Is it really that big a deal about covering up? I'm a girl and I think covering your titty while you breast feed is great. I don't want to see a free flowing titty.
But I don't mind if they do it as long as it's coveree
For me, it was about covering the kids faces. Some kids won't nurse if covered. Mine would rip the cover off their head. I ended up just wearing multiple layers and sneaking out the nip. Couldn't see a thing since my kids had the biggest heads ever. Tank top, nursing bra, and a tshirt worked wonders.
Accidentally commented as a guest. I could just be cynical, but while breastfeeding is vital for an infant’s health and bond with the mother, I do feel as though something that private is best left out of the public’s eye, and I’m unwavering in that viewpoint.
If I’m in public and I need to feed my baby, you damn well know I will pop out that tiddy. Of course, I’ll cover myself with a blanket. in public there really isn’t a room you can go to for feeding a baby, so I don’t see a problem with breastfeeding in public.
You can ask but that doesn't mean a nursing mother is obligated to cover up. She's obligated only to feeding her child. If you're uncomfortable, go away.
Is it illegal? Unless there's a law, a mother has every right to feed in public. If she's more comfortable covering herself or baby, she can do that. If she's comfortable (Or has no other option) feeding openly, she can do that. She shouldn't have to cover up just because other people might not like it.
No one is forcing you to look. What business is it of yours to dictate what is and is not appropriate for a mother to show in public. 99% the baby's head is covering most of the boob, and sure, I would say when latching and unlatching, since everything is exposed, cover up, but when baby is feeding she is no more exposed than if she were wear a bikini top. And again, no one is forcing others to look. Just mind your own business and keep your eyes to yourself.
@celticrose Exactly, thank you.
The baby's head is covering most of the boob anyway. You'd see less boob on a breastfeeding mother than you'd see on a girl in bikini/lingerie, which by the way pop up on every street corner in every goddamn advertisement. If people wanna talk about indecency, we can talk about advertisers using boobs to sell their totally unrelated products. Not about a mom doing something natural that a baby needs to survive. The baby just needs to eat, that's all it is. It's like saying that people should cover up when they wanna eat a sandwich as rose already mentioned.
Boobs aren't even sexual organs, we see them as private because we're taught to, but they're literally bags of baby food on your chest. There's nothing sexual, private or indecent about boobs.
It's just skin, calm down. I'm all for feeding babies or topless women in general at any place and time. But there's always going to be those mouth-breathing losers that will stare. That's just how it is. Maybe after a generation or two of women without tops, the goons would wise up.
All moms should be able to do what they need to do. If they feel more comfortable covering up that's cool, but they shouldn't feel obligated to do so because other people get "offended" or "distracted" and simply can't let a mom feed her baby in peace.
But I don't mind if they do it as long as it's coveree
The baby's head is covering most of the boob anyway. You'd see less boob on a breastfeeding mother than you'd see on a girl in bikini/lingerie, which by the way pop up on every street corner in every goddamn advertisement. If people wanna talk about indecency, we can talk about advertisers using boobs to sell their totally unrelated products. Not about a mom doing something natural that a baby needs to survive. The baby just needs to eat, that's all it is. It's like saying that people should cover up when they wanna eat a sandwich as rose already mentioned.
Boobs aren't even sexual organs, we see them as private because we're taught to, but they're literally bags of baby food on your chest. There's nothing sexual, private or indecent about boobs.