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race/culture? Like, what race of women breastfeed more than the other? That's silly. C'mon now, yall. Yeah, there's a stigma attached and some folks are uncomfortable w/ breastfeeding but those folks come in all shades and from many different backgrounds. I'm black and I nursed for one year exactly (little teeth and all). It wasn't a problem OR a question for me. We'd decided that nursing would be best so we did what we had to FOR THE BABY. I worked in the evenings for 5 hours per day until my son was 4 months old. His dad worked 8 hours but he worked them around us. We were lucky, somewhat. The pump was futile because most nipples choked my son or he got frustrated w/ them and would cry. He wanted the real deal.
I know MANY black women who nursed as well...w/out a problem. I also know some who looked at me funny and felt uncomfortable around me whenever I nursed but I chalked that up to ignorance, them being uncomfortable with their bodies, laziness, etc. Ignorance is not just a black thing. Neither is laziness. Right?
>in the us breastfeeding in public >is illegal (except maybe in >ny?)
where'd you get this info? I should be in the slammer if this is true. Maybe it's legal in California too? Iono, I just can't see it being illegal and women NOT be in an uproar over it.
>babies >eat a lot of milk >at frequent intervals, and oftentimes >it's a huge inconvenience not >to be able to breastfeed >where u are
Exactly. which is why I can't see breastfeeding being illegal. How can it be illegal to nurse/feed your child when they're hungry? Maybe they want us to use those little "mommy & me" bathrooms in the malls instead of the bench all out in the open? What about bus riding mommies? They can't nurse on the busstop?
>also personally, i choose not to >breastfeed publicly because of the >attitude the people around me >take toward breasts. my baby >likes to spend much of >her time looking around, which >makes for a lot of >exposure time. i am completely >comfortable being exposed in front >of comfortable people, but don't >wanna bare my goods in >front of people with adolescent >attitudes
I feel you here. But I could give a damn about those people. Yep, they were around me too but my baby wasn't going to go hungry because of some silly folks feeling uncomfortable. That's not to say that I had my boob all exposed or anything (unless I was around family . and even some of them were sheepish). My point is, eff those folks. feed your baby. I did and some of those fuddy-duddy people ended up asking me questions about how to nurse their babies later on down the road. They got over it.
>so i could maybe get away >with illegally breastfeeding, but i >choose not to in these >surroundings
And that's fine, too. the choice is yours. But on a sidenote, I'm sensing frustration from you regarding cultural differences, etc. (remember the black folks and marriage thing? ) It's really none of my business but I don't remember you ever posting this way. You seemed to be such an open minded person and all. *shrug
y'all *really* think" that you're tricking somebody into something don't you? what you don't realize is that most women decide within the first 5 minutes of meeting a dude whether or not they'll sleep with him. all your "game" is merely entertainment. - H
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