I was not aware that breastfeeding in public had become a problem. I have lived, had babies, and nursed them in public in South Carolina, south Georgia, and north Florida. My oldest is 28, so that's how long ago it was, and no one ever said a word to me, made a face, or showed any discomfort at all, and I always took my babies with me, to the mall, grocery store, doctor, restaurants, etc. Granted, I prefered to feed at home, and I tried to feed them right before I left, but depending on how long I was gone (2 hours meant I was going to be feeding one while I was gone). Never a problem.
My daughter is now breastfeeding her second baby. I think she feeds her every time we go somewhere, and there's never been any thing that makes us feel like she is causing anyone to feel uncomfortable. All of her friends with babies breastfeed. The only bottlefed baby I know goes to daycare.
Even 27 years ago, everyone I knew at least attempted to breastfeed.
Maybe it's only an issue in certain areas. We have only been in the deep South, city and rural areas, and have run into no one who lets us know they don't like it.
(My mother who hated the immodesty of bikinis and 'hot pants' when I was a teen was the one who first told me that, yes, we can go out with the baby because you're breastfeeding, so we can just stop and let her eat when she's hungry. Of course, she showed me how to do it where people going by might not even know what was going on).
My daughter is now breastfeeding her second baby. I think she feeds her every time we go somewhere, and there's never been any thing that makes us feel like she is causing anyone to feel uncomfortable. All of her friends with babies breastfeed. The only bottlefed baby I know goes to daycare.
Even 27 years ago, everyone I knew at least attempted to breastfeed.
Maybe it's only an issue in certain areas. We have only been in the deep South, city and rural areas, and have run into no one who lets us know they don't like it.
(My mother who hated the immodesty of bikinis and 'hot pants' when I was a teen was the one who first told me that, yes, we can go out with the baby because you're breastfeeding, so we can just stop and let her eat when she's hungry. Of course, she showed me how to do it where people going by might not even know what was going on).