Cas, I'm not sure anyone could match that!!! Certainly not me anyway - I have breastfed pretty much everywhere... meaning boring old shops; parks; buses; trains etc etc. I remember being crammed onto a bus with my first baby (way back in 1992)... and I was stuck sitting next to a stuffy middle-aged man in a suit... my baby started to get restless/whingy, so I popped him on the boob. I swear it was the noisiest my baby had ever fed (it seemed like it anyway!) - you could hear every slurp and gulp on this relatively quiet bus - and I was sweating away, thinking that he would say something to me (I was only 20 yrs old !) - and I remember planning my come back in case he did - "it's either the baby cries or he has a breastfeed!!! you choose!!"
cheers, Nicole ----- Original Message ----- From: Wayne and Cas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 11:30 PM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] birth and breastfeeding attitudes > What's the wildest place you've bf your baby? I fed Liam in the queue > for the top level of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Got a few funny looks > but just explained "Il Faim!" (translation if my spelling is correct... > "He's hungry!" : ) ) > > I will bf Dan anywhere I please... It's still a free country. Anyone who > gives dirty looks for that needs to learn how to relax (putting it very > politely LOL...) > > Cheers, > > Cas. > > Cas, Wayne, Liam and Daniel McCullough > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.casmccullough.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jo Bourne > Sent: Monday, 8 December 2003 5:43 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] birth and breastfeeding attitudes > > > this really surprises me, I have just never had even a nasty look > (though lots of smiles) - feeding my baby (and now my toddler) on buses, > in bank queues, at funerals, weddings, at restaurants with my > grandmother who bottlefed all of her 7 children... I forget that there > are still people around with this attitude. My daughter still feeds A > LOT at 22 months so we still feed in public all the time and I would > have the same reaction you did - assuming they must be talking about > something else. > > To be honest I have heard far more women who bottle feed complaining > about getting dirty looks and feeling embarassed in public than > breastfeeders, possibly they feel guilty and are expecting to get a > negative response so they see one. I do think that the majority of > Australians have a reasonable attitude today, or at least know to keep > their negative opinion to themselves. > > cheers > Jo > > > At 23:05 +1100 7/12/03, Ron & Nicole Christensen wrote: > >Not only am I exasperated by the constant shameful attitude about > >natural birthing in this country ...but it seems to not stop there!!! > >..... I was strolling out of a local shopping plaza this morning, with > >my darling 4 month old baby suckling contentedly on the breast all > >snuggled up in his sling... when a middle-aged woman past me and > >commented quite loudly to her husband "that's disgusting!!". Being in > >my own little world with my baby - my first thoughts were that she was > >in deep conversation with her husband... until I eventually looked up > >and she was giving me a filthy look!!! I am already disheartened by the > > >ignorance of natural birth in this country ... but when the sight of a > >mother breastfeeding her young baby draws venom.... (especially from > >another woman) it really makes me sad. I hope that this woman does not > >have girls...goodness knows what advice she would be passing on! > > > >sorry - just had to share my bizarre experience of today... kind > >regards, Nicole > > > >-- > >This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > >Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > > -- > Jo Bourne > Virtual Artists Pty Ltd > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
