breast feeding in public?

[rae121452]

what's your opinion? yesterday i was waiting in line at a store. in the other aisle there was a small indian woman, probably Guatemalan since they have a large population in that part of town. at first i thought her child, sitting in the cart seat facing her, was just resting its head against her. then the child pulled back. now, i'm not complaining, she had a pretty breast and i didn't mind seeing it. but, the child stopped feeding so she just stood there with her tit out waiting to see if it wanted more. no one said anything and pretended not to notice.

now i feel kind of pervy because i was admiring her tit but she was putting it out there.

reactions?

 

[BackwoodsMama]

I won't fault you for getting turned on and staring. Makes sense, most guys would, especially if they haven't been around a spouse who has breastfed. That said, if you are at all questioning if this woman should breastfeed in public, I find that to be absurd, in my humble opinion. Breasts have been positioned as a sexual thing when in fact their physiological purpose is to feed a child. The thought that anyone should cover themselves, sequester themselves away or not do it at all is close minded and frankly offensive. Mothering is isolating enough, dont add on the stress of someone needing to find a private enough spot to feed their baby when out and about. Of course this is my opinion, one of which I am very firm in. You get the choice to choose how you feel about it.
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[rae121452]

my problem is not with her doing it, my problem is that i found myself admiring her breast. i felt like i shouldn't even have been looking (and i didn't intentionally).

 

[Aglaopheme]

I do not have a problem with it. Having breastfeed all 3 of my kids, I do have a problem trying to imagine how a woman was breastfeeding a kid in a car seat while standing, or even sitting.

I was breastfeeding one of mine while out to lunch at a nice restaurant. The kid was done and popped off. That caused the blanket I had covering her to drop just as a gentleman was walking past our table. He got an eyeful I am sure he was not expecting.

Why would you feel pervy about seeing one of the most natural things in the world? I think it is just because it was unexpected.

 

[AlexBailey]

Breastfeeding should not be done in public..

...unless the baby is hungry, or needs comfort, or if the mom is engorged, or is making a case that anyone who is easily offended by a natural nurturing process needs to fuck off.

 

[Saint_Ann]

It's kinda what boobs are for. Not for luke to use them as punching bags.

 

[thør]

I don't see this being a big deal. Beats the heck out of having to listen to a pissed off hungry baby.

 

[pecksniff]

Babies get hungry when they get hungry. A mother shouldn't need to take time to get home first.

 

[Saint_Ann]

It's ok to kill your baby just not feed it in public.

 

[y=mx+b]

I don't see this being a big deal. Beats the heck out of having to listen to a pissed off hungry baby.

This.

 

[oggbashan]

It's a lot more convenient than preparing formula and heating a bottle.

40+ years ago my wife used to do it. She wasn't embarrassed and didn't get any inappropriate comments.

 

[Philthy_Phil]

https://i.redd.it/m6fu6elbq8381.jpg

 

[stickygirl]

Depends on the age of the child - not keen on teens getting fed in a supermarket

 

[thør]

Depends on the age of the child - not keen on teens getting fed in a supermarket

It was a bit weird once, when an acquaintance's 5-ish year old boy walked up to her, tugged on her shirt, and suckled for perhaps 30 seconds. But whatever. She made it into the Alaska Women's Hall of Fame.

 

[thør]

Not kitten around!

 

[Wrong Element]

I mean, babies get hungry. It's not a big deal, though I remember a few years ago I saw a woman nursing a baby in a restaurant. She was in my line of sight facing in my direction, and it went on for some time. I didn't want to look like I was avoiding eye contract, but I didn't really want to make eye contact either. So I guess I looked down a lot?

Interestingly, my mother had a strong negative reaction to nursing mothers in public. She never really said why, though she was having her babies during the era that was probably the alltime low point for breastfeeding, so it might have been a generational thing.

 

[stickygirl]

I'm only saying but why is it so difficult for men to not look? I avoid eye contact every damned day or else I could be accused of leading someone on/flirting. It's what mobiles are for isn't it?

Thank you for not looking

 

[Saint Peter]

nice kitty.

 

[pecksniff]

It was a bit weird once, when an acquaintance's 5-ish year old boy walked up to her, tugged on her shirt, and suckled for perhaps 30 seconds. But whatever. She made it into the Alaska Women's Hall of Fame.

In some cultures, I've read, kids start to smoke before they're weaned.

 

[twister947]

It makes me uncomfortable, but that's all on me.

 

[pecksniff]

It's ok to kill your baby just not feed it in public.

Well, you shouldn't kill it in public either, except at the harvest sacrifice.

 

[46n2]

Just understand - it DOES leave a mark.

Not on the adults. But when your bewb is getting teethed out in the open like that and I’m a teenager or possibly less than that? That will be something I’m GOING to remember (and btw, maybe you don’t mind that and props on that as well. Fuckin A, enjoy planting a memory; absolutely).

I have several vivid memories of women I caught “feeding” while my balls were still learning how to handle themselves. These are VERY vivid memories. Like, I can see it right now absolutely. There was this one lady at the baseball park, damn that’s a tough one…

Diagnosing this? It’s not like I miss my Mom’s boob. Um, nope - no thanks, that ain’t it.

But I mIGHT miss the suckling, if it were favorably some Other mother’s boob.

Are you following me on this, Mothers? Cuz I’m being 100% honest about it. Know this about the men you’re dealing with and the boys that may surround you.

Like, we grew up on the tit, okay (please, feed your baby with a tit and not a bottle; can we simply start with that as an absolute?) It’s not something that will ever go away. Me - want - booby - in - my - mowth. But I have no recollection at all about feeding from my mother. None. And I’m not trying to go back there (though I am recognizing some issues I might need help with). You’re not going to compromise your baby by ever feeding him or her from your teet.

Done. On the record.

However… I sure do miss it *eg*

So what I’m saying is there might be some “leftovers” that the maturing might feel when they catch you in the act. And that shit’s gonna stick, real good.

-In my opinion? Enjoy that concept.

Why shouldn’t you?

Fuck society. Stick a tit in it ; )

 

[fma20fma]

mother breast feeding her baby is perhaps the most respected act, in pvt or public. any person viewing it otherwise should remember his/her mother also did it and that's why the person is alive today. a saying goes....mother...father...teacher are visible GODS. people are free to agree or disagree.