nurse-in at Target

You know, I respect a woman's right to BF her baby, but I wish those BFing moms would respect my right to not want to see it! Most BFing moms say it's natural and okay to look at.. but I don't feel that way. Yes it's natural, but seeing it makes me uncomfortable, and I don't want my kids to see it either. Do I think every store in America should put in a lounge so moms can nurse? No. If a store happens to have a private place, that's great.. otherwise the mom can go to her car, or plan her trips around the child's feeding schedule. Any mom can tell you that a child older than a few weeks feeds on a schedule. My kids always wanted to eat every 2 hours.. so I got used to planning my day around that. If I wanted to go out I'd do it immediately after a feeding, and I knew I had exactly 2 hours. If we were out for longer than that I'd feed them in the car or choose an area that offered privacy. You can't just drop your shirt in the middle of a Target and expect nobody to care! If you want us to respect your rights, then you should respect ours as well.

I never nursed in public. I took my babies out only after they were well fed and well rested. I would be embarrassed to nurse in public, it is such an intimate, private thing. I think people have lost any sense of privacy and want the rest of the world to accept every part of their lives. I don't mind seeing a nursing mother but I'm always a bit embarrassed for them because they have no sense of privacy or modesty.

A young baby needs feeding around the clock. In my home country a lady could feed her baby in a shop in a quiet way. I would not do that in a country where the local people would be affected. If I had a baby I would do that sort of thing in America but not Saudi Arabia.

for god's sake some of these people.they should have been starved at birth. babies gotta eat.. as long as it's covered with a shirt or drape,they have no reason to go off about it.society is too far removed from reality if they make such a stink about it. i would go to a bathroom or fitting room in the first place myself,but if they complained there then i would be offended.

I think nursing mothers should have a bit more pride in themselves and for their child and not nurse in public. I'm sorry but I just don't think that is appropriate. I am at a store to shop...not watch babies nurse. And do you mean to tell me I have been waiting in line for a fitting room cause some woman is in there nursing? Stores are made for shopping, not taking care of a child so to have a "special" place for nursing...well, then those that get tired will want a place to take a nap, and those who's feet hurt will want a place to soak their feet...good grief, when does it stop? Go to the restroom, go out to your car but doing it right in public is just inappropriate. No, you can't "see" anything, but still...you don't have to "see" anything to know what is going on. If a man's hand was down a woman's shirt...you couldn't "see:" anything but you'd know what was going on and that would be offensive to all. In a way...what's the difference between the two! You can't see, but you know. All a woman has to do is use pump and fill a bottle before they leave the house and give that to the baby while out in public if they want nothing but mommy's milk. And odds are, the baby is not to comfortable either, in the dark with a blanket over his head, hard to breath and suck at the same time anyway, but now..covered and drinking and trying to breathe? Can't be very comfortable for the baby. I just think society is just getting out of hand with what is "acceptable public behavior" these days. Not to mention...mother-child "bonding" is a main reason woman nurse the baby in the first place...how much "bonding" can be done while sitting in public and only being there cause the baby interrupted your shopping trip? In this kind of case, I would want to bond with my child in the privacy of my home. Some things are just not to be taken out into public..especially when there is a totally appropriate way to handle it otherwise.

Being a nursing mom is ok, but she doesnt have any right to create ruckus in the public place, shed be banned for doing all such things. At a public place one needs to maintain some decency and order.

I am a little uncomfortable about people nursing in public, unless they cover up appropriately by draping a light blanket over the whole baby. When I nursed my children, there was one occasion when I was in a mall and my baby needed feeding. I was not comfortable nursing in public so I went out to the car to do it. I am glad they have places in washrooms now for mothers to nurse their children. I would have been more likely to use that than just do it anywhere I'm at. I covered up so well that people walked into a room and didn't even know I had a baby in my arms let alone nursing one. To each his own, I guess. I'm just uncomfortable with it as a nursing mother and a by-stander.

I don't see why there is anything wrong with it as long as they use common sense and don't expose themselves to young kids who don't understand what's going on. I didn't nurse my kids.....but if I had I would have made sure to cover up....

I read this story in our local paper. It stated that the nursing mother had selected a quiet corner and was covered, not exposed. If that was the case, the employee was wrong to say anything to her.

i dont know what was on the mond of that woman while nursing in the public place.One should maintain the public place decency i also do agree with this thought but what when your infant is crying continously and by any means he is not ready to stop and his throat is just getting choked of crying,he just want to feed and the mother finds no baby care room near by or that place is not having one and the bottle feed the infant is not ready to take..some times infants too get stubborn?