Posted on 05/14/2002 9:07:47 AM PDT by LavaDog
LOL. I suppose I could try to explain it to you but the point is so obviously above your comprehension that I think I'll pass. Have a nice day.
Quite the contrary. But I'm a patient woman, so I'll try again.
If I were being politically correct
You need to consult a dictionary. Seriously.
I'd accept your attempts to justify your bad manners
Now discreetly breastfeeding a baby in public is bad manners? WHY is it bad manners? Feel free to be specific.
Ah-ha ! I knew you didn't get it.
Always. That's the point. Breastfeeding is or should always be private time.
But, joathome, how could you ask that? Darlin' is going to great lengths to show us how s/he is not politically correct! LOL
1. Political correctness is no more than permissive "feel good" manners. Just wrap any convenient excuse around your bad behavior then flaunt it.
2. Not all nursing mothers do so discreetly and therein lies the problem. Besides, if you take the time to discreetly nurse your baby in public why not take another minute or two and go to a private place, out of public view to nurse your child ?
LMAO! You forgot to preface that statement with: IN MY OPINION. . .
Ok-- now please tell me how you are not trying to impose your beliefs on others, i.e. being politically correct.
Matter a fact.. little younguns wernt even taken to restraunts. I member the time when youd never even see a baby at a eatin out place... much less getting natural fed at a table.
Its just the way things was.
Aaarugh! <head-bang-wall>
WHY is it bad behavior? That's YOUR OPINION. By imposing YOUR OPINION on others, you are expecting the world to conform to what YOU deem appropriate. Now, again, be specific as to why you deem discreet public nursing to be bad behavior, and we can go from there.
Oh, BTW, this is a freebie. You can thank me later:
Main Entry: politically correct
Function: adjective
Date: 1936
: conforming to a belief that language and practices which could offend political sensibilities (as in matters of sex or race) should be eliminated
Nursing is a natural, non-sexual experience that shouldn't bother anyone but the prudes of this world when done M-O-D-E-S-T-L-Y!
Because frequently the only alternative is a hot, sweltering car or a filthy bathroom! Which place would you prefer to spend 30 minutes with a baby clinging to you? Geesh.
Aggie Mama, it is such a pleasure to discuss this with some one who "gets it!" Mom wins, the baby wins, we all win in terms of lower health care costs for breastfed infants.
Anyone who has nursing experience knows it can be done without revealing a thing. The exhibitionists out there are another matter altogether.
Granted, it is my opinion along with that of polite society. That you can not or will not accept it speaks volumes about you. Thank you for that quaint but dated 1936 definition of politically correct.
Thank you. You just made my point. You do it for your personal convenience.
In addition, babies with cows milk allergies, can avoid all the problems with allergies, if they are breastfed....as my younger boy got to be to where he could take milk in a cup, or munch on some cheese, or enjoy a little ice cream, I noticed he was developping a mild rash....when I took him to the doc for his monthly well baby visit, before I could say a word, the doc came in, noticed the rash, immediately commented that I must be feeding my baby dairy products, and then he said, "stop it, and just keep nursing him, it appears he is allergic to cows milk and hence that rash...
By nursing him, I avoided all the problems inherent in having a baby with a cows milk allergy...
Eventually the allergy disappeared and he can and does ingest huge amounts of dairy products with no ill effect...
So breastfeeding not only gives your baby the most perfect food, and provides a loving and strong bond between baby and mom, it also prevents harmful effects from any potential milk allergies...
1 - Is this really a problem? Are you really seeing indiscreet bare breasted women everywhere? - or are you arguing that the idea of it bothers you, whether you have actually ever seen it or not? I will reiterate, that I have only rarely seen women nursing in public where I could even tell what they are doing. Most women do, in fact, have some sense.
2 - As to your point about going to a private place. For purposes of discussion lets just say she is at a mall. As has already been pointed out to you, often the choice might be a hot car or a bathroom... So a woman should quietly sit where, on the toilet for 30 minutes? and her other child(ren) do what? - play in the other stalls?
What is really wrong with her slipping into a booth at one of the fast food places, ordering some snacks to entertain her other child(ren) for 30 minutes and quietly and discreetly breastfeeding the other? And I do mean what is really WRONG with it? Only a really nosy person would even notice, and they would notice what? A babe in the arms of a mom.
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