit there and talk about my boobs while Im breastfeeding. Comments like "you have her pacifier and points to my boobs, makes sucking motions with their mouths while shes eating, she just loves sucking on you" just totally inappropriate things.
I wish they would do at least enfamil here. The ingrediants in good start just :yikes:. At least that was the way it was made when Morgan was a baby not a single drop of milk.
I wish they would do at least enfamil here. The ingrediants in good start just :yikes:. At least that was the way it was made when Morgan was a baby not a single drop of milk.
You brush your teeth twice, maybe 3 times a day. Babies need to breastfeed at least 8 to 12 times a day, very often much, much more.
I’m sorry, I just think the whole “not in public†thing is irrational. If I were an independently wealthy hermit who had minions to do things like make sure there was coffee in the house, I could see it. But most of us moms live in a world where groceries need to be shopped for and babies need to be fed. And sometimes we even like to meet up with other moms at the local Starbucks and socialize without having to pay a sitter and pump like maniacs to make sure the baby has enough to eat while we’re gone. IF your baby will even take a bottle, which many don’t.
IDK... I saw this ecard that made me think of this thread:
“Announcing you’re offended is basically telling the world you can’t control your emotions so everyone else should do it for you.†Pretty much sums up how I feel about it.
I’m sorry, I just think the whole “not in public†thing is irrational. If I were an independently wealthy hermit who had minions to do things like make sure there was coffee in the house, I could see it. But most of us moms live in a world where groceries need to be shopped for and babies need to be fed. And sometimes we even like to meet up with other moms at the local Starbucks and socialize without having to pay a sitter and pump like maniacs to make sure the baby has enough to eat while we’re gone. IF your baby will even take a bottle, which many don’t.
IDK... I saw this ecard that made me think of this thread:
“Announcing you’re offended is basically telling the world you can’t control your emotions so everyone else should do it for you.†Pretty much sums up how I feel about it.
I don't know how to explain why it's offensive that a woman allowed her child to slap her boobs around in public.
But you can't preach and ask for respect if you give NONE to the people around you. I don't work on double standards. If you're going to sit in the middle of a room with both your breasts hanging out while being loud and obnoxiously breastfeeding, I'm going to tell you that it's gross and you should stop. I would expect the same thing if someone was offended by something I was doing. We all have our voices and we are all allowed to use them.
There is a difference between a woman modestly sitting in the corner or turned away from the room, feeding her baby quietly without TRYING to draw attention to herself and a woman sitting in the middle of a room with both of her breasts hanging out while talking loudly and allowing her child to use her breasts as playthings.
But you can't preach and ask for respect if you give NONE to the people around you. I don't work on double standards. If you're going to sit in the middle of a room with both your breasts hanging out while being loud and obnoxiously breastfeeding, I'm going to tell you that it's gross and you should stop. I would expect the same thing if someone was offended by something I was doing. We all have our voices and we are all allowed to use them.
There is a difference between a woman modestly sitting in the corner or turned away from the room, feeding her baby quietly without TRYING to draw attention to herself and a woman sitting in the middle of a room with both of her breasts hanging out while talking loudly and allowing her child to use her breasts as playthings.
I think our WIC does similac? My nephew had to be on some super allergy formula and my sister couldn't nurse him. The WIC counselors around here are all lactation consultants though, and really try to encourage BFing. They have it set up so you get a lot more groceries if you're BFing vs. just formula if you're not.
again hiding from the public in the corner or out of sight. Ive walked around walmart without both my boobs hanging out or a cover and you couldnt see more of my boob then you could with a normal bikini and my baby was eating. Its freaking ridiculous that someone breastfeeding is such a disgrace or disrespectful to people in this day and age.
Everybody wants to feed their dog organic and raw and all these things but babies don't need to eat naturally shove chemicals in them because their natural way of eating is off a boob. Expecially when people get downright MEAN over feeding dog food filled with chemicals. DOG FOOD but its ok to do it with BABIES. Explain that one to me.
Everybody wants to feed their dog organic and raw and all these things but babies don't need to eat naturally shove chemicals in them because their natural way of eating is off a boob. Expecially when people get downright MEAN over feeding dog food filled with chemicals. DOG FOOD but its ok to do it with BABIES. Explain that one to me.