Before you all start hating on me let me make one thing perfectly clear…. Breastfeed or don’t breast feed I don’t care. You need to do what it best for your child. What I want to know is why you are so intent on shoving your beliefs down my throat?
What got me started this time???? This article got me started….. http://www.eater.com/2015/5/6/8559071/restaurant-backlash-breastfeeding-mom-cover-up-delaware
Readers digest version is the Mom was enjoying lunch; 6 month old was hungry so she whipped her boob out to feed the baby. Manager asked that she either cover up, or go to a private dining room to nurse. The Mother felt that the restaurant humiliated her and she went to her vehicle and fed her baby. So of course the restaurant is the bad guy and accused of being insensitive, they have had to apologize etc. All they did was ask her to cover or go into a PRIVATE dining room. They didn’t scream and yell at her. They didn’t call her names. In fact sending her to a private dining room was pretty darn nice. This was because other patrons of the restaurant voiced their complaints to management. They didn’t want to see boobies on display.
Well that just Ticks me off. I don’t care that she is breast feeding her child but I don’t care to see her boobs as she is doing it. The following are the top 10 reasons why Women don’t cover up when they breastfeed in public. I got this off the mommyish.com website and I have provided the link to the entire article and frankly I would like to slap them. The only reason I can see for not wanting to cover up is the first one and that some babies just don’t like it. OK I get that, but the rest of them are just selfish and downright rude reasons. OH My response is in all caps
World Breastfeeding Week: 10 Reasons Why We Don’t Cover Up
For every story out there about a woman being shamed for breastfeeding in public, there is a person who insists they don’t have a problem with it, yet follows that statement with “but why can’t she just cover up?” Or “why can’t she just bring a bottle when she’s in public?”
Asking a woman to “cover up” because you’re uncomfortable with a totally legal, totally natural act is absurd. Also, “covering up” is not as easy as it sounds. There are several reasons why breastfeeding moms are unable to shield their offensive boobs while trying to feed their children.
- Some babies don’t like to nurse in a sweat lodge.
Some babies actually will not breastfeed under a cover. If you are confused by this, why don’t you try bringing a blanket with you to dinner and placing it over your head. How is your dining experience? OK, I WILL GIVE YOU THIS ONE
- Babies get hungry.
Babies arbitrarily get hungry, and we forgot to bring the cover we don’t own. We were too busy thinking about caring for our children to plan a trip to Buy Buy Baby to buy a cover-up so strangers can feel more comfortable around us. HOW ABOUT USING ONE OF THE BAZZILLION RECEIVING BLANKETS AS A COVER. WHY DO YOU FEEL THE NEED TO BUY SOMETHING NEW?
- Poor engineering.
A lot of breastfeeding cover ups are made of non-breathable fabric. Truth. We don’t understand this. HERE IS A CONCEPT, INVENT SOMETHING THAT WILL WORK. MAKE MILLIONS AND RETIRE.
- Because we don’t have to.
There is no law against it, so why do we have to buy one of these things anyway? Need we remind you that breastfeeding in public is legal? NEED WE REMIND YOU THAT WE HAVE RIGHTS TOO? WHY SHOULD MY RIGHTS BE ANY LESS SIGNIFICANT THAN YOURS?
- There are actual offensive things out there.
Have you turned on CNN lately? There are actual legitimate things in the world to be concerned about. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THEM, AND SPEAK MY MIND ABOUT THEM, JUST AS I DO YOUR WHIPPING YOUR BOOB OUT IN PUBLIC.
- Fatigue
We’re too tired to care that you are horrified by nipples. We can’t even hear you over our yawning. NOT HORRIFIED BY YOUR NIPPLES, THEY DO NOTHING FOR ME BUT I STILL DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM WHEN I AM TRYING TO ENJOY MY DINNER
- Selective hearing.
We listen to a steady stream of toddler whining all day, so your complaints fall on well-trained, deaf ears. La, la, la, la, la – we can’t hear you! JUST DOWN RIGHT RUDE.
- Confusion
We can’t understand why you even care about this. Seriously – get a hobby. BECAUSE IT IS OFFENSIVE TO US, THAT’S WHY. MY HOBBY IS TRYING TO PROTECT MY RIGHT TO A NICE MEAL IN A NICE RESTAURANT WITHOUT HAVING TO SEE YOUR SAGGY MILK BAGS.
- Inconvenience
We refuse to juggle bottles, ice-packs and other assorted feeding gear just so you’ll shut up. We made it through the pain of the beginning stages of breastfeeding, and our reward is that we don’t have to carry a bunch of crap around. HOW LONG YOU PLANNING ON BEING GONE WITH THAT BABY THAT YOU HAVE THAT MUCH TO JUGGLE? YOU ARE CARRYING A DIAPER BAG AREN’T YOU OR ARE YOU JUST LETTING YOUR BABY PEE AND POOP AT WILL?
- You can look away.
This is not A Clockwork Orange. You are not strapped to a chair with creepy contraptions keeping your eyelids open, forcing you to stare at us. Look away. IT’S LIKE A TRAIN WRECK, YOU CAN’T HELP IT. SO IF I SIT AND PICK MY NOSE WHILE YOU ARE TRYING TO EAT YOUR MEAL ARE YOU GOING TO BE OK WITH THAT?
Read more: http://www.mommyish.com/2014/08/05/should-i-cover-up-while-breastfeeding/#ixzz3ZTZkLHGH
So although I am expected to accept your right to breastfeed in public, why are you not expected to accept my right to not be forced to watch you pop your boob out and have at it? I wonder how the breastfeeding supporters would feel if someone developed a bottle shaped like a piece of male anatomy and proceeded to feed a baby in public with that. But I do think I may have struck on a defensive move for those that are opposed to boobies popping out at will. When you see a nursing mother, get in her line of sight and start picking your nose… you really want to gross them out…. well you know where I am going with that.
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