The Importance Of Public Breastfeeding

Public breastfeeding, when brought up, is often a controversial topic and many question if it should be legal to do so in public places. So let’s look at it this way, if a bottle fed infant can eat publicly, a breastfed infant should also have these same rights. I have never wanted to go in an unsanitary place such as a public restroom to nurse my baby, and other mothers certainly shouldn’t be forced to do so either. Because of this, many mothers feel they have to stay stuck at home all day, afraid their baby will get hungry while they 're out and about, sometimes resulting in postpartum depression. Facts are, newborns have needs just like every other human alive when it comes to eating, and almost all infants need to eat every 2-3 hours no matter where you’re at. Nursing babies should be more welcome in public places than a screaming baby who only needs to eat. “In a recent survey, the international formula council asked moms with kids under 12 months why they would not breast feed. Most cited medical reasons, followed by going back to work, problems with …show more content…
I gave up in the early months of trying to breastfeed because I couldn’t express milk fast enough resulting in mastitis of my left breast. There were family members and friends around me all day making me very shy and embarrassed to nurse my son. After being admitted into the hospital for three days to get the infection out, I could no longer breastfeed and this made me feel like a failure as a new mother. I developed mastitis because the milk was being left in the glands of my breast and turned into bacteria from sitting all day without being pumped or nursed out by my son. Because of this big shaming Fest and negative controversy over public indecency, and me not wanting to offend anyone around me I put myself in danger. I put other people’s feelings and personal judgment above what was most important in the first place, my son getting