Breastfeeding in public

In the article “If You Don’t Support Breastfeeding in Public, You Don’t Support Breastfeeding,” written by Katharine McKinney, writer, blogger, and mother, it is clear that a woman being ridiculed for breastfeeding in public is prevalent in this day and age. This article is just a fraction of what women experience on a daily basis, all around the world. The article begins with the statement that most people support breastfeeding, because it’s the “best nutrition for babies, natural and good.”…

Women Should Breastfeed In Public “Breast are made of specialized tissue that produces milk.” ( “WebMD” )The breast function is to feed children. Nowadays, many people want it banned. Some people have considered breast to be sexual organs to the point that it does no longer serve purpose as a feeding sack. Which is really all…

Organization 2011) recommends “mothers universally to exclusively breastfeed infants for the child 's first six months to obtain optimal growth, development, and health. Thereafter, they should be provided nutritious complementary foods and extend breastfeeding up to the age of two years or beyond”. It is one of the safest ways of nurturing and helps to defend infant against infectious and chronic diseases by providing essential nutrients and is also beneficial for the mothers to have a healthy…

Breastfeeding is the normal way to feed an infant. International organizations such as the World Health Organization, the International Pediatric Association, UNICEF, and the International Lactation Consultant Association promote breastfeeding. In the United States, breastfeeding is promoted by the Surgeon General, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and the American Public Health Association The American…

(Castillo). The National Conference of State Legislatures’ article “Breastfeeding State Laws” describes, “As a part of the Healthy People 2020 initiative, the national goal is to increase the proportion of mothers who breastfeed their babies in the early postpartum period to 81.9 percent by the year 2020.” Many mothers are hesitant to chose between the two common methods of infant feeding, breastfeeding and formula feeding. Breastfeeding and instant formula have different benefits for both…

a. The influence of social referents on women 's viewable feeding proves to be more of a challenge which exposed the pressure from others in favor of bottle-feeding children. b. Public breastfeeding is deeply controversial in that it feeds a mother’s offspring and repulse others in the process. c. The reason as to why is that of potential embarrassment with their display in an environment full of judgmental strangers. d. The theory of planned behavior considers how attitudes, subjective norms,…

Every mother has the right to decide whether to breastfeed or bottle feed, this personal right will be supported no matter the decision. However, exclusive breastfeeding is the best thing a mother can give to her baby for the first six month of the baby’s life. This is because as a baby grows, he or she acquire a lifelong benefit from breastfeeding exclusively. New mothers should have all the avenue which supports them to breastfeed whiles continuing mothers be encourage to exclusively…

Since the start of 2016, increasingly more stories and news articles have appeared about women liberating themselves and their families. These women are choosing to breast feed in public, regardless of society’s ideas on its appropriateness. Why is a woman feeding her child seen as an inappropriate act in society? Woman are sexualized. A person sees a breast and it is immediately sexualized. Breasts are not sexual organs though, they are on the human body with the intent that they will be used…

Peace, Love, and Breastfeeding. When it comes to breastfeeding in public, mothers are always told to cover-up, to leave the premises to an area where they cannot be seen, or heard away from the rest of the public. Why is public nursing such a controversial issue in today’s society? Society has developed a overly sexualized view of breast that it has become a big issue when mothers make the decision to breastfeed their child in public. In most cases, mothers are even openly asked and sometimes…

to nourish the next generation and provide them with the best possible foundation. This gives a woman confidence in her abilities. Breastfeeding also requires sufficient self-esteem to protect, and sometimes defend the right to breastfeed. Often times, as soon as breastfeeding comes up, many women become uncomfortable and begin to emphatically claim that breastfeeding is better than formula. Our culture should empower and provide support to all women who desire to breastfeed their child (Shaw…