Comments on: Covering up is a feminist issue

By: Annie

Annie — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:49:34 +0000

Loukia, I just had to respond to your comment about the man being in the nursing room. I commend that father for supporting his wife and child and going with them to the nursing room. Most men wouldn’t do that for their wives and yet, you found it unacceptable and uncomfortable for him to be there. I mean, unless he was gawking at all the nursing mothers’ breasts and being a pervert, doesn’t he have just as much right to be there as you do? You chose to go there, but so did him and his wife. It’s a room for people nursing their babies and he was taking part in his baby being nursed.

By: Annie

Annie — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:32:53 +0000

This article made me think about something funny in my own life. My mother is very conservative and hates to see anyone’s “boobs hanging out”. She has no problem gesturing to me that my top has come down a little too low for her comfort level, no matter how embarrassing it may be to me for her to do so. And yet, she completely supports my decision to NIP uncovered and stands up for my right to do so as a nursing mother. She knows that I am comfortable nursing uncovered and doesn’t really think anything of it, although she used to try to cover me up because she “didn’t want any pervs checking me out.” I thank you for the words you used, that it is the mother’s choice and no one else’s. I’m not allowed to judge anyone on their choice to bottle-feed. Please don’t judge me on the choice to remain comfortable when nursing.

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By: Queen R

Queen R — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 02:52:43 +0000

Edit: I wanted to amend this to be sure that I was understood. By fully, I meant with all cleavage, areola and nipple exposed and for a prolonged period of time. As in, there is a child near the woman that might want to feed soon but they are not on or very close to the BREAST of the woman nor have they just finished.

By: Queen R

Queen R — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 02:47:06 +0000

I like this post and the sentiment “Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but when it comes to dressing and breastfeeding, appropriateness should be decided by the woman herself. If other people don’t like it, they should discreetly avert their eyes.” found in it. Personally, while my hubby pushes me to pump (I’m inducing lactation as an expectant adoptive mother) in public, I am just not comfortable with baring my breasts in public and, to me, breastfeeding seems like a much more intimate (not sexually as between two adults but intimate as between a mother and child) act than simple nudity. I’ve actually had to tell my husband that I don’t think I’ll be able to breastfeed in public, not because I am ashamed but because it is an intimate act to me. I HAVE apologized to others when baring my (not terribly unattractive) body in public because I admit to sometimes shuddering when looking at some (rather unattractive) people FULLY clothed and I once informed a woman at an airport that her vagina was visible to passersby in her sitting position (b/c I’d want someone to tell me in that situation but leaving it up to her to cover if she wished). I didn’t find any of the pictures uncomfortable but then again, there weren’t any terribly ugly people in them. If asked, or in a public discussion such as this one, I’ll volunteer my own interpretation of social mores and public breastfeeding. I do not think that it is necessary (however convenient it may be) for most women (there ARE situations) to sit with their breast fully exposed when breastfeeding at most times. I also feel that some forms of dress and nudity are not appropriate in various situations for various people. I understand those that object to being able to see breasts (no matter the situation) because of parental concerns. I hope that I will be able to navigate breastfeeding while staying within both my own and the majority of society’s comfort zones. BUT I’VE NEVER ACTUALLY TOLD SOMEONE TO COVER UP (or lose weight, or…w/e, even if I wanted them too) as I realize that MY VALUES MAY NOT BE THEIR OWN. I JUST DISCREETLY TURN MY HEAD because that is also the proper thing to do in my opinion.

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By: Manchan

Manchan — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 01:08:01 +0000

Sometimes it’s more uncomfortable to be around people who are trying so hard not to look! Have a peek at my beautiful baby getting a snack! I would check out your food, too, if it looked good.

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By: Just Cover Up - Lactation Narration

Just Cover Up - Lactation Narration — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:22:43 +0000

[...] DiscretionThis wasn't discreet enough for some because her head wasn't covered is subjective and means different things to different people, ensuring that it is impossible to mandate. It can mean anything from covering the nipple to covering all flesh to covering the entire baby. Whose definition of discretion should be used? The nursing mother should cover to the level that SHE is comfortable with. That choice is up to her and nobody else. [...]

By: Lizette

Lizette — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 01:35:32 +0000

Great to see your post generating discussion. My co-workers were talking about those “crazy moms” who don’t cover up. I let them know I was part of that clan, and that the mythical creature that takes their top off and angrily yells while BF has yet to be seen. Kind of like bigfoot.