Breastfeeding At Mass

[princessgianna]

[quote name='kujo' post='1596102' date='Jul 9 2008, 12:57 PM']I think that it should be done discretely, meaning that the mother should remove herself from the pew and go to the back of the Church to do it. It's not a sexist thing and I am not, as some have insinuated, just looking for something to complain about. I think that seeing a woman breastfeeding can be distracting and the mother should try to minimize the distraction at mass.

$0.02.[/quote]

I totally agree to this! Sometimes also if a child is acting up during Church and being totally distracting! i see parents take the child out for a 'talking to' and within 2 minutes the problem is solved and the parent with the child comes back. Though I am not a parent, This is what i see happening and think that it is a good way to handle those small yet still distractions.

Anyway I love seeing little babies and young children at Mass. They bring hope for the future!!!

[prose]

Umm.. I brought my kids to Mass from pretty well the first Sunday they were born. I LOVE newborns in Mass. They are the ones that sleep mostly. It is the 3-6 month olds that cry. And that is life.

As for breastfeeding? I, personally, breastfed in the washroom when the need was there. I know some people never would do that, but for me, I was uncomfortable any other way. I liked the privacy. I just was simply not a public breastfeeder...

I really couldn't care less though if someone else is. Breastfeed away mommas.

[geetarplayer]

If she covers herself and the child with a cloth, is that discrete enough?

[Saint Therese]

People actually do this?

[exquisitebones]

joel 2:16
"Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, Assemble the elders, [b]Gather the children and the nursing infants[/b]. Let the bridegroom come out of his room And the bride out of her bridal chamber."

now back to finish reading the thread.

oh.. and btw. I think a mother has a god given right to feedher child discreetly ANYWHERE she wishes. I dont understand why people get so in an uproar over it

[Archaeology cat]

[quote name='Saint Therese' post='1632342' date='Aug 20 2008, 04:35 AM']People actually do this?[/quote]
Yes - I'm one of them. If my son has to eat, he has to eat. I'm proficient enough at breastfeeding in public that I don't expose anything, whether or not I have a blanket over him. If people comment at all, it's to ask if he's asleep.

[Balthazor]

I don't like seeing anyone's boobs but my own.

[Archaeology cat]

[quote name='Balthazor' post='1634436' date='Aug 22 2008, 12:08 PM']I don't like seeing anyone's boobs but my own. [/quote]
Same here, nor do I want others to see mine. But like I said, it can be done in such a way that nothing is revealed, even if a cloth isn't used to cover the baby.

[Lil Red]

[quote name='Archaeology cat' post='1634441' date='Aug 22 2008, 05:35 AM']Same here, nor do I want others to see mine. But like I said, it can be done in such a way that nothing is revealed, even if a cloth isn't used to cover the baby.[/quote]
+J.M.J.+
yup

[picchick]

I will make a button to put on my purse....support public breastfeeding moms...cuz babies need to eat too!

[havok579257]

[quote name='Balthazor' post='1634436' date='Aug 22 2008, 07:08 AM']I don't like seeing anyone's boobs but my own. [/quote]


don't look, simple enough

[Archaeology cat]

[quote name='picchick' post='1636985' date='Aug 25 2008, 01:23 AM']I will make a button to put on my purse....support public breastfeeding moms...cuz babies need to eat too!

[/quote]
There used to be signs on the buses here that said "breastfeeding in public is not a crime!" Kinda made me laugh. But I'd totally put one of those buttons on my bag or something.

[Balthazor]

[quote name='havok579257' post='1637342' date='Aug 25 2008, 12:30 AM']don't look, simple enough[/quote]

Trust me I certainly try. Going to the public pools here is sometimes a minefield... lots of girls who are trying thier hardest to get skin cancer on thier areolae.....

In the same way, I don't care if you breastfeed in public but have a little tact. when my mother breastfed us she simply put a light blanket or towel over for modesty and discretion.


I have had women, friends, just whip them out without warning right in front of me......
I am sorry but I did not want to see everything, but I did... I was given no warning. And I have to admit it really made me uncomfortable I can only imagine how it would make a man feel.

Edited August 25, 2008 by Balthazor

[Archaeology cat]

[quote name='Balthazor' post='1637416' date='Aug 25 2008, 12:17 PM']I have had women, friends, just whip them out without warning right in front of me......
I am sorry but I did not want to see everything, but I did... I was given no warning. And I have to admit it really made me uncomfortable I can only imagine how it would make a man feel.[/quote]
Yeah, that could be awkward. Whether I use a blanket or not, though, I certainly don't just lift up my shirt for all to see. I'm generally a modest person, and that would make [b]me [/b]very uncomfortable, not to mention those around me. If I'm out in public, I just make sure I'm wearing a shirt that I can easily nurse Kieran in without revealing everything. A blanket would end up showing more, in fact, because he would promptly pull it off and detach himself, leaving me exposed for all to see. He's a cheeky monkey.

[Groo the Wanderer]

Hmm...I thought one was not supposed to eat during Mass. Not to mention the one hour fast.

Gotta start 'em on the right path young, I say!