Breastfeeding in public

“Anybody offended by breastfeeding is staring too hard” (Guillemets, Teri. “The Quote Garden.” QuoteGarden.com N.P. 18 Mar. 1998. Web. 6 Oct. 2017). What could possibly be wrong about a mother breast feeding her child in public? Absolutely nothing. A mother should have the ability to nurse her child at any time and any place. Many still find this an issue in today’s society and continue to view this act as disrespectful or not be courteous to others. Breast feeding should be accepted…

the self-efficacy in breastfeeding. According to the research the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children 's Fund (UNICEF) that breastfeeding is a cheap and unique method to feed a baby to infant that has money benefits for the mother, child, family and the entire society (Khobar, Saudi Arabia et. al., 2015 p.9) . In many other study 's they have noted that there are advantages and some disadvantages of breastfeeding. I am hoping to start a breastfeeding group for…

Introduction “WHERE’S THE BOOBIES” This paper is about women breastfeeding in public places. Breastfeeding has become one of the most controversial issues in our society today. The ethical theory of this paper is the common principle that the right actions are those that have a tendency to produce the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people, being cautious to include a difference in the quality of the pleasures that establish happiness. In addition…

Breastfeeding was a healthy and beautiful way for mothers to nurse and form a strong bond with their baby. Now the controversy has risen about breastfeeding. Now women breastfeeding in public is one of the many issues that are debated about today. Most people consider breastfeeding should be done in privacy and not in public, and consider it to be public nudity. However, the other side of this issue establishes that breastfeeding is natural and should be done whenever and wherever a mother feels…

Wallace, K (2014). Why are we still so squeamish about breastfeeding? Retrieved from: http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/29/living/breastfeeding-attitudes-parents/ In this article Kelly Wallace discusses why it seems the sight of a mother publically breastfeeding still makes so many people squeamish and uncomfortable. She interviews several mothers, bloggers, and discusses many news articles that have been written in 2014 about the attention public breastfeeding has gained. She also discusses the many…

Breastfeeding has been done for years and years due to the necessity to feeding our infants. Originally, formula was not an option, do to it did not exist, and breastfeeding was commonplace for all women. The difference between then and now is that women are not at home all the time. Women have evolved in a way that breastfeed should now be considered commonplace, we work outside the home and go out in public all the time. There are many facts that justify breastfeeding our babies that many…

to breastfeed in public, women all around the United States are still being accosted for breastfeeding in public. Laws protect their right to breastfeed, but they do not protect the mothers from being thrown out of public buildings such as restaurants, churches, and schools. The people that threw them out do not have to face consequences even though they are breaking the law. Many mothers chose not to report these incidents because they fear being publicly shamed. Breastfeeding mothers should be…

The event I chose was a support group for women to promote breastfeeding in public areas with my sister, who is very active in women’s rights to breastfeeding in the Temple/Killeen area. This group was made up of women who lived on the military base in Copperas Cove and it was held at one of my sister’s friend’s house. This event was held on June 26, 2016 from 2-4 in the afternoon. It was uncomfortable at first, because many women were breast-feeding and were more open about it. The social…

The Suckle of Life The first time I saw someone breastfeeding in public I was twelve years old. My family had traveled to Billings to spend the day at the Montana State Fair and meet up with my aunt and her family. My aunt had recently had a baby, so around lunch time we all sat down to eat, and naturally my aunt started feeding her new son. I couldn’t help but stare because she had this innocent person hidden under a blanket. At the time the temperature had risen into the upper nineties, so I…

From the beginning on this course, my SLP has been about breastfeeding in public. I have looked at the issues that women deal with while trying to breastfeed in public settings. I have also addressed the benefits of children that are breastfed, the most important of which is an increased immune system and decreased health issues later in life. Additionally I found social experiments where women who were breastfeeding were accosted in public, but alternatively women with low cut shirts and…