I want to talk about breastfeeding in public.
For some time now this topic has been bugging me. Some people think that it is disgusting and inappropriate while other thinks that it's okay. I am one of the people that thinks "you gotta do what you gotta do". I was watching a video on Facebook where they held an experiment; one girl had her breasts out and acted sexy. She received compliments, people admired her and said she was beautiful. When they brought a mother who was breastfeeding her child, all of a sudden she received insults such as, "you are disgusting, inappropriate, you shouldn't do something like that in public, it's a distraction, you should be ashamed of yourself" and so on. In my head, I am thinking how could you say such thing while both women were doing the same thing? Why criticize them?
The only difference was one feeding her child because he or she was hungry. I hate the fact that we have this mentality where we find young women attractive when they are showing skin and breasts, but once another female does the same while feeding her child it's something else. I would like to know how would you feel if someone else comes to you and starts to shame you? You wouldn't like it would you? Why would you treat others this way if you wouldn't want to be treated the same way? I dare someone to come up to me and tell me that I can't feed my child. I wish someone would.
My child is hungry, what do you want me to do? To not feed them?
You know how it feels when you are hungry; sometimes you can't even stand people, but why are you not thinking about the child's hunger?
I think breastfeeding is the most beautiful thing in the world; you are feeding your child, but at the same time, bonding. How can you take this beautiful thing away? But then again, haters gonna hate.
I was reading a comment on Facebook and someone asked, "How can you expose your kids to something like this?" Another one responded, "One of my kids saw a woman breastfeeding her child and he said look mommy she's feeding the baby." If a kid knows that what she's doing is only natural then why can't you accept that? I honestly can't with people sometimes.
I strongly believe if you want to ban breastfeeding then I think it's only fair to ban exposing your breasts and the commercials that have them.
We have to be an example for our kids because remember: you reap what you sow, and also, if you have a problem just let them know gently. They spent nine months carrying this child plus they are exhausted so instead of you trying to break the little spirit that she has left, try giving compliments and you'll see how bright she'll smile; you never know you, might make her day.
