City Bans Breast-Feeding Children Older Than 2 in Public

Amen, sister!

Breastfeeding is natural and should not be hidden. I breastfeed my child in public.We should not have to hide in our homes to feed our children! Breast were made for milk.

Keep it in a private area.


Especially when you decide to feed in the school cafeteria while you are watching your Kinder Child eat and you whip out your breast to feed in front of ALL the kids without covering anything. There were 5th and 6th grade boys that got an eyeful. Or while you are at a school assembly and you are standing to the front side of the audience and you whip it out.

As a teacher for almost 30 years I thought I had seen it all but this mother constantly does this even though politely asked to cover up or move slightly out of view. She said it is her right to feed where ever she wants.

I agree. It is a private choice and should be done in private. I breastfed my son for over a year and never once had the need to feed him in public. I planned his feeding for when I could do it privately. Occassionally it meant going to my car or another out of the way place, but it was possible to be considerate of the general public. I'm amazed at women that think just because it's natural it has to be done publicly.

If more woman did it in public 5th grader might not think anything of it. It would be as normal as seeing a baby holding a bottle. American's have these huge hang ups on breast where in many other countries they see do not sexualize them the way we do.

by BHen...Breastfeeding is natural and should not be hidden. I breastfeed my child in public.We should not have to hide in our homes to feed our children! Breast were made for milk.

Urinating & defecating is also natural, but it is hidden. Should we pee & poop in public too? I understand that breastfeeding is good for our children, but we should not push unwanted beliefs on others in public. I DON'T want to see others breastfeeding, even though I too breastfed my children. Take them to the restroom or to your car to do it in private or cover the baby w/a blanket. I don't want to see anyone elses breasts, behinds or any other private parts for that matter!!!

I breast feed my old lady all the time on the front porch, and all the neighbors love it. She is 26 years younger then me also!!

"Urinating & defecating is also natural, but it is hidden"... Since when is a child eating possibly comparable to urinating and defecating? Seriously, that's your argument? You suggest feeding the child in a public restroom... do you want to eat in one? Are you okay with being served off of a tray sitting on a toilet seat where god knows who has done what? If you are and that's what you're encouraging for every breastfed child, something's psychologically wrong with you and the health of the children is subjective to your bizarre prudishness. I am a mother who has breastfed all three of my children in public, and while I usually am armed with a blanket for such occasions, there were and are times where I had to do without. But between my shirt and my daughter's head, you certainly see no more breast than you do with a bikini top. You want to fight the horrors of inappropriate nudity, abolish shirtless men. Nipples are nipples after all ;)

Bhen--thank you for your logical comment. As more and more of us choose to and support others who choose to breastfeed, then more kids will grow up and not view this as a "sexual" or disgusting act. It's amazing the bizarre anger you read on these boards regarding nursing of children in public. At the risk of sounding a little on the granola-nut-crunchy side, I say that a lot of folks A) were not breastfed B) were not breastfed long enough C) need a hug. It takes at least one generation to positively change and for ignorance to die out...

I'm with you!!!!

You are correct, breast feeding is a natural act but then so is a bowel movement. We just don't want to see it done in public.

Why not? Have you forgotten what boobs are actually for?

You are an obviously sick shame based person. Breastfeeding is perfectly natural. It is God's way if you will.

Don't just say it shouldn't be done. Make a case pro or con.
There is study after study that leads to the same conclusion
1.Breasfeeding is natural
2.Breast milk is healthier for the child than process baby formula
You don't have the right to tell another woman what's best for her child if you dont like it walk away ! But don't tell others not to breastfeed because your squimish about it or you dont want to see it.

Okay. Then you don't give your infant a bottle in public either, American. Double standards define this sorry country and double standards are what will tear this weak piece of rock apart.

God DID intend that a mother should breastfeed her BABY.. but He did not say.."whip it out in public honey...the boys need a peep show." That is nothing short of disgusting. Shame on you for condoning it..

Did God intend us to have sex in public?

NO.