Breast feeding outdoors?

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I breastfeed and when I do it in public people stare at me like Im crazy or something. I have one of the breastfeeding shall things so its not like my boobs out saying hello to the world but they act like it is. Do other moms get ugly looks when they feed outside the home?
 
it is VERY VERY not ok to do it in PUBLIC



Goodness.. Have some common sense!
 
I never really did or at least i never really paid attention. I was 19 when i had my son. When he was a couple of months old i took my two little brothers who were about 3 and 9 at the time to burger king. i was nursing my son in the booth and the lady came up to me and told me what a wonderful job she thought i was doing. Just ignore people. Sometimes they are not staring at you in a bad way. Don't let people dictate your life or stop you from nursing in public.
 
No, but I don't cover up so people usually don't even know what I'm doing anyway.
 
i never have had a negative encounter breastfeeding in public.......but like the previous poster said......i didn't cover up

your breastfeeding shawl could actually be causing the problem.......ppl know what you doing under there, and it just calls more attention to the situation....not that it should matter, you have a right to breastfeed and you have the right to cover up if that makes YOU more comfortable

but i am def. one not to be shy about letting my boobs say hello...haaa.....i nursed whenever and wherever, still do if my 2 year old needs it!

for example, the other night we were out with my mother at applebees and my 2 year old hurt herself, like bad!! i scooped her up and put her on the breast, in the middle of an entire restaurant full of ppl......she quit crying and nobody knew what i was doing anyways........though my mother was quite shocked
 
No, but usually my baby is in his sling when we nurse in public, so people don't notice. I think using one of those cover things draws more attention than if you were to just nuse normally and discretely. Try not using the cover, and I bet you'd get less looks.
 
i get that all the time and i will always say a snide remark like oh you wanna suck the other one? or ill whip it out proudly and latch her on in front of everyone. its only in the US that everyone feels so weird about bfing and i think its b/c everyone formula feeds here which is horrible and so sad that people cant get over it and do whats best for their child. i say screw them!
 
I have noticed people pay close attention to the baby under the blanket. But people always pay close attention when a baby is around. And being curious is human nature. Just ignore them, your baby has to eat. And be proud that you are giving your baby the best food out there.
 
I personally havent.. But i was at dinner with a friend one time and she started to breast feed at the dinner table.. She said "when people stare at you when you do this just ignore them" so i guess its a normal thing to get stares.. I kinda think its a little weird to just do it in the open, if theres a bathroom or something near by i think it would be courteous to go in there... I know that there have been national debates about whether or not they have the right to do this in public.. If your baby has to eat amd there are no other options then go ahead but I would definitely feel very awkward even if i was completely covered..
 
Maybe people just stare at you because they are curious, not because they think you are crazy. I tend to look at people when I'm curious about something.
 
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