anon1mous,
do you have a source that says a woman should not breastfeed in public?
Lets review a few things about breastfeeding:
1) Many babies will NOT take bottles
2) If the baby will take a bottle, a woman has to pump instead of the feeding. If that’s the case, she needs a sanitary location to pump (including access to an outlet), a sanitary place to wash pump parts and bottles and to store any leftover milk.
3) If the mother has trouble pumping (many women cannot pump adequately to feed their child) they would have to supplement with formula. Formula is full of garbage ingredients and should be avoided.
4) Some children (especially during growth spurts) nurse very frequently. As in, every 30 minutes some times. Should women who have children like this be chained to their homes?
I certainly would rather my child be exposed to a woman discreetly nursing a baby than what many women wear on the street. I’ve seen inappropriately dressed women in every Jewish enclave I’ve ever visited (Boro Park, New Square etc) so you can’t even claim a haven there. If you want to remove all outside “negative” influences, then keep your children locked up at home. Stop trying to force your “sensitivities” on others.
It seems like whenever people talk about “sensitivities” its all about things to restrict women. Maybe that’s just my perception.
As to leaving kids at home – my kids slept much better in their wraps/carriers than they ever did in their cribs. They were snuggled up with me most of the day while I was out and about. Since when does having a child mean being locked into your home????
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