Do you?
Do you cover yourself?
Are you OK with women who bare all when breastfeeding because they think it’s their right to, anywhere, anytime?
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I don't.
Yes, always did.
I'm pretty much okay with women breastfeeding in public, I don't find it offensive or sensual. lol
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I'm talking about the women who just pull their boob out and plop it into the kids mouth without any covering... I've seem many many women...yes, even desis, do that. I'm much older than most of you.
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‘‘Why is that desi woman looking at me like a 
while I am feeding my bacha’’
They can make those topics too 
vanishes
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I'm talking about the women who just pull their boob out and plop it into the kids mouth without any covering... I've seem many many women...yes, even desis, do that. I'm much older than most of you.
hehe....I know, I find it just cute... but I know they shouldn't be especially in front of kids and men.
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Define public.
If I did I would cover myself.
In Pakistan, no its not an issue....becuase the women there are still pretty modest and stores and stuff are accomodating...here on the other hand, I once saw a lady at a restaurant just lift her shirt and feed her kid. ermm
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I don't think it's cute. :(
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Few years ago, I used to run a breastfeeding club with the local health visitor so may be I’m just used to of this phenomena more than other women. 
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I would always cover myself up with something like a ponchu or a big dopatta, even infront of ladies. But as i dont have any experience yet so i cannot be so sure of it lol.
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Am ok with it as long as they're discreet..
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I'm talking about the women who just pull their boob out and plop it into the kids mouth without any covering... I've seem many many women...yes, even desis, do that. I'm much older than most of you.
I have seen that many a times. I find it very ungraceful. Some things should be kept private.
I nursed all three of my boys and if we were ever out in public somewhere, I would either find a "family restroom" like they have at malls, or I'd go back out to the car..never, ever in front of strangers in public...If I was at a family party or something, then I'd just excuse myself and go into a bedroom and use my dupatta or shawl as a drape..even at home I was always conscience of this
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Pretty recently .... I got out of an elevator and what did I see on the bench right in front of the elevator?
A desi woman breast feeding her baby, with a guy sitting besides her who I assumed was her husband not that I care or it matters who he was. She wasn't discreet about it at all or tying to keep herself covered and they both seemed to be having a nice chit chat as if they are sitting in their living room.
If anyone got uncomfortable it was ME. :o
I walked past them as fast as I could.
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I am out a lot due to my kids, either shopping or doing other chores and when the baby is hungry you dont get much change and time to find a quiet place sometimes and well and 3-4 times I had to sit on a busy mall to nurse my baby, do I care what other people think NO! my importance is that my baby gets her milk and then is content and quiet. of course I cover myself with a shawl ... ppl dont care either, its normal here thank God.
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This is a tough one. I know my wife is a HUGE advocate of breastfeeding and women’s right to breastfeed where ever and when ever necessary. With that said, I don’t think she advocates pulling a boob out anywhere, discretion is key. Just because you have the right to doesn’t mean you HAVE to, I feel like someone women do the blatant breastfeeding on purpose just because they CAN.
Malls, most stores, and even restaurants will now accommodate a breastfeeding mother and give her a private area, so if they do, why NOT use it? Malls now specifically have rooms for nursing mothers, which I think is a HUGE step forward. Now, if you DO have to feed in an open area, I would highly recommend a product called the ‘Hooter Hider’, it’s like a giant bib that goes around the mother’s neck and the baby and breasts are covered as the baby nurses, it’s a great product:
http://www.mom4life.com/hooter-hiders-nursing-cover.html
My wife used the hooter hider all the time, even used it during pumping at work during meetings and such. I think breastfeeding is very important and hell, if someone wants to whip it out and feed in public, it doesn’t offend me, it just makes me wonder what that woman is trying to prove when she has VERY realistic alternatives.
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I have breastfed in very public places including buses in pakistan as well as around here. Like someone said, in the US, malls etc have nursing rooms. There is no such thing in Pakistan. While we were out shopping, it was hard to find a shop with a private area. They said i could sit and feed in the store but i wasnt comfy with it. I cant remember what we ended up doing. But i am pretty sure whenever i was feeding, i was covered fully either with my hijab or dupatta.
Btw, it seems like in our area, breastfeeding isnt really preferred in the pakistani circle. Maybe i am too sensitive about it but a few times when i breastfed her during a party around all women but fully covered, i got some strange vibes. One friend said i should wean off my daugter now since a year or 1.5 year olds dont look good feeding. I know she meant it in a friendly way but i felt a bit offended. Its my choice to start and it should be my choice when to stop breastfeeding.
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^ i would be offended too.
i had bought the Latch cover for breastfeeding. my friend used it all the time in public with her son and it worked beautifully. unlike a feeding apron, its more of a poncho so you are covered front and back for the times you have to lift your shirt to breastfeed. maybe i’ll use it for the next baby if i have better luck iA! http://www.latchnursingcovers.com/
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not to light a fire......but I was at a mall this summer and Noor and I sat a bench while she ate her ice cream......along comes a woman with a 4/5 year old daughter and an infant and sits on the other side of the bench.......she happened to be wearing a headscarf and was obviously of middle eastern descent.
I was just admiring how lovely her infant was and next thing I knew she had whipped up her shirt, exposed her breast and started feeding her child.......just like that.......no cover.....no attempt to even be discreet.....
I'm still not sure how I felt about that.
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^:eek:
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I know....I know......I'm gonna get it for posting that, aren't I?