Comments on: Breastfeeding in the News: Nursing in Public http://www.blisstree.com/breastfeeding123/breastfeeding-in-the-news-nursing-in-public/ Breastfeeding 1-2-3: A Blog for Breastfeeding Tips and Support Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:10:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Never teh Bride http://www.blisstree.com/breastfeeding123/breastfeeding-in-the-news-nursing-in-public/comment-page-1/#comment-8541 Never teh Bride Sat, 02 May 2009 21:00:58 +0000 http://www.breastfeeding123.com/breastfeeding-in-the-news-nursing-in-public/#comment-8541 Just who exactly are these men that find breasts offensive? I've certainly never met one! Just who exactly are these men that find breasts offensive? I’ve certainly never met one!

]]> By: Margarita Perez Garcia http://www.blisstree.com/breastfeeding123/breastfeeding-in-the-news-nursing-in-public/comment-page-1/#comment-4562 Margarita Perez Garcia Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:02:15 +0000 http://www.breastfeeding123.com/breastfeeding-in-the-news-nursing-in-public/#comment-4562 This also happened to me in the biggest H&M store in Brussels, Belgium, one year ago when nursing my one month old baby. This also happened to me in the biggest H&M store in Brussels, Belgium, one year ago when nursing my one month old baby.

]]> By: Noble Savage » Blog Archive » Not the boobiEz!!1! http://www.blisstree.com/breastfeeding123/breastfeeding-in-the-news-nursing-in-public/comment-page-1/#comment-3786 Noble Savage » Blog Archive » Not the boobiEz!!1! Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:52:29 +0000 http://www.breastfeeding123.com/breastfeeding-in-the-news-nursing-in-public/#comment-3786 [...] then I was reading this post at PhD in Parenting and this one at Breastfeeding123 about the litany of incidences this year in which nursing mothers were asked to [...] [...] then I was reading this post at PhD in Parenting and this one at Breastfeeding123 about the litany of incidences this year in which nursing mothers were asked to [...]

]]> By: MomOnTheGo http://www.blisstree.com/breastfeeding123/breastfeeding-in-the-news-nursing-in-public/comment-page-1/#comment-3024 MomOnTheGo Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:51:13 +0000 http://www.breastfeeding123.com/breastfeeding-in-the-news-nursing-in-public/#comment-3024 It really isn't enough to have legal rights, eh? The gender equality provisions in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms has been used often and successfully as the basis of the right to breastfeed in public in Canada. We still have to deal with the people out there thinking they know better, I guess. A friend of mine told me that she had nursed until her kids were 3 or 4 but not in public after they were 1. I don't so often any more since Reid nurses only at bed time and/or in the morning - or did until this past Saturday or so, now I need to think in the past tense, maybe - but I will still nurse her where she is in need. Maybe I found a more accepting crowd or maybe I had a "don't mess with me" attitude. ;+) It really isn’t enough to have legal rights, eh? The gender equality provisions in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms has been used often and successfully as the basis of the right to breastfeed in public in Canada. We still have to deal with the people out there thinking they know better, I guess. A friend of mine told me that she had nursed until her kids were 3 or 4 but not in public after they were 1. I don’t so often any more since Reid nurses only at bed time and/or in the morning – or did until this past Saturday or so, now I need to think in the past tense, maybe – but I will still nurse her where she is in need. Maybe I found a more accepting crowd or maybe I had a “don’t mess with me” attitude. ;+)

]]> By: Nursing in public incidents a sign of progress? « PhD in Parenting Blog http://www.blisstree.com/breastfeeding123/breastfeeding-in-the-news-nursing-in-public/comment-page-1/#comment-2609 Nursing in public incidents a sign of progress? « PhD in Parenting Blog Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:42:39 +0000 http://www.breastfeeding123.com/breastfeeding-in-the-news-nursing-in-public/#comment-2609 [...] August 18, 2008 by phdinparenting If you’ve been reading the newspaper, watching the news, or checking out blogs, you’ve probably seen a lot of recent coverage of situations where women were confronted for nursing in public. I wrote about a few of them on my blog, including the Guelph swimming pool incident, a United Airlines incident, and a summary of all airline incidentsthat I am aware of. A number of other recent nursing in public incidents, including H&M in Vancouver, La Senza in Windsor,  and McDonalds in Kentucky, were written about in a post today on Breastfeeding 123. [...] [...] August 18, 2008 by phdinparenting If you’ve been reading the newspaper, watching the news, or checking out blogs, you’ve probably seen a lot of recent coverage of situations where women were confronted for nursing in public. I wrote about a few of them on my blog, including the Guelph swimming pool incident, a United Airlines incident, and a summary of all airline incidentsthat I am aware of. A number of other recent nursing in public incidents, including H&M in Vancouver, La Senza in Windsor,  and McDonalds in Kentucky, were written about in a post today on Breastfeeding 123. [...]

