Breastfeeding in Public – What do you think?
Posted by: nuvomaternity on: July 9, 2009
I came across two interesting blog posts recently on the Reality Parenting blog over at Real Mums. The two posts Breastfeeding in Public – aren’t we forgetting something? and the follow-up post Breastfeeding in Public – Misunderstood? looks at women’s opinion on breastfeeding in a totally different way. The posts suggests that women can be a little too sensitive about how people react to breastfeeding in public and quick to feel the disapproval of others.
Quoting from the article: “Why is it that soooo many Mums are, quite frankly, paranoid when they are feeding bubs in public? Unless anyone actually comments directly about the feeding, why assume that it’s the problem? Maybe they don’t like what you’re wearing. Or your hair. Maybe you got them on a bad day. Hey, how’s this for a thought … readical as it may seem … maybe it has nothing to do with you at all!”
What do you think? What has been your experience? Have a read of the articles and let us know what you think?
2 Responses to "Breastfeeding in Public – What do you think?"
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July 10, 2009 at 6:44 am
Hehehe – funny you add this.
I caught myself frowning at a lady breastfeeding the other day. A newborn. At swimming lessons. Right after I’d been breastfeeding my (9.5 month old) bub.
Seriously frowning at her – it was a bad frown!
The reality … I caught her out of the corner of my eye and thought “cool” and turned in her direction.
At the time I turned, I was starving hungry, trying to get the older two in the shower, carrying a soaking wet baby who’d crawled in to the baby pool, the nappy bag, two swimming bags, two pairs of shoes and the older two had vanished into the pool I’d just told them not to get into.
ARGH!
So, yes, I was frowning. And not ANY part of it was about her.
I do hope I didn’t make her feel bad … but goes to show how more often than not, it’s not about the breastfeeding Mum.
July 10, 2009 at 7:05 am
I thought you’d like it! I think the article makes a good point in that not everything other people do is about us! Sometimes we get so wrapped up in our world and insecurities that we forget other people are in their own world too. If that makes sense?