How do you feel about women breast feeding in public?

I agree with you. If they cover themselves up with a blanket, that is fine. There is a right way to do things. You don't need to have your boob hanging out at everyone. NOBODY wants to see that.

When i breastfed my son, I would not go to a dirty bathroom to feed him. I covered myself with a blanket, or went to the car when I had to.

I feel that as long as a woman does it in a manner that is discrete, there is absolutely nothing to be embarassed about. If I had children, I would be unbearably mad if someone confronted me about feeding my child, whenever the child was hungry. Why be relegated to a nasty public restroom? Would those who naysay public breastfeeding want to take their own meals in a public restroom? My mother is from a large family, and even when the family was together for holidays and such, if any of the women had babies still breastfeeding, they would either stay with the group and cover discretely with a towel or blanket while their baby ate or they would retire to one of the bedrooms, but the other women in the family were always welcome to join them and continue chatting. There's absolutely no reason why a woman should ever be made to feel embarassed for doing what nature intended and what is best for their child.

I get it... little kids, explanations, W/E. I wish childeren were more exposed to it so it's not so uncomfortable to be around a few exposed breasts once in a while. I guess since most childeren in america dont know a single person who breastfeeds, and are told that touching/showing a booby of/to anyone is wrong, then yes we must cover it up. It's just kind of sad. I wouldn't let my boob bounce all over while in public but if it popped out for a second I would not be ashamed and its kinda good for everyone to see that, we need to get back on track with nature, Breast is Best afterall.

ainawgsd, I am glad I am not the only one who sees this kind of talk and wants to go breastfeed in public and whip my whole boob out lol.

I think if people taught their kids how natural breastfeeding is, then you wouldn't have 10 year olds gawking. I think it's ridiculous when people say "What do I tell my kid if they ask what that person is doing?!?!?" Why not tell them "They are feeding their baby."? It's very simple, and kids just want to know. If they saw someone driving a car and asked what they were doing because they had never seen anyone drive a car before, you would just tell them. Kids don't see breastfeeding as any more sexual than driving a car - the breast sexualization issue is all yours.

I have seen women whip their whole breast out in public to nurse a frantic baby. I would rather see that child quickly fed and happy then to worry about seeing a breast. And it's not as though most people go around doing that - Outside of my mommy group (who are all breastfeeders) I have only ever seen one person breastfeeding in public period, and they were covered with a blanket.

Well if they have their whole boob hanging out. I have yet to feed my children in public with my boob hanging out. You could walk right by me and not even know. And I do not use a blanket. And breastfeeding is not indecent exposure. I think just because your not comfortable with it doesn't mean you have to make a big deal out of it and church it up to make it sound really bad. And I've never seen a mother breast feeding in public exposing themselves. But you are not allowed just to sit there and stare waiting for a moment. Get a life.

I personally cover up, but if somebody had their boob out then whatever. Babies need to eat too. There has been a situation where I forgot to bring a blanket and had to feed my baby and there wasn't a bathroom and the car was far and he REALLY was having a fit, so I just used a little burp cloth, that didn't really work. You gotta do what you gotta do. My boobs aren't huge anyway, so it wasn't as big of a deal as if I had some whoppin boobies, but since its the natural way to do things, then I don't mind either way.

I don't think people should get a fine for indecent exposure if they don't have a blanket. It's not meant to be that way, they are just feeding their baby.

ETA: I have to agree with Wyatts mama too. Most of the time nobody even knows when I'm breastfeeding. I don't use a blanket when I'm at home and around family and people will come to look at him and be like 'whoops sorry, i didn't even know he was eating'

I don't care either way. I didn't think about it until it happened to me, but my baby girl does not like to be covered with my hooter hider anymore. So, I am pretty strategic about feeding in public. But, if my boob happens to show, oops, what can you do? Don't look?

No, it is not indecent exposure. Would you be fined for decent exposure for holding a fork? That's what it is...a feeding utensil.

I think it's ok. As you said if they (or you) at least cover your self up (I've seen some moms holding a baby with a blanket wraped arround the mom and the baby) then it's ok, in fact I encourage it because it alouse the mom and baby to be out side in fresh air and then nobody is (or nobody should be) offended (moms for not being able to brestfeed and "audiances" for not seeing the whole nine yards). So please, to all the moms out there, go to a park and brestfeed.

Hey I breastfeed all 4 of my kids and plan on doing it again with this one. I think it is normal. What do you think the mothers back in the day feed their kids? Before Similac and Enfamil LOL. There was one time my cover did fall but I laughed. Also some ppl may think it's nasty but look at some of these GUYS walking around with their shirts off.Ahh LOL.

I have no problem with it. Personally, I like to be as discreet as possible. I do my best to make sure nothing is showing. I don't use a cover, but none of my breast shows while I'm nursing. I've never received any negative comments, glares, stares, or been asked to leave or cover up, and I've nursed in public countless times.

Having said that, nursing women are feeding babies. Period. Feeding a baby shouldn't require covering. Breasts are meant for feeding babies. There's nothing wrong with a body part being used publicly for what it's designed to do, as long as it's not a sexual act or involving genitalia. Breastfeeding is not a sexual act, nor does it involve genitalia.

Of course breasts can be viewed as sexual, yes. Any body part can be - legs, lips, eyes, and backs, but those are not required by law to be covered, and neither should a breast being used as nature intended. Breastfeeding in public is perfectly legal, and many states go even further to protect a nursing mother's rights to breastfeed in public by making it a violation of the law to ask a mother to cover up or feed her child in private.

Edit: Regarding your comment about the mom at the zoo - I don't think that God/nature/the universe meant for us to cover our breasts. I don't think they were intended to be a "private" body part. There are many parts of the world where the female breast is a very normal thing to see on a day-to-day basis.

In America (and some other countries), the breast has been so over-sexualized and privatized that we view it as genitalia, when this is clearly not the case, biologically. Many children see breasts every day in bikinis, low cut tops, and even lingerie, and yes, people do protest this, but when they see a baby using the breast for it's intended purposes, people have a fit as well. Why is it okay for some people to let their children go to the beach and see women in bikinis and thongs, but if one of those women were to nurse their baby, *that* would be a problem?

I have a problem with children being raised to see the female breast as purely a sexual object. That's what I get frustrated about - not the use of the breast for it's intended purpose in public.

I suppose next you'll want the parents of every toddler who whips their pants off in public before their parents can stop them to get fined for indecent exposure too? I think that you have a very narrow-minded point of view of the human body and that sort of viewpoint kind of makes me want to whip my boobs out in public. Quite frankly I think it's more "wrong" not to teach children that breasts are a natural thing and instilling some sort of shame about their own bodies. So some 10 year old boys who have never been exposed to boobs were gawking...I don't find anything wrong on the breastfeeding woman's part, I find it disturbing that a parent would lay the responsibility of explaining the female body and breastfeeding on someone else and try to make her feel guilty about feeding her child. Women are granted the legal right to breastfeed in public without worrying about being fined for indecent exposure. If you have a problem with that, then write your local lawmakers and tell them.