Too broad a statement - there are times when it is totally appropriate, but the woman should have the sense to use a little bit of discretion by minimizing the display. Breast feeding is best for most children and we ca't expect Moms to have their every action planned out so it never occurs in public. When done properly, it can actually help instill a sense of modesty in youngsters who observe it. Not every action which bares a part of a woman is an immodest/immoral/depraved action and we do no favors by trying to pretend that nature is not what it is. You can't teach a person responsible respect for sexuality by putting up an impenetrable shield.
I agree with you trebb. Breasts feed babies. I’m sorry if people are offended by a mother breastfeeding her baby in public...then maybe they should leave.
Seriously, we are a very modest family, but breastfeeding is THE most important thing you can do for your child. If we are out to dinner and my grandson needs to eat, my daughter is NOT going to go sit in a dirty bathroom stall to feed him. So she feeds him at the table. My grandson will pull off the blanket every time she puts it up. People see less of her breast when she is feeding him then they see from the cheerleaders when they watch Monday Night Football.
I raised my daughters very modest, no bikinis, shorts to their knees, no belly shirts, etc. My daughters still dress that way. Breast feeding in public is not about not being modest, it’s about using the breast for what GOD DESIGNED THEM FOR!
Okay, just my two cents. This topic makes me crazy.
Use a bottle..always seemed nasty to me. Yuk