Back to the Breastfeeding Topic....

[frgsonmysox]

I dislike how it's called "enlightening". I've seen public breastfeeding, I've seen people be uncomfortable, but I've never seen or heard anybody say anything rude about it.

But, those moms who can tell the older gentleman is uncomfortable will make a point of being in front of him as much as possible to "enlighten" him.

Not everybody is going to feel enlightened even if you follow them around or have a "nurse in".

I was reading on Mothering.com when a mom was complaining that a Missouri Cracker Barrel restaurant manager had just thrown her online friend out of the restaurant for breast feeding at her table. She was demanding a nurse in at the restaurant.......but, at that same time, MY friend happened to be at a Missouri cracker barrel restaurant watching a woman throw a HUGE scene because her two year old had been screaming non stop for 30 minutes, so the mom tried nursing her. The child didn't want to nurse (she wanted a waffle) She threw that triangle puzzle across the room and it hit an elderly gentleman at the next table. The manager asked them to leave and come back when the child had stopped screaming...the mom created such a scene that police were called to escort her off the property. So, the woman had everybody in the US go on this cracker barrel facebook page and blow it up with complaints. I copied and pasted the whole post from my friend, and most of the people deleted their comments on facebook, nobody ever showed up to her "nurse in".

There was actually a nation wide Cracker Barrel nurse in a few years back. I'm not sure it was this situation or not. I've attended a few nurse ins, and there are few places I have boycotted for over 6 years due to their habitual (not a one time occurrence) of nursing ignorance and prejudice.

[Blackcat31]

There was actually a nation wide Cracker Barrel nurse in a few years back. I'm not sure it was this situation or not. I've attended a few nurse ins, and there are few places I have boycotted for over 6 years due to their habitual (not a one time occurrence) of nursing ignorance and prejudice.

Can I ask you....what is the point of a "nurse-in" anyway?

Wouldn't you get your point across better to simply not shop or visit a store?

*NOT being rude...just wondering....I am waaaay beyond the breast feeding age and have never been one to understand sit-ins or those types of social statements....the Occupy Wall Street people confused me too, so just wondering.....

[just_peachy]

Can I ask you....what is the point of a "nurse-in" anyway?

Wouldn't you get your point across better to simply not shop or visit a store?

*NOT being rude...just wondering....I am waaaay beyond the breast feeding age and have never been one to understand sit-ins or those types of social statements....the Occupy Wall Street people confused me too, so just wondering.....

They're an effective way to persuade certain companies to revisit the law/their policies and inform/enforce their employees of proper protocol. It's pretty effective in today's world of widespread social media backlash.

[Blackcat31]

They're an effective way to persuade certain companies to revisit the law/their policies and inform/enforce their employees of proper protocol. It's pretty effective in today's world of widespread social media backlash.

Although sit-ins can be effective I do not agree with why they are.

I personally think that they are equivalent to an adult temper tantrum.

Make noise = get heard = company does as group wants to silence them (whether the company agrees or not).

Not seeing how a sit-in is educational to anyone. :confused:

[Country Kids]

Can I ask you....what is the point of a "nurse-in" anyway?

Wouldn't you get your point across better to simply not shop or visit a store?

*NOT being rude...just wondering....I am waaaay beyond the breast feeding age and have never been one to understand sit-ins or those types of social statements....the Occupy Wall Street people confused me too, so just wondering.....

Nurse-in
Tree Hugger (lots of those here)
Sit in (the 60's) big time

Just a way of people trying to get their points across. Usually costs the taxpayer lots of money for additional police/government workers and usually in the end-no resolve

[just_peachy]

Although sit-ins can be effective I do not agree with why they are.

I personally think that they are equivalent to an adult temper tantrum.

Make noise = get heard = company does as group wants to silence them (whether the company agrees or not).

Not seeing how a sit-in is educational to anyone. :confused:

Sit-ins are a peaceful way to be heard. To me, an adult temper tantrum would be egging windows or something destructive. The sit-ins I've been involved with started when a company was perhaps unintentionally breaking a LAW. It has nothing to do with "getting our way." It's illegal for an employee to harass a nursing mother.

[mamac]

Meeko - do you want to eat with a blanket on your head?

