nursing in public

I would rather see a mother nursing her baby than hear a hungry baby cry! Why don't you ship the lawmakers of your state off to a middle eastern country where it is illegal for women to show their faces in public. And we call ourselves a civilized society? Who is the law trying to protect? Certaintly not the mothers and children. Reminds me of the middle ages when it was unseemly for women to show their ankles! That law is pretty ignorant! How many nursing mothers get attacked by pervs if they are nursing! I'd say probably nil. Nursing mothers aren't sexy. What state do you live in again sweetaspie? I might have to write a letter!

I nursed my child, also. But, I did not feel comfortable doing so in public. There are plenty of alternative places to nurse a child where young children and other men and everything don't have to be audience to it. I don't think it is something that should be "against the law" so to speak, but I DO think that there are alternative places to feed the child without making a public performance.

Even in Sri Lanka, which is a bit of a conservative country, no one is worried about mothers feeding their children in public. Most of our people use public transport to travel long distances, and when the child is hungry they have to be fed. No one is offended by this, and it is so common.

How horrible! I hate that people would take away the one thing that babies need. Its not like you are just flaunting your you knows in public for NO reason. You are feeding your child. How wrong to take away this ability. What go to a restroom? Like thats clean? How wrong! :(( Things like this make me ashamned for those who cant defend themselves, the babies! :((

I think, this is inevitable, Moms can't help it if they're carrying a child with them and they have to feed the baby. This is a normal scene in public utlity vehicles here in the Philippines. I'm sure it's kinda uncomfortable for other passangers, it's not "decent" to show one's brea$t in public, but I reasoned to myself, she's not doing a show, she's feeding her baby, I don't see anything wrong with that. The least we can do to help is not to judge mothers, she's just dong her job as a mother...

The first thing you must remember is that times have changed. We live in a world where everybody has to take up a cause (unfortunately). What might not have been offensive to most people then is different to some now. The laws and rules are changing so constantly that a person can barely keep up. I have never seen anything wrong with nursing your baby in public. It's a beautiful thing. Some women would make the concession to place a cloth over the offfending area while the baby nursed when I was younger. Still, the choice should be left up to the mother.

I don't know the reason for this law, but I think nursing should be allowed. It can be done easily and without creating a scene nowadays.

well, laws against women who nurse in public are really unfair. You can't really expect a mother to let her baby go hungry. Besides, giving the baby formula milk is not a good option. Would you rather feed a baby from a bottle filled with formula milk just because somebody felt scandalized seeing a woman nursing her baby?

I think its wrong for people to tell us we can't feed our babies in certain places! I've fed my daughter everywhere under the sun and will continue to do so. My most recent feeding happened while I was getting my teeth cleaned! I've nursed at the zoo, the mall, restaurants, street fairs, you name it, I've fed my child there and will continue to do so!