Posted on 11/21/2006 12:07:21 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
Protesting mothers breastfeed their babies at Washington DC's Ronald Reagan National Airport in front of the Delta Airlines ticket counter as part of a nation-wide protest after a woman was kicked off a Delta airplane by a flight attendant for nursing her child.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)
Mothers Danielle Shield (L) and Alison Yaker (R) read a book about breastfeeding with their children near the Delta Airlines counter at Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts November 21, 2006 as part of a national 'Nurse-In' protest in support of women's right to breastfeed in public. On October 13, 2006 Emily Gillette was removed from a Delta/Freedom Air flight out of Burlington, Vermont after she refused to cover her baby with a blanket while breastfeeding on the plane before take-off. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES)
Danielle Mountford, left, of Woodstock, Conn., breast feeds her daughter, Alexa Ross, 2 1/2, as Susan Parker, right, of Glastonbury, Conn., holds her daughter Anna, at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Conn., Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2006. Nursing mothers staged 'nurse-in' protests Tuesday to take up the cause of a woman ordered off a plane for breast-feeding her daughter too openly. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Did you read the article?
It's what I said word for word.
So how is what the airline said facts and what she said supposition?
I've yet to read one sentence that gives the view of her being exposed and inappropriate.
I have 4 children and I breastfed 2. What's behind your question?
Have you asked yourself why nursing young should be hidden from society?
I sure hope they never have a Jim Webb protest there.
It sounds like you had some TSA folks who were willing to sensibly bend the rules. IIRC, the limit on fluids is 8 ounces. (That's the total amount; not the amount per container.) But getting back to my original question: "Which is worse: Seeing a boobie or listening to a shrieking, hungry infant for 6 hours while trapped in an aluminum tube, 7 miles above the surface of the earth?" Since a bottle wasn't present, a bottle isn't an option here.
Glad to bring a smile...
I'm sure somebody around here would be willing to help her have a baby.
And look at the moms at the protest. They didn't even bother to cover themselves up.
One of my cousin is breastfeeding. Should have her give these idiots pointers on how to do it.
Show me any evidence that I "didn't read the story."
Clearly, you didn't comprehend my reply.
My challenge to you was to point out a photo above, on this thread, where a nursing mom had --as you crudely put it-- "flipped out" her breast.
The mom who originated the complaint WAS nursing discreetly. You have produced ZERO evidence she was not.
And no, it is not necessary to have a suffocating blanket thrown over the baby, as this officious flight attendant demanded, to be able to nurse discreetly.
Additionally, it does not appear to be a "standard" or a policy of Delta Airlines to demand a blanket on top of the baby, either.
Other articles mention that the pilot himself got off the plane to apologize to the mother for the attendant's behavior, and to beg the mother to get back on board.
Some people have an emotional problem that makes them irrational on this topic. I suspect you're one of them.
So this is my last post to you.
I wouldn't like a blanket over my head to eat, nor would I like to wear a diaper all day. But thats OK because I am an adult.
If I were a baby, I think it would be pretty comfortable.
What? Is the baby going to check the monitors to make sure his flight is on time?
Well, I'd agree they're only thinking of their own current predicament, and ignoring the sensibilities of those around them, as are you. Modesty is not really about doing what you're comfortable with; it's about being considerate of those around you. Bare breasts and partially disrobed women in public are not the cultural norm in this country.
But what about babies who are not comfortable with it? What about babies who don't like the stuffiness of it?
I don't see any nipples in the photos so it appears that they're doing it discreetly. Nipples are where the line is drawn in public. Show me one nipple in those photos.
Even without a blanket there is little if any breast exposed once a womans shirt falls back down by the babys head, which is a split second. The airline insisting she use a blanket is pretty much absurd imo.
Even a pervert trying to sneak a peek has little chance of
seeing anything.
So basically,
you're saying that if you're being discrete and covered,
that if a male FA overreacts and demands you cover even more with a (nasty) airline blanket,
You'll comply, even though no one can see, no one has complained and you believe they're...
well...acting like some folks on this thread.
You'd comply,even if you're in the right?
Talk about Nanny state.
Because you speak like someone who doesn't understand that many breastfed babies don't take bottles.
And drinking from a sippy cup is not going to help this baby regulate her ears. Only sucking does that. What if the parent doesn't believe in using pacifiers?
mom has issues - seems a bit long - our daughter weaned at 1 yr
I think it's time you explained to your 8 year old what breasts are for. My 3 & 4 year old have managed to grasp that they are used to feed babies, I'm sure an 8-year old could handle the concept too.
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