Why Do Some Of The Mothers Of Today Find It Necessary To Feed Their Babies Indiscreetly?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2857391/Claridge-s-staff-order-mother-cover-huge-napkin-started-breastfeeding-12-week-old-baby.html

Yes it is a natural function, but there are also many other natural functions that we possess but still don't find the need to display them openly in public.

[ganesh]

what surprises me is that some mums are offended by doing it discreetly which is so easy!

[gness]

Well....I'm being taken to dinner now....slipped into the LBD which shows more cleavage...therefore boob....than a breastfeeding mum....must remember where to put my napkin...... ☻

[jackthehat]

ganesh - everything you have written, despite your assertions to the contrary, indicates that you *do* actually have a problem with it.....

[Daffy6543]

Discreet doesn't have to mean going into a different room, as has been said on this thread several times this lady is not flashing her boobs at all, you would have to stare fairly long to even know she was feeding her daughter.

[ganesh]

No you are wrong jack, I actually think it is fine and have no problem with it at all. Its quite sweet really. I am just being objective and feel that mums should be aware that they could be embarrassing or offending others, and, as I have said, I object to the argument that because it is 'natural' it is fine, and that showing your boobs in public is fine because its what they were intended for. It's a rubbish argument!

[Mamyalynne]

I can only presume some people are seeing different things to me - what nudity?


I agree a pleasant room set aside is acceptable,as long as you can take your food with you and be served, not let your meal go cold.

[anneasquith]

I suppose we have different views on what '' public nudity is ''.

[ganesh]

Yes, I am arguing 'generally' on the topic, not on this specific case.

[jackthehat]

So is comparing it to public nudity or other 'natural bodily functions'.

I think too many people claim it to be unnecessary and/or embarrassing without actually examining their own reasons for thinking that way.

[Mamyalynne]

Anne, I agree and you do not need to expose yourself to feed a child - I personally have never seen anyone do so in public only in private situations.

[Zeuhl]

Can someone please explain why the glimpse of a woman's breast is even noteworthy?

Seems like the problem is in the eye (or the mind) of the beholder.

[Bazile]

I would have felt a fit embarrased , if i was at the next table , about to pour some pasteurised on my cornflakes

[ganesh]

Exactly, you do not need to really expose yourself to feed your baby. In this case, why did she feel it so necessary to complain and take it to the newspapers just because she was asked to drape a napkin over her shoulder? I would have just said, oh thanks! I think it's women like her that have an issue.

[Mamyalynne]

Bazile - why?

Ganesh - I agree she has inflamed the situation.

[tamborine]

Rather than demote a top hotel why didnt she check their stance on breast feeding before entering. Another compo claim, perhaps?

[gness]

She may indeed have inflamed the situation.....but then again the situation shouldn't have arisen in the first place...

[hc4361]

I wonder how on earth society got so priggish about it.

[Mamyalynne]

It shouldn't Gness, you're correct but I doubt I would have headed for the media.

I would have been too busy living my life.

[ganesh]

Yeah, they have their rules, if I was eating there I'd rather be next to that than trying to eat dinner next to a crying baby! Crying babies really DO *** me off in restaurants!Some places won't let you eat there without wearing a jacket and tie, or they don't allow shorts. Do we go to the newspapers when that happens?