Breastfeeding in public?
Well not quite. While most states in America and countries in the European Union allow public breast feeding acceptance of the practice is not total. So in some countries , such as Australia, a law has been enacted to prevent discrimination of women who are breast feeding in public.
Is such legislation necessary?
My own view is no as it is increasingly an issue of becoming a social norm. Obviously not in places like Saudi Arabia but I suspect that too will come in time.
So we thought it would be interesting to run a poll on the subject.
It would be great if you could share your views both in the poll below and in more detail in the comments section beneath that.
You may be interested in a recent video we ran looking at the pros and cons of breastfeeding here.
I am a mother and I breastfed whenever and wherever I was when the need arose. I think it should be allowed EVERYWHERE; after all, that is the source of the child’s nourishment. HOWEVER, I find that it is disrespectful to others to be showing your breasts in public no matter what the reason. Try to remember that not every child who ventures into the same public places as you knows and understands and every parent may not feel comfortable having to explain to their 4 year old why that woman is flashing them. As parents we should respect each other’s parental choices including breastfeeding and the parents who choose not to have their children view a grown woman’s partially naked body.