]]> By: phdinparenting http://www.blisstree.com/breastfeeding123/breastfeeding-in-the-news-nursing-in-public/comment-page-1/#comment-2628 phdinparenting Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:21:33 +0000 http://www.breastfeeding123.com/breastfeeding-in-the-news-nursing-in-public/#comment-2628 This is nuts. I can only hope that we are seeing more of these stories in the news, not because these incidents are increasing, but because mothers are more aware of their rights and are therefore making a stink when they are confronted by some misinformed person. The airplane ones bug me the most. In other situations, I can choose to walk away and then file a complaint later. It is awful that it happens, but I feel like I could remain somewhat in control of the situation. However, in a plane, you are 50,000 feet above the ground and at the mercy of the flight attendants. It is an awful place to be if someone does make an issue of it. I compiled a list of airplane breastfeeding incidents recently on my blog, including the most recent one on WestJet. http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/2008/08/16/friendly-skies-not-always-for-breastfeeding-mothers/ I'm also planning some upcoming posts on airline breastfeeding policies (to help people figure out which airlines to give their $$ to) and on tips for nursing when travelling by air. This is nuts. I can only hope that we are seeing more of these stories in the news, not because these incidents are increasing, but because mothers are more aware of their rights and are therefore making a stink when they are confronted by some misinformed person.

The airplane ones bug me the most. In other situations, I can choose to walk away and then file a complaint later. It is awful that it happens, but I feel like I could remain somewhat in control of the situation. However, in a plane, you are 50,000 feet above the ground and at the mercy of the flight attendants. It is an awful place to be if someone does make an issue of it.

I compiled a list of airplane breastfeeding incidents recently on my blog, including the most recent one on WestJet.

http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/2008/08/16/friendly-skies-not-always-for-breastfeeding-mothers/

I’m also planning some upcoming posts on airline breastfeeding policies (to help people figure out which airlines to give their $$ to) and on tips for nursing when travelling by air.

]]> By: Maria http://www.blisstree.com/breastfeeding123/breastfeeding-in-the-news-nursing-in-public/comment-page-1/#comment-2043 Maria Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:37:53 +0000 http://www.breastfeeding123.com/breastfeeding-in-the-news-nursing-in-public/#comment-2043 Of these, the WestJet one is the one that bothers me the most. I was so relieved during my first flight with my son, which happened to be a haul from Frankfurt to Detroit, when the flight attendant not only brought me additional water and held my son while I went to the bathroom, but she actively encouraged me to nurse my son during takeoff/landing. I had a seat for him, but her comfort and support made the solo flight for us so much easier! By 11 months (and multiple flights later), there is no way he would have allowed a blanket. Of these, the WestJet one is the one that bothers me the most. I was so relieved during my first flight with my son, which happened to be a haul from Frankfurt to Detroit, when the flight attendant not only brought me additional water and held my son while I went to the bathroom, but she actively encouraged me to nurse my son during takeoff/landing. I had a seat for him, but her comfort and support made the solo flight for us so much easier!

By 11 months (and multiple flights later), there is no way he would have allowed a blanket.

]]> By: Shelly http://www.blisstree.com/breastfeeding123/breastfeeding-in-the-news-nursing-in-public/comment-page-1/#comment-2818 Shelly Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:15:38 +0000 http://www.breastfeeding123.com/breastfeeding-in-the-news-nursing-in-public/#comment-2818 *sigh*....and I thought it was going to be a quiet summer. *sigh*….and I thought it was going to be a quiet summer.

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