Breast feeding bras

Ok so my girlfriends best friend came over to our apartment today with her young baby. After she was over for a while she said she had to feed him, and she wasn't shy about it one bit. She lifted up her shirt and pulled the cup of her nursing bra down and her double d breast came falling out. It took all my will power to keep from staring, Has anyone been in a similar potion.

Of course, I understand you, the time of feeding depends on the baby's needs, so breastfeeding in public should not be something abnormal. But I think you will agree with me, calm environment is important, too.

I think babies can perceive their environment. I can imagine e.g. having fastfood while walking down a street even when you are crossing a street. But I cannot imagine that be done by a breastfeeding mother.

When my daughter was born, my wife always looked for a calm, private place for her breastfeeding. The breastfeeding was not only an act of the physiological need, but the time of intimacy, caressing etc.

I know, that is not always possible, but breastfeeding in hurry at a busy place in front of many strangers should not be a rule.

Babies are hungry and they are not too picky where they get their breast. I have fed mine in fast food places, pizza joints, and even at a very large weekly consignment auction. I just situated myself in such a way that I gave minimum exposure to my boob. I fed my babies when they were hungry not when a schedule said.

I have fed my child at the movies, in a department store, in the food court of a mall, at church etc. You try not to be distracting to others but those nursing shawl's and other method's of covering up were always too much for me.

[center]Breast feeding is as old as humanity & needs to be revered,respected,

accepted,not puritanically reviled.[/center]

G.N.

I used to do many things while breastfeeding my little ones. I even cooked while nursing. Mind you I am the mother of seven, so I got very adapt at doing things one handed.

It seems to me that the consensus here is that if possible a calm environment is best for baby, and of course mother.

But we live in a busy world and has been stated we may have other children and other pressures which legislate against total peace and calm.

So what do we do when we're busy, harassed, on the move. Well of course if baby wants/needs to feed then of course do so. Better the slightly frantic pace of life than no dinner!

Here in the UK we get crazy things like McDonalds (fastfood outlet???) or the park warden calling the police to a breast feeding mother. Shock - horror - go the comments from prigs and bigots - how dare she do something so unnatural????

Quote eosforos "I know, that is not always possible, but breastfeeding in hurry at a busy place in front of many strangers should not be a rule".

And why not, pray, eosforos? If you are out and you feel hungry do you not 'eat at a busy place in front of many strangers'? How odd!

I've posted before on this subject in a similar thread. There is nothing sexual about seeing a woman breast feeding, whether her breast is visible or not. If anyone is sexually excited by such a sight then treatment is required.

What there is is a demonstration of one of the most wonderful things a woman can do for her child. And please, don't get angry with me for that comment if you couldn't breast feed for some reason.

I agree with BIG K and the rest who say that breastfeeding is a natural thing that a mother shouldn't be embarrassed doing in public. I mean, I just cant imagine a good mother "starving her kid for the sake of decency". And that's just it, there's nothing indecent or sexual about it, it's a normal process, a bond between mother and child. I mean, when you see a "Madonna and Child" painting, do you get appalled and think it lewd? No, you don't. Well, then there's no need to be shocked seeing it in the flesh with a live mother feeding her child.

Years ago just after Sharon and I got married, one of her friends came over with her baby. Yep, it was feeding time so mom discretely unbuttoned her blouse, took down the flap on her nursing bra and put the baby to her breast. She made no big deal about it and seemed perfectly comfortable with me sitting there participating in the conversation. Not much of anything was said about she was doing and nobody made a big deal about it. Although even when she wasn't nursing, that friend had a very nice set of boobs on her. It was one lucky baby.

Big K I applaud you on your take of breastfeeding ! I really wish everyone had your brains and mentality on this subject . I had five children and only the oldest I did not breast feed , sadly I was very young and gave into peer pressure with all the negative comments I heard from others . Like Flirty-Deb I became very adept at nursing and doing other things at the same time. Multi-tasking at its finest . I always tried to be modest when nursing at family gatherings, camping trips, entertaining etc but lets face it malfunctions happen . A blanket slips or baby yanks it off from time to time. I did always try to wear a nursing bra and top that was easily accessable . With those close family and friends that I was comfortable with I was more apt to not worry if some boob or nip flashed. Only one brother in law would literally yell " WHOA" ( like reigning in a horse) and high tail it as far away as possible when he would see me nursing . Guess which end of the horse he is ? ?

IMO, anywhere you would give a baby a bottle, you can breast feed one. "Family" restaurants are fine; ritzy restaurants aren't places for kids in the first place.

I've had several friends over the years who would nurse their babies wherever they happened to be (within the above reasonable guidelines), and didn't care who was around. The most experienced of them could lift their blouse, open the bra, and get the baby on the nipple without even a flash. A couple didn't care if a bit of breast showed -- as should be the case.

BTW, breast feeding is organic, natural, non-GMO, gluten-free, and all that stuff (except vegan).

Breastfeeding was not a big issue for me and I did it in the car, at a friend's house, and in the pediatrician's waiting room. Admittedly, I had a bit of an advantage because even at that time my breasts were not especially large. What was a bigger pain was going somewhere without the baby and having to find a place to pump my breasts. That can be a little more embarrassing because it is not nearly as discreet.

I recently visited a friend and wife in the hospital two days after their son was born. I'd been there for about 45 minutes when the baby started getting a little cranky and it was decided he needed to be fed. Already wanting to wrap up my visit, I politely joked "well that's my cue to leave." The wife was a little offended that i was going to leave. I have absolutely no problem with breastfeeding. Truly, I don't. Rather, I was trying to be respectful of her privacy and thought it only appropriate that her husband was in the room with her. It's not like we were at a restaurant and I bolted from the table! Just a misunderstanding I suppose.