Breastfeeding in Public

The audience intended for this paper are mothers that have a desire to breastfeed, employers, clinicians, breastfeeding advocacy groups and federal and state legislators involved in policy change.

As I indicated earlier, women have been victimized for breastfeeding in public places. They have, therefore, been forced to resort to an alternative way of feeding their infants because the public would not have it. It has become harder for women to breastfeed although history has shown it that is something that has been practiced for a long time. On one hand, women want to be allowed to breastfeed whenever the child is hungry no matter the place; whereas, the public is not very accepting of this public display of care and affection between mother and infant. The medical community has indicated that it is important to breastfeed while the public wants the women not to do it where they can see it. They argue that exposing of the breasts is

In the world of supermodels and Kardashians, one thing the world is definitely lacking is modesty. It’s hard to even go out into the city without seeing a scantily clad woman on a billboard. There seems to be no problem with nudity in the public places, and yet if a breastfeeding mother sits down to feed her child, it’s immodest and should be done in a separate room. The controversy surrounding breastfeeding is one consisting of hypocrisy and childishness. Breastfeeding is a natural part of life, and yet women are expected to take their child into the bathroom to feed them even though they would not normally eat in the bathroom themselves. This is an opinion that needs to be changed, whether that change is met with opposition or not.

Legislators developed laws for breastfeeding mothers to protect them from indecency exposure law. Some mothers would breast-feed their child in public at a restaurant, park, or maybe at airport; then would be asked can

In the last few years, mothers breastfeeding in public areas has been a controversial issue. Breastfeeding mothers have received the stigma of society for showing their breasts while nursing. For some people, the breast is seen as something sexual, repugnant, and even offensive. Breastfeeding mothers should not be made to feel guilty, disgust or ashamed for nursing in public. Women should be allowed to breastfeed in public because it is the healthiest option for the infant, the most economical way to feed, and it is a natural process.

Women carry a child inside of their body for 9 straight months. Why should we take away the right for them to feed their child publicly? Yes, nudity in a public space is illegal, but not feeding your child is, too. Women across the country are enraged about people saying they feel uncomfortable about it. Who would want to feed their child in a bathroom stall? Breastfeeding is beneficial to mother and child, it's ideal for the child's health, and it's cost effective and environmentally

Since the beginning of humans/ mankind breastfeeding has been practiced by mothers. Stevens and colleagues (2009) tell us the following information (pp. 32-39): Since the beginning of humans’ life on Earth, there have always been a number of alternatives used to provide nutrients to infants. For example, in 2000 BC women fed animal milk to their children. More recently, in the 18th century many women were encouraged to stay home, breastfeed, and care for their children and husband (Stevens et al., 2009, 33). Some areas of the world even believed that breast milk provided the child with wisdom. Then in the 19th century, it was a common idea that women were only equipped to breastfeed if she had a good diet, exercised, and was mentally fit, but breastfeeding was highly encouraged. However, European women during this time had wet nurses, or other women that would breastfeed the child that wasn’t biologically theirs (p. 35). People soon began to realize that this was a

Hunt work states, “The simple truth is that if you have your tank top pulled down to your waist and you are nursing a 1 1/2-year-old while in the check out line at Wal-Mart chances are you are going to get some disapproving

Imagine sitting on a bench at the park enjoying some ice cream. Then out of nowhere, the high pitched wail of a baby is heard. It could be the baby’s diaper or the fact that he is hungry, but since breastfeeding is not permitted, the baby will not stop crying until he is fed. The mother is frantically trying to calm her baby down by rocking him, but he keeps crying. At this point, not even an artificial formula works; he wants his mom’s milk but the mother does not know what to do since she cannot breastfeed and her baby will not be satisfied now. If breastfeeding was allowed in public, this problem would not be so common. Breastfeeding should be allowed in public because it is something normal and human. Nobody should have a problem with this since there would definitely be less disruption and frustration of mothers in public places if they were able to feed their babies.

Why should you be able to show your breast in public? Alexia Garcia stated that “It is our hope at breastfeeding world lift the stigma that breasts are something that should be sexual, and instead to teach that they are for food, so the world knows the breastfeeding is normal, natural, and nothing to hide under a cover.” (Garcia) Breast are not sexual organs. As society will argue, our breasts were made for feeding. Images of sexualization breast are everywhere, from advertising to women walking down the street, if there is no breastfeeding in public, but sexualized images of breasts continued to be flaunted in public, our youth will grow up thinking that breasts are only sexual. You can cover up. Most times when you cover an infant's head

When you just have a child and have the experience of them feeding on your breast, the connection that happends between a mother and child its so amazing. In my textbook called Lifespan Development 7th edition it says that breast fed babies are nutritionally superior, they have more rapid weight gain, and most children get early health benefits from their mothers breast milk. Breastfeeding should not be discriminated against in public because the female nipple should not be sexualized, it is illegal to discriminate against a women because of her sex. Inculding pregnancy and breastfeeding. Also i wouldnt want to eat my meal in a bathroom stall. Women and breastfeeding should not be discriminated against.

What could possibly be wrong about a mother nourishing her child? Absolutely nothing. Many people view a woman's breasts as sexual items. The main purpose of breasts Is to breastfeed a child after birth. I came across The Milk Truck while back. The Milk Truck is there “to create a mobile breastfeeding unit that allows mothers to feed their babies in places where they have been discouraged - restaurants, shopping malls, public spaces, etc. Babies should be able to eat anywhere, and everywhere". I am absolutely for breastfeeding in public.

Through out Western history breastfeeding has had its highs and lows. Breastfeeding first became a topic of debate during the 18th century when women who gave birth began to stay home and care for their child, the way animals do, due to natural sciences. However women who did decide to stay home to care for their child were removed from the work force thus weakening it and limiting the number of workers available. As a result upper class women were encouraged, later becoming enforced by law, to hire the services of a wet nurse. The argument posed to prevent the hiring of wet nurses was due to influential individuals believing that lower class wet nurses produces ‘bad’ or, in extreme cases, ‘lethal’ milk due to alcohol consumption. Poor quality

It’s not considered proper to breastfeed in public. Women everywhere should be allowed to breastfeed anywhere without fear of being shamed for it. According to a survey done by The Center of Disease Control and Prevention, 17.94 percent of people were opposed to and 58.64 percent of people were in favor of women breastfeeding in public (HeathStyles...). Because of this issue we need to take action to educate the general public and raise awareness about the making breastfeeding a cultural norm.

However, some people think of breastfeeding as Nudity. Breasts are viewed as sexual items rather than a natural way of providing nutrients and comfort for a child. Anxiety about breastfeeding in front of other people affects breastfeeding for women with low self-confidence or who feel society disapproves of breastfeeding in public. They start to feel uncomfortable. Women should be able to have rights to legally breastfeed their babies in public. Mothers report that that they felt more comfortable breastfeeding in a park than a shopping mall. In some cases, women are asked to leave the premise due to them breastfeeding. Parents do not want to explain to their children about breastfeeding. So, they label breastfeeding in public indecent. Parents who are concerned about their children asking questions should just explain to them. This will help people understand the benefits of breastfeeding.