nursing in public

What gives you the right?

March 13, 2009

Morals colliding. We are all part of a society. Everyone is different and that is a good thing. Repeat to yourself and repeat to your children, "everyone is different and that's okay." I'm perplexed and saddened when I hear about people that think breastfeeding in public is gross. They will all have different definitions of [...]

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Breastfeeding is not lewd, it's food

January 28, 2009

Check out BabyREADY's great response to the CNN's question "Is public breastfeeding okay?"

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No need to hide

January 23, 2009

My friend over at Noble Savage posted this fabulous public service announcement on breastfeeding in public. Watch it! Share it! Convince your local public health agency to put one like it on the air! Updated to say check out this great Australian one too (thanks to Rob A for point it out in the comments): [...]

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Lactivism and the homelessness problem

September 19, 2008

It's turning out to be a good week. First, I was called pushy for having a birth plan. And then today, a commenter on my blog told me to "grow up and quit making such a big deal out of nothing" when referring to one of my posts on breastfeeding on airplanes. Well that was [...]

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Breastfeeding on an Airplane: The Collection

September 13, 2008

As my regular readers will know, I've written a number of posts over the past while on nursing on airplanes. I wanted to have one easy reference point that pulls all of them together, so here is a quick menu: When breastfeeding is a safety hazard: Somewhat satirical discussion of an odd breastfeeding policy. Friendly [...]

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Tips for Breastfeeding on a Plane

September 3, 2008

I've had the opportunity to nurse my children on at least 12 flights, half of them long trans-Atlantic flights and half shorter flights. My nurslings were aged between 7 months and 21 months at the time of the flight. All of my experiences were positive ones and I was never harassed for nursing on the plane. [...]

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Cover up! Airline breastfeeding policies…

August 25, 2008

If I could summarize briefly what airline policies towards breastfeeding seem to be, it is that women can breastfeed, but should cover up when doing so. Whether or not the baby is comfortable (or subjected to disgusting airline blankets or not) doesn't seem to be a big concern for most airlines. Instead, they are more concerned [...]

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