Nursing article on CNN.com

amynicole21 wrote: CNN.com

More outrage about public breastfeeding

Kaitlin'smom replied: to all the people who feel uncomfortable about it. I BF in public and NEVER had any problems, no one ever said a word mostly casue they did not know what I was doing, you NEVER saw a thing, except maybe some skin but heck you see more cleavege walking down the street than you could see of me nursing. It truly make me sick that people have to make it so sexual.

to the cover. I think its beautiful.

gr33n3y3z replied: I see most of the ppl. who complain are the woman
what are they that insecure with themselves or Dh?
Get over it will ya shesh

Jamison'smama replied: One of the best lines in the article

"It's not like women are whipping them out with tassels on them," she added. "Mostly, they are trying to be discreet."

It is just hard for me to understand--I try, I just don't understand why other women are this upset. Women just can't seem to support each other.

Edited--I left out a word

MyLuvBugs replied: WOW! I haven't seen the magazine in person, but the picture in the article is gorgeous. I honestly was caught up more in the baby's beautiful eyes and skin more than "eek a big boob".

Did you all notice that most of the women they were quoting with complaints were over the age of 40? A different age with different ways of looking at things. I've asked my mom about it (she's 59). Her view is a lot like the last two quotes. She doesn't have a problem with BFing, but that she just doesn't want to see nakedness b/c it makes her uncomfortable. KWIM? And that's fine. She's entitled to her view. My problem is when people start telling me when and where I can feed my child, or HOW I should feed my child. If I'm being descrete and you can't see anything, then what's the big deal? So what if you "know" what I'm doing, it's not like I'm asking you to come over and suck on my boob too.

I just don't get why it's such a big deal. I do understand being uncomfortable with nakedness. I'm VERY uncomfortable with myown nakedness, and I don't like it when people flaunt what they "think" they have (but in reality they really don't got it KWIM?). But feeding a child in a discrete manner is a beautiful thing IMO. And believe me....BFing...SOOOOOO not sexual. Any mom who's had problems with BFing knows how NOT sexual it is.

gr33n3y3z replied:
I'm over 40 and I see nothing wrong with the mag. cover
nor ppl. nursing in public and its been over 13 years since I last nursed and my views have not changed on nursing in public.

MyLuvBugs replied:
I'm not saying that EVERYONE over 40 share's their views, but there is a definate difference in views between MOST in older generations than in younger ones. No offense.

gr33n3y3z replied:
I dont see that at all
what I see is a bunch of insecure ppl. of all ages
and they have nothing else to complain about.

luvmykids replied: "A breast is a breast, it's still sexual" Says who?!?!?!?!?! IMHO there is something wrong with anyone who thinks a breast with a baby latched on for dear life is remotely sexual!

amynicole21 replied: I do think that there was (is) a difference of opinion on breastfeeding between people of my parent's generation and my generation. It was pretty much assumed that my mother would formula feed us, and VERY much assumed that she was formula fed as a baby. It's one of those walls that takes time to break down I guess. I just can't understand what all of the hullabaloo is about anyway. How can you think of feeding a baby as wrong?

PrairieMom replied: My question is do you think it is a diffrence in cultures? My Mother grew up on a farm and thinks its totally exceptable, natural and expected to nurse your babies, and so did her mom.

kimberley replied:
ITA!!!

MyLuvBugs replied:

True there are people in every generation that don't believe in BFing. I'm not sure if that means they are insecure, but they are definately opposed to it. However, when my mom and grandma were having babies they were actually told by their dr's that formula was better for their babies than breat milk. And I'm sure they weren't the only ones. Dr's went YEARS telling women that "breast bad, formula good", before studies started showing....Hmmm perhaps breast is good. So now there are generations of older women out there that still believe formula is the only way b/c they don't want to feel like they did something wrong (which they didn't, they were just going off of what they were told). KWIM?

And just like amynicole said, it takes years to break down those walls. You should hear what my grandma would say when my cousin would BF her son in front of the family. But it's b/c she had taboos about BFing. Just like she has taboos about homosexuality and inter-racial marriage. I'm not trying to make this an age thing, but each generation is going to have different views on all sorts of things. And perhaps it is a cultural thing as well like Tara brought up. Are country/small town girls more open to BFing? I don't know. My grandma was raised on a farm in the middle of Kansas and she formula fed her kids So, I'm not really sure.

But right now, one of the things that's changing nationwide is NIP. So there's going to be butting heads about it for awhile. Each side of the issue has the right to voice their opinions. BUT, it's all going to boil down to the basic human right to EAT. KWIM? How can we put laws restricting a child from eating?

Sorry this is so long. I just felt that i needed to clarify myself a little better.

ZandersMama replied: It makes me cry that women would feel that way. Babies need to eat, and it has been PROVEN that breast is best. I understand that some people arent able to but if you are able to you should have the same rights as someone with a bottle and be able to feed in the same places. JMO

holley79 replied: Well Well well. My fav mag has made CNN. I kind of foresaw that happening. It totally amazes me how people act to a boob. I wonder if they would be as offended if an adult male was latched onto the breast?

You want to know something that is really great, BF and NIP is getting all kind of publicity by all this. The more they say not do it there will be plenty to do it just because they say not too.

I nursed Annika at the Go Cart track/ Putt Putt Golf in Destin over the weekend. A lady came up to me and told me my shirt was pulled up in the back. She then realized I was nursing. She gave me a pat on the back and told me good for you. People need to get over their insecurities. Men are going to look, who cares. If they are so insecure in thier own skin that's their problem. Don't make it the problem of the BF mother who is only try to do what is best for her child.

Ok jumping down from my