Why is there a stigma around breastfeeding in public?

As shown in both quantitative and qualitative studies, the perception of breasts as sexual objects may lead women to feel uncomfortable about breastfeeding in public.

Is it wrong to breastfeed in public?

Is breastfeeding in public legal? Breastfeeding in public is legal and protected by federal and state law in all 50 states.

What happens when you choose not to breastfeed?

Your breasts will start to make milk in the first couple of days after you give birth. This happens even if you don’t breastfeed. You may have some milk leak from your breasts, and your breasts may feel sore and swollen. This is called engorgement.

What are the barriers to breastfeeding?

Barriers to breastfeeding

• Lack of knowledge about breastfeeding.
• Misconception that formula is equivalent.
• Breastfeeding is not the social norm in many communities.
• Poor family and social support.
• Embarrassment about feeding in public.
• Lactation problems.
• Returning to work and accessing supportive childcare.

Why is breastfeeding so difficult?

Some may have issues with getting a deep latch. Some may struggle with the intensity of their baby’s needs. Some may struggle with a sick baby, birth complications or a baby who isn’t latching at all. Others may struggle with family pressures to allow others to feed.

What are the ludicrous arguments against breastfeeding in public?

The ludicrous arguments against breastfeeding in public gives me the…… 1 1) People eating fast food… Can you imagine a world if a person who was struggling… 2 2) The dude at the urinal… Some of you are probably wondering how the dude at… 3 3) Old guys with a beer belly wearing budgie smugglers at the beach…

Why is it bad to not breastfeed in public?

Not breastfeeding in public can lead to mums giving their baby formula for public outings (not everyone can express) thus damaging their baby’s virgin gut and diminishing their breastmilk supply. Not breastfeeding in public reinforces the myth that nursing is ‘obscene’ and should be obscured.

Is breastfeeding in public a form of intimacy?

In the years since, breastfeeding in public has become an increasingly controversial topic, and I’ve heard many arguments for and against (and participated in several). And in each debate, there seems to be a missing element: the issue of intimacy. For many of us who object to public breast feeding, the issue is not breasts exposed in public.

How do you feel about breastfeeding in public?

Breastfeeding makes them uncomfortable. They feel as if it shouldn’t be done in public because the mother is “exposing” herself, even if she is doing it to feed her baby. Everyone has a right to their own reactions to this, and your response to public breastfeeding is definitely a personal thing.