Breastfeeding in restaurants

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OhEsEcks said:
Ignore him. We had his bean eating nonsense before.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18623508

We concluded that despite being a vegan, while in his car, he still likes sitting on the skinned carcasses of the animals he claims to love.
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What?

FFS?

I'm not vegan.

I do my best to be vegetarian however I did say that I am happy to eat meat to survive.

I feel a strong bond to animals (most NORMAL people do).

You eat it you kill it is my motto, I'm not perfect, far from it in fact.

This doesn't change the FACTS however.

The UK diet is crap, we eat waaay too much meat, have a dreadful obesity, diabetes, heart attack and cancer rate.

Head in sand - your choice.
 
Our kids are now 8, 6 & 3 and they were all breast fed. I remember the initial embarrassment and worry we both felt when feeding in public, but we, she, the wife, was determined to do it. It didn't take long, but she was soon a total pro at it and could do it without most people even noticing.

There was a funny instance where she'd been feeding our son for quite a while whilst being served by a young, male waiter. He initially didn't even notice, but then he did, oh his face was a picture. Oh, how we laughed!

Some women don't do it very discretely, but it can and should be done so - you have to consider other people, but at the end of the day if they have a problem, it's their problem and they should leave before a mother is forced to stop.

Too many people, including women, think it's offensive to breast feed in public and regard breasts as just for use during sex, with all the associated negative connotations, as per post #2.

I've not read the entire thread yet (I only got part way down page 2 before I felt the need to reply) but someone did mention the lack of legislation - it is actually covered by the Equalities Act 2010. Asking a woman to stop, or even making her feel uncomfortable for breastfeeding, is an offence.
 
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SkodaMart said:
Chimpanzees, murder monkeys rip there bodies apart and feast upon their flesh.

What are they? Our closest relative. (Some a bit closer than others IMO ;))
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This doesn't mean what you seem to think. Derp.

Oh also, "their" not "there", "there" refers to a location.

SkodaMart said:
I do my best to be vegetarian however I did say that I am happy to eat meat to survive.
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No you don't, you do what's convenient to you.

I feel a strong bond to animals (most NORMAL people do).
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So do I, but define normal.

You eat it you kill it is my motto, I'm not perfect, far from it in fact.
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Shouldn't it also be "you wear it, you kill it"? It's not much now is it?

his doesn't change the FACTS however.
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Stating something as a FACT (in capitals) doesn't make it a fact.

The UK diet is crap, we eat waaay too much meat, have a dreadful obesity, diabetes, heart attack and cancer rate.
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Not because of meat, because of crappy processed food, and all the studies you link categorise processed crap as "red meat". Sugar and poor nutrition in general is the biggest issue, not "too much meat". Look at Inuits and how much animal product they consume (almost exclusively) then compare it to their incidence of heart disease and heart attacks.

Head in sand - your choice.
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Pretending to know facts doesn't mean you actually know them. Sadly, you reject information as soon as it doesn't go along side what you believe, so really you're the one with your head in the sand.

OhEsEcks said:
Ignore him. We had his bean eating nonsense before.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18623508

We concluded that despite being a vegan, while in his car, he still likes sitting on the skinned carcasses of the animals he claims to love.
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But, but, he's just so easy! :p I had a hand in that thread too :p
 
BadMojo said:
Our kids are now 8, 6 & 3 and they were all breast fed. I remember the initial embarrassment and worry we both felt when feeding in public, but we, she, the wife, was determined to do it. It didn't take long, but she was soon a total pro at it and could do it without most people even noticing.
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Well done (her) much respect and dignity for this.
A lady feeding her baby is a private thing and even when done in public needn't be a spectacle.

Breast milk is best without a doubt.
 
Chuk_Chuk said:
To all those saying that they are okay with a women breastfeeding in public. What if you were seated in a seat that forced/made you watch as she was breastfeeding would you still be okay with it?
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Yes. Because I'm a well-adjusted adult. :rolleyes:

I've had conversations with women whilst they're breast feeding. It's not difficult or uncomfortable.
 
