Breastfeeding At Mass

[Archaeology cat]

[quote name='Saint Therese' post='1632342' date='Aug 20 2008, 04:35 AM']People actually do this?[/quote]
Yes - I'm one of them. If my son has to eat, he has to eat. I'm proficient enough at breastfeeding in public that I don't expose anything, whether or not I have a blanket over him. If people comment at all, it's to ask if he's asleep.

[Balthazor]

I don't like seeing anyone's boobs but my own.

[Archaeology cat]

[quote name='Balthazor' post='1634436' date='Aug 22 2008, 12:08 PM']I don't like seeing anyone's boobs but my own. [/quote]
Same here, nor do I want others to see mine. But like I said, it can be done in such a way that nothing is revealed, even if a cloth isn't used to cover the baby.

[Lil Red]

[quote name='Archaeology cat' post='1634441' date='Aug 22 2008, 05:35 AM']Same here, nor do I want others to see mine. But like I said, it can be done in such a way that nothing is revealed, even if a cloth isn't used to cover the baby.[/quote]
+J.M.J.+
yup

[picchick]

I will make a button to put on my purse....support public breastfeeding moms...cuz babies need to eat too!

[havok579257]

[quote name='Balthazor' post='1634436' date='Aug 22 2008, 07:08 AM']I don't like seeing anyone's boobs but my own. [/quote]


don't look, simple enough

[Archaeology cat]

[quote name='picchick' post='1636985' date='Aug 25 2008, 01:23 AM']I will make a button to put on my purse....support public breastfeeding moms...cuz babies need to eat too!

[/quote]
There used to be signs on the buses here that said "breastfeeding in public is not a crime!" Kinda made me laugh. But I'd totally put one of those buttons on my bag or something.

[Balthazor]

[quote name='havok579257' post='1637342' date='Aug 25 2008, 12:30 AM']don't look, simple enough[/quote]

Trust me I certainly try. Going to the public pools here is sometimes a minefield... lots of girls who are trying thier hardest to get skin cancer on thier areolae.....

In the same way, I don't care if you breastfeed in public but have a little tact. when my mother breastfed us she simply put a light blanket or towel over for modesty and discretion.


I have had women, friends, just whip them out without warning right in front of me......
I am sorry but I did not want to see everything, but I did... I was given no warning. And I have to admit it really made me uncomfortable I can only imagine how it would make a man feel.

Edited August 25, 2008 by Balthazor

[Archaeology cat]

[quote name='Balthazor' post='1637416' date='Aug 25 2008, 12:17 PM']I have had women, friends, just whip them out without warning right in front of me......
I am sorry but I did not want to see everything, but I did... I was given no warning. And I have to admit it really made me uncomfortable I can only imagine how it would make a man feel.[/quote]
Yeah, that could be awkward. Whether I use a blanket or not, though, I certainly don't just lift up my shirt for all to see. I'm generally a modest person, and that would make [b]me [/b]very uncomfortable, not to mention those around me. If I'm out in public, I just make sure I'm wearing a shirt that I can easily nurse Kieran in without revealing everything. A blanket would end up showing more, in fact, because he would promptly pull it off and detach himself, leaving me exposed for all to see. He's a cheeky monkey.

[Groo the Wanderer]

Hmm...I thought one was not supposed to eat during Mass. Not to mention the one hour fast.

Gotta start 'em on the right path young, I say!

[picchick]

[quote name='Archaeology cat' post='1637396' date='Aug 25 2008, 03:56 AM']There used to be signs on the buses here that said "breastfeeding in public is not a crime!" Kinda made me laugh. But I'd totally put one of those buttons on my bag or something. [/quote]

I am such a nerd...I was trying to come up with a design....I have a pretty cool idea

Edited August 25, 2008 by picchick

[Archaeology cat]

[quote name='picchick' post='1637481' date='Aug 25 2008, 04:06 PM']I am such a nerd...I was trying to come up with a design....I have a pretty cool idea[/quote]
I would seriously put one on my bag! So let me see the idea if you do that.

[Archaeology cat]

Edited August 25, 2008 by Archaeology cat

[Cow of Shame]

This thread's still going? If a baby's gotta eat, let 'im eat. I'd rather the little worm unobtrusively norf his dinner than decide to have a screaming fit.

[HisChildForever]

[quote name='Archaeology cat' post='1637433' date='Aug 25 2008, 08:23 AM']If I'm out in public, I just make sure I'm wearing a shirt that I can easily nurse Kieran in without revealing everything.[/quote]

Probably a button-up would be the best, right?

[StColette]

[quote name='HisChildForever' post='1668526' date='Oct 2 2008, 04:45 PM']Probably a button-up would be the best, right?[/quote]

Certain maternity shirts have a special double layer for breastfeeding.

[HisChildForever]

[quote name='StColette' post='1668537' date='Oct 2 2008, 05:03 PM']Certain maternity shirts have a special double layer for breastfeeding.[/quote]

Getting ready, eh?

[StColette]

[quote name='HisChildForever' post='1668538' date='Oct 2 2008, 05:06 PM']Getting ready, eh? [/quote]

lol no comment

[Maggyie]

This thread reminds me of when my little brother was baptized in St. Patrick's Cathedral. After the washing away of original sin and incorporation into the Body of Christ my brother was pretty tired and hungry. My mom asked the priest if he knew where she could go to take care of him and Father directed her to a little niche where she could have some privacy. And that is the story of how my brother got baptized and breastfed at St. Pat's.

Edited October 2, 2008 by Maggie

[Archaeology cat]

[quote name='HisChildForever' post='1668526' date='Oct 2 2008, 09:45 PM']Probably a button-up would be the best, right?[/quote]
Not really. Well, it depends. If I have Kieran in his carrier, a button-down shirt is best, or a nursing shirt, like what StColette was saying. If he isn't in his carrier, I either wear a nursing shirt, a loose shirt that hangs over him a bit, or can wear a camisole under a shirt. If I'm wearing a button-down shirt, I prefer to wear a camisole underneath in case Kieran pulls at the shirt. If it's cold enough where I have my wrap with me, I often have that around my shoulders, but not always over Kieran, so that he doesn't get too hot (which would lead him to pull off and pull the wrap off, leaving me exposed).