Nothing sexual about breastfeeding?
Before you had kids you thought your boobs were sexy, didn’t you? You probably used low cut tops and bikinis to make yourself more attractive to men and to attract your husband. You probably dislike your husband looking at pictures of other womens breasts. So they are sexual.
So please tell me why its perfectly OK for you to whip them out in public just because your baby needs feeding and you can’t be bothered to find somewhere private. Do they suddenly become un-sexual just because you decide so? You were happy with them being sexual before you had your baby.
Luara – you miss the point. Did you wear low cut tops and generally your breasts to make you attractive to men before you had a baby? if so you are a hyppocrite.
I am a breastfeeding mom, and my son is approaching a year. I have never breastfed completely ‘in public’. Now that my son is older, and not nursing as frequently, I rarely need to nurse while we are out. If I am at a public place, like a shopping centre, I find the family bathroom, nursing room, or regular bathroom, and nurse there. If my son would leave a blanket over his head, I would nurse on a mall bench, but he is forever pulling the blanket up and/or off.
When I go out to someone else’s house, I will often ask permission to go into a bedroom and nurse there. But not always. If I am visiting my sister or mom, and know that they don’t mind, I will nurse in front of them. In my own home, I only go into a private space if I think other people in the room will be uncomfortable if they get a flash of nipple before or after my son latches on.
I agree that breasts are an erotic body part to most people, and could see why some people are uncomfortable seeing the breasts of a stranger. I disagree, however, with the way you have brought your concerns up. I think it is disrespectful to nursing moms to talk about ‘whipping them out’ and assume it is because they ‘can’t be bothered’. When you are caring for a crying, hungry, needy baby, you do what you have to as a mom. Some modesty may be appropriate, but your attitude is out of line.
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