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Let Mothers Breastfeed In Peace

Breastfeeding is natural. Learn to deal with it.

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Boobies. Tits. Breast. Melons. Hooters. Knockers. A baby's food source. Jugs. Ta-tas. Oh wait, does one of those things not belong?

All of these are ways that one can use to describe the mammary glands on the front of a woman. The mammary gland is a milk producing gland. It is composed largely of fat. Breasts can also be described as an organ designed to produce milk. Do you know what that means? Boobies are so a woman can feed her child? That is what they are for. Granted, people enjoy them for sexual reasons, that's all fine. You do you, but don't shame a woman for using her breasts for what they are literally designed for. If a woman needs to feed her child, she should be allowed to do that anywhere she needs to. You can't even see the majority of the boob because the baby's head is covering it. Besides, who says you have to look? You could be a decent human being and walk by without making a comment. Why is i your business? Let me clue you in, it's not, so just walk by. Not your boob, not your baby, not your business.

There are many reasons why a mother would not use a cover over her child's head when breastfeeding. It can be hot for a baby under those covers just trying t enjoy it's meal, some won't even deal with a cover over their head. Should a mother really have to deal with a fussing baby when she literally has the means to take care of it attached to her body? Babies need food. There was a time when you were a baby and you may or may not have gotten your food from your mother's breasts. There are many ways parents choose to feed their children. Any of those choices are fine. A mother shouldn't feel shamed for the choice she is making to supply nourishment to her growing baby.

The point is, it's not your business, it's not your choice how a mother feeds her child. The next time you see a mother nursing her child in public, and you feel an urge to make some snide comment, or give her a disgusted look, how about you try being a respectable human being and just keep walking? If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. That is something we tell children learning to get along, but honestly some adults need to be reminded of this simple phrase. Mothers are incredible. This mother breastfeeding has just spent 9 months growing a human being inside her, going through labor to bring that tiny human into the world, not sleeping for many hours because that tiny human is dependent on her for survival, and you think that it's so important for you to point out that your are uncomfortable that you can see the slightest bit of her boob because she is taking care of her baby? Maybe don't be so selfish. If it truly makes you that uncomfortable to walk by a mother breastfeeding, just walk a little faster. You'll pass them that much quicker, then you won't have to think about it.

Many people only see breasts as being something sexual, so it may be hard for them to separate the sexual idea from the concept of the boob. It's nothing to walk by a Victoria's Secret store and see some breasts largely displayed for the world to see. You'd never see someone protest against that image, but if there was a mother sitting outside that store breastfeeding her child, you can bet at the very least she would receive some disgusted stares. Breasts are not only for sexual pleasure. Breasts are an important part in taking care of a child.A social experiment was done to see how the public responds to breastfeeding. It made many people uncomfortable, but there were also people who were OK with it. People should be OK with it. Breasts are not always a sexual thing, so it shouldn't cause people to be uncomfortable. You would rather a women sit in a tight disgusting public bathroom to feed her hungry baby than you be somewhat uncomfortable for the 20 to 45 minutes it takes for that baby to eat? How could you be that selfish? That mother is surly tired, she shouldn't have to deal with your issues too. Breastfeeding is a natural thing. Just like you have to eat, a baby has to eat too.

Breastfeeding in public has become a topic for discussion for a while now. In a world that is so vulgar and sexualized, it's hard for people to separate that image with breasts, but breastfeeding has nothing to do with that sexual image. While people are applauding the sexual images of magazines and TV, everyday mothers are getting shamed for using their breasts what they were made for. Take a moment to realize that the mother breastfeeding is doing the best she can for her growing baby. She is taking care of his or her needs, taking care of that child's hunger despite the stares and rude comments. This shouldn't be an issue. A mother needs to feed her child whenever and wherever that child happens to be hungry. What she is doing is not your concern. Not your boob, not your baby, not your business.



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