Chuk_Chuk said:
To all those saying that they are okay with a women breastfeeding in public. What if you were seated in a seat that forced/made you watch as she was breastfeeding would you still be okay with it?
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How would this forced viewing work then? Are you also given a neck brace and match sticks to keep your eyelids open, and fastened in to the seat so that you are orientated towards the woman with literally no option but to watch?
 
BadMojo said:
Yes. Because I'm a well-adjusted adult. :rolleyes:

I've had conversations with women whilst they're breast feeding. It's not difficult or uncomfortable.
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I don't see what your emotional stability has to do with being able to watch a total stranger breastfeed. (Now that i think about it I probably should have adjusted my question to say a total stranger)

spoffle said:
How would this forced viewing work then? Are you also given a neck brace and match sticks to keep your eyelids open, and fastened in to the seat so that you are orientated towards the woman with literally no option but to watch?
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There seats/ seating arrangements designed in such a manner that you have to in general look straight ahead as it may be uncomfortable to look to the side or next to you might be a brick wall.

or another instance would be talking face to face with someone/group of people and behind them to the side of there head there is a women breastfeeding.

Technically your not forced but I couldn't think of a better way to word.
 
Chuk_Chuk said:
I don't see what your emotional stability has to do with being able to watch a total stranger breastfeed. (Now that i think about it I probably should have adjusted my question to say a total stranger)




Their seats/ seating arrangements designed in such a manner that you have to in general look straight ahead as it may be uncomfortable to look to the side or next to you might be a brick wall.

or another instance would be talking face to face with someone/group of people and behind them to the side of their head there is a women breastfeeding.

Technically you're not forced but I couldn't think of a better way to word.
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There's no technically about it. You're not forced, at all.
 
Would love to be back here when you all have kids and your wives are breastfeeding ;)

You can buy covers (not as bulky as the shroud) to feed in public.

Part of me thinks it's often women just kicking off for the sake of it. I'd personally cover up in that situation.

Not not do it altogether.

BB x
 
OhEsEcks said:
If she's breast feeding, her boobs aren't going to be perky.
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My wife's breasts were at their best when she was breastfeeding and her milk had come in.
Bigger firmer, quite pert. It is after a wiman finishes breastfeeding that they change shape, while breast feeding they are immense.

Babies in early stages should be fed on demand, therefore go for it, anywhere. Although their are these things called vanity covers, which slip around the mother neck, like an apron, baby goes under, and an opening at the top allow the mother to maintain eye contact with the baby without anyone else seeing her or what is happening.
Thats what my wife used in those early months.
 
OhEsEcks said:
I don't care. Seen women pop their **** out to feed several times in various locations including a couple of times in restaurants. Babies gotta eat like the rest of us. And how prudish and wound up do you have to be that seeing a baby on a tit makes you uncomfortable.

Now changing babies at the table in a restaurant. I've seen that happen before and it's disgusting.
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I have to agree!! It's not fair that breastfeeding is treated like this and as above, babies have to eat, it just comes from a difference source.

Public should get over it and if you don't like it, don't look!
 
What the hell are babies doing in places like Claridges anyway? I know I wouldn't take my kids to such a venue - it's not fair on the other diners who may have saved up especially and don't want their meal ruined by screaming/playing/fighting kids/babies. It seems there should be some common sense/decency on both sides here.
 
Agreed with Zefan on this. Common decency should prevail in these situations.

OldCoals said:
Women should be able to feed their baby where ever they want, it is the most natural thing in the world.
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A bit like playing with yourself, then? ;)
 
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Last time I checked, newborns are not capable of using cutlery, crockery and eating solid food. Let them feed in peace!
 
SkodaMart said:
Humans are Omnivores?

http://theveganpost.com/2009/are-humans-omnivores/

Crack on Neanderthal.
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lolbias!

Olfactory
Once we start eating our ‘natural’ food source, rather than unnaturally eating flesh, we start to turn up our
noses at the smell. An orange is a pleasing emotional smell. Rotting carcasses are NOT nice to our emotions.
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Because you obviously wouldn't compare a rotting carcass to some rotting fruit, or an orange to a nicely seared steak...?
 
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