If you don’t like to see breatfeeding in public, don’t look. Simple as that.

I agree with Ariel. I was unable to breastfeed because my daughter has PKU and they couldn’t monitor what she was taking in. I think that it is important either way not to judge a woman if they breast or bottle feed. It is their personal choice. If someone wants to breastfeed in public that is fine.

I’ve nursed all 3 of my children and all for varying lengths of their lives. Experience, support, and education are all keys to successful breastfeeding if a mom is able to do so. There are lots of reasons why some moms can’t nurse that doesn’t involve a personal choice but a physical one for either mom or baby. Breastfeeding in public is fine with me – I do it all the time and I wouldn’t look down on anyone else for doing so – baby needs to eat! Out of comfort sake for my baby, I try to time when she needs to eat for when we’re at home, simply because I think it’s uncomfortable to try to nurse in a booth or chair at a restaurant. I also cover her out of privacy for her AND for less distraction. But all of this is MY personal preference and that’s the way it should be for all moms, to make the experience work best for her and baby.

I’m a breastfeeding mother. I promote breastfeeding and always try to help a new mom with it. With that said, I don’t understand why some people are so against breastfeeding in public. A mom is human and has the right to have a life after baby. I love to see a mom nursing her child while having dinner at a restuarant. These women are not trying to expose their breast to everyone and they are definitely not doing it to offend you. The only reason why breastfeeding mothers “plop their boob out” (as I’ve heard so many judging, ignorant people call it) is to provide their baby nurishment!!! I personally use a cover in public but if you have the confidence not to, it does not offend me what so ever. I am enraged when I hear of stories where a mom asks for a private area to nurse in and they tell them to nurse in the restroom!!!! The bathroom?!?! Would you eat in the bathroom and do you know how disgusting a public restroom is?!

oh goody… a special nursing place…. away from everyone? somewhere where you have to attempt to control and quiet your other kids? tucked in a corner? no thanks. i am as discreet as possible but nursing my son should and will happen wherever i am currently. i don’t go somewhere special to feed him from a jar, i’m not going somewhere special to feed him from my breast.

I breastfeed everywhere and anywhere. I don’t care. No one has ever said anything to me and if they do, I still don’t care! I was a little more hesitant with my first, but with #2, I’m over it and everyone else should be too.

I have 3 daughters, two I bottle feed and the last one I breastfeed. I was not comfortable exposing myself to the public, but sometimes you have to feed your baby while out and about. I appreciated the malls and stores that had a nice quite room for my baby and I to sit in comfortably and feed. Some even had comfortable rocking chairs, which made the time even more enjoyable. If there was not a place available to feed the baby, then I used a cover. The cover is cumbersome and not always easy to use, especially if you are not sitting in a comfortable chair. But I preferred not to expose myself. Unfortunately I think so many people see it in a sexual way (I once was one of those people) and are unable to see past that. I think the only way to change those opinions is to educate our children and teach them there is nothing wrong with breastfeeding.