Breastfeeding in Church

for a blog post about how I finagle my clothing while breastfeeding in church

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[tophat8855]

@advantage73 Is bottle or cup feeding a "private duty"? Must that be at home or in a designated private place? If not, why discriminate and segregate a nursing child away from the other children?

[cherokeedreamer]

my wife has no shame she will flop a boob out anywhere and when approached by a man in our church she replied would you be ashamed of eating a sandwich at a table full of guacking church goers of course not so neither am i for feeding my baby infront of a buch of staring old men who have probably never seen a breast used in the way it was meant .

[killerhook07]

Breastfeeding actually seems like a connection to the Holy Spirit.

[Randomeshows]

@cherokeedreamer

Oh for God sake get a grip. You come to church for what an HOUR and ONCE a week and you chose THAT EXACT time to breast feed, you should be consentrating on God, not feeding your baby at that moment.

And the breast is now a sex symbol, like it or not it has been made that way. So maby it would be okay if it wasn't, but it's a sexuality symbol now, so don't fucking do it.

[kittyminty]

that's a beautiful dress your daughter is wearing ^^ .

I breastfeed in public the same way, I also found that it is the most easy and it doesn't expose much, the latching on and off goes to quick to be noticed.

[teamforteress]

that kid is old.

[wavepearl]

That's super clever! Wouldn't it be nice if we lived among normal people who wouldn't chastise a woman for feeding her child? Maybe they would spend their energy covering up teenagers dressed like prostitutes instead. Which really, that would make so much more sense.

BABIES EATING BREAKFAST IS NOT SEX. I can't believe I have to say that. Sigh. What a stupid culture we live in--I join you in changing whatever I can, whenever I can.

[tophat8855]

@wahineokeakua Breastfeeding without a cover isn't imposing your choice on others- it's just breastfeeding. Just like you have to eat and run at a mall's food court, you sometimes have to feed your baby. It's how it is. And it needs to be accepted that sometimes a circumstance may mean that breast or even nipple is shown.

[wahineokeakua]

@tophat8855 Those are excellent points! HOWEVER, they are best left to be considered at the expense and comfort of the mother and father~NOT the general public population. Again, I know the commitment it takes having BF 8 of my children~not always easy w/ an active life, but I never wanted to impose what I KNEW was the best choice for my babies on others~I never felt I had too~I just did it. If you truly feel confident in your choice, you wouldn't need to gain acceptance because of it.

[tophat8855]

@wahineokeakua Because there are so many circumstances that might mean a mother can't breastfeed "discreetly" (which varies person to person, so why do we bother with such a word?): weather, busy schedules, lack of support at home, lack of support in the work place, other children to tend to, fussiness, babies who need SNS or other helps to breastfeed, to name only a few), we need to trust women to breastfeed however they feel comfortable. If that's not accepted, breastfeeding is not accepted.

[wahineokeakua]

@tophat8855 I don't believe the acceptance of breastfeeding has EVER been a problem~only the manner in which it is done. Again, it's apparent you are missing context, you lack general understanding and are grossly ignorant on many issues pertaining to what I'm saying and will not hear what others are saying~so, on that note, I bid you farewell and will continue to pray for your understanding and tunnel views~

[tophat8855]

@wahineokeakua I will be the change I want to see in the world. I want the world to accept breastfeeding everywhere however a woman is comfortable, and I will do it. I can't tiptoe around society's hangups. Let's treat each other as people first and sex-crazed animals never.