Breast-feeding moms stage nurse-in at Oregon restaurant

Washington Times ^ | 8/18/14

[SoFloFreeper]

Dozens of mothers staged a nurse-in at an Oregon restaurant in protest on Sunday after a manager asked one woman to cover up while she nursed her baby.

Erin Klein said a manager at the Ram Restaurant in Happy Valley asked her to cover up as she nursed her 11-month-old, because other customers had apparently complained....

[patriot08]

My father loves to tell the story about when he and my mother were newly married and at a family gathering; a distant relative of my mother’s flounced herself into the room and flopped her huge breast out to feed her baby in front of him.
My mother snarled, ‘How dare you flop that thing out in front of my husband. If you don’t flop it back in your blouse, I’ll do it for you- and I guarantee you won’t like it.’
She stuffed it back in her blouse and left the room. LOL

She got her comeuppance- and how. If more of the public would take this approach it might put a stop to some of these wackos.

[patriot08]

All I’m saying is; if you must feed your baby out in public, go into another room (nobody wants to hear the slurping or see the mess. (if that’s not possible, cover it up- all of it. And we don’t need any little ‘oops’ glimpses.)
If you want to be an exhibitionist, go home and do it in front of your husband or other interested parties.
Most of the general public is not interested and find it offensive.

[wardaddy]

Father of five.

Breastfeeding in public is fine ...just use a nursing blanket

Early puberty boys will be oogling your plump leaky melons otherwise

That might get you randy and all but it’ll piss off his mom I can promise you

Women are real particular how much sexuality mature felines demonstrate to their own young testosterone addled cubs

[Mrs. Don-o]

Yes, obnoxious or exhibitionistic behavior in public should not be tolerated--- and that's across the board. men and women, cell-phone talking, smoking, spitting, loud raucous conversation, foul language, saggy pants on the men, cleavage down to "here" on the women --- as well as provocative, exhibitionistic baby-feeding, I'm sure.

But as for your objecion that a few babies nurse sloppily (you mentioned slurping and mess), consider that that applies to other blameless folks (people with cerebral palsy, very elderly people who cough or drool a bit) and that is no reason why they should not be allowed to eat in a restaurant or any other public venue. Their care-givers should of course be sensible and get them seated where they won't bother people or be bothered by people --- just as a sensible nursing mother would do.

But as for normal breasfeeding, it would be truer to say,

"Most of the general public is not interested and find it offensiveinoffensive." Most of the general public doesn't think a modest woman with a baby nestled to her bosom is gross.

[trebb]

The issue is NOT breastfeeding, the issue is doing so modestly.
The same applies to a breast feeding modesty blanket.
Trebb said “we can’t expect Moms to have their every action planned out so it never occurs in public”

I don't see where we disagree except for the indication that you wish to disagree and display some sort of moral outrage/superiority.

[BwanaNdege]

Please accept my apology. After rereading your comment #12, I see that I was interpreting your comment without considering the whole context of your remarks.

I’m sorry.

[trebb]

Thanks, but no apology ever needed unless one goes on a serious rampage/attack against a person at the personal level. If we don't develop thick skins, we end up keeping Tums in business.

Apology accepted and all forgotten.

[BwanaNdege]

I need a wall poster to place over my desk: “Make sure Mind is in gear before putting Mouth (or typing fingers) in motion!”

[wardaddy]

I saw a woman cover and breastfeed at lunch today after church

Thought nothing of it.....covering is good manners

Ms Klein ....of course.....feels different....we must all view her leaky teats

My early puberty boys would love her exposures

Of course Ms. Klein would also be first to yell what are you staring at perv?

[wardaddy]

I cant count the late night runs ive made for O.B.s since late 70s

Its what u do fer luvvin

[Kickass Conservative]

I will assume that those Women were absolutely Gorgeous nine Months before their Children were Born, or all their Husbands are Blind.