I'm not sure any of us are saying that mothers HAVE to cover a baby's head with a blanket while nursing. The argument is that it can be done discretely without the need to show a bare breast. I posted a pic on the other NSFW thread that was a great example of how a mom can nurse her child without having to use a cover-up.

[Meeko]

I'm not sure any of us are saying that mothers HAVE to cover a baby's head with a blanket while nursing. The argument is that it can be done discretely without the need to show a bare breast. I posted a pic on the other NSFW thread that was a great example of how a mom can nurse her child without having to use a cover-up.

Thanks...I was going to refer to that picture. I have never said a child must be covered with a blanket. Just that mother's don't need to become strippers in order to feed their babies.

I don't see how baby is better of with a half-naked mother????

[frgsonmysox]

Can I ask you....what is the point of a "nurse-in" anyway?

Wouldn't you get your point across better to simply not shop or visit a store?

*NOT being rude...just wondering....I am waaaay beyond the breast feeding age and have never been one to understand sit-ins or those types of social statements....the Occupy Wall Street people confused me too, so just wondering.....

It's a peaceful protest/demonstration. A large group of nursing moms at a location that is not nice to nursing mothers shows OTHERS what is going on, and this creates a scare to those companies. Many companies end up changing their policies and guidelines because of these nurse ins. No one likes bad publicity for kicking out a nursing mother.

They're an effective way to persuade certain companies to revisit the law/their policies and inform/enforce their employees of proper protocol. It's pretty effective in today's world of widespread social media backlash.

Very true. In todays world if you piss off one nursing mom by kicking them out, you have the entire WORLD to contend with.

I'm not sure any of us are saying that mothers HAVE to cover a baby's head with a blanket while nursing. The argument is that it can be done discretely without the need to show a bare breast. I posted a pic on the other NSFW thread that was a great example of how a mom can nurse her child without having to use a cover-up.

Except I keep saying I'm discreet, but nurse over my shirt, uncovered, and am continuously receiving backlash for it.

[Meeko]

It's a peaceful protest/demonstration. A large group of nursing moms at a location that is not nice to nursing mothers shows OTHERS what is going on, and this creates a scare to those companies. Many companies end up changing their policies and guidelines because of these nurse ins. No one likes bad publicity for kicking out a nursing mother.



Very true. In todays world if you piss off one nursing mom by kicking them out, you have the entire WORLD to contend with.



Except I keep saying I'm discreet, but nurse over my shirt, uncovered, and am continuously receiving backlash for it.

If your entire breast is on show, that's not discreet in my book. But each to their own. I don't think your baby would mind one bit if you were covered a little bit more.

[frgsonmysox]

If your entire breast is on show, that's not discreet in my book. But each to their own. I don't think your baby would mind one bit if you were covered a little bit more.

And I have never once said my entire breast is on show. You just assumed that.

[Meeko]

And I have never once said my entire breast is on show. You just assumed that.

Sorry...but "over your shirt, uncovered"....sounds that way!

The main thing here is you are getting very offended that not everyone feels exactly the same as you. Most of us here are STRONG advocates for breast feeding if it can be done. (Many BF moms tend to look at those who can't or don't as second class citizens and bad mothers which is very unfair)

We DON'T like the rabid way some moms are and the way they like to FLAUNT their breasts in public.

As it is perfectly easy to feed in public AND do it discreetly...then there is only one reason to want to flop them out all over town....and it's NOT for baby.

[youretooloud]

There was actually a nation wide Cracker Barrel nurse in a few years back. I'm not sure it was this situation or not. I've attended a few nurse ins, and there are few places I have boycotted for over 6 years due to their habitual (not a one time occurrence) of nursing ignorance and prejudice.

No. This was just last July.

[Leanna]

Although sit-ins can be effective I do not agree with why they are.

I personally think that they are equivalent to an adult temper tantrum.

Make noise = get heard = company does as group wants to silence them (whether the company agrees or not).

Not seeing how a sit-in is educational to anyone. :confused:

Really? I think the Civil Rights movement was greatly enhanced by these. Now, I am not comparing the Civil Rights movement to public breastfeeding, but I am a little taken by your statement.