Written by Sofia S. on November 25, 2009 – 9:33 pm
Many women in the U.S. feel ashamed or embarrassed to breast feed in public. Primarily this is due to the overt sexualization of breasts in this society. And even though most states have laws that explicitly permit a woman to breast feed in public, women who do so will often find themselves the objects of [...]
Written by Sofia S. on November 5, 2009 – 1:02 pm
I have been meaning to write this story for some, but was prompted by a recent email I received from a young mother asking my advice concerning breastfeeding in public. Her baby was four weeks old and breastfeeding was going very well. Except that she felt uncomfortable breastfeeding in public. She wrote about the reaction [...]
Written by Sofia S. on October 18, 2009 – 11:12 am
Many nursing mothers become very anxious about when and how best to stop breastfeeding. The decision to stop breastfeeding should be part of a natural process of raising a child and should be of no concern to anyone but mother and baby.
If a woman is anxious about when to cease breastfeeding, the best advice is [...]
Written by Sofia S. on October 18, 2009 – 10:59 am
Some women can feel shy about breastfeeding in public, however if you are only comfortable to breastfeed at home then you will need to be prepared to stay home a lot. There are two things that will help you to feel a lot more comfortable breastfeeding in public and that is:
Wearing the right clothes and [...]