Comments on: North Dakota’s Proposed Breastfeeding Bill http://www.beautifulletdown.net/north-dakotas-proposed-breastfeeding-bill/ A breastfeeding blog that dabbles in tandem, extended nursing, gentle parenting and much more Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:45:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Paul Rapoport http://www.beautifulletdown.net/north-dakotas-proposed-breastfeeding-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-1660 Paul Rapoport Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:01:30 +0000 http://www.beautifulletdown.net/?p=471#comment-1660 "Modest" and "discreet" must be defeated. They are simply ways for men to continue to deliberately misunderstand women and control their bodies to the detriment of all. “Modest” and “discreet” must be defeated. They are simply ways for men to continue to deliberately misunderstand women and control their bodies to the detriment of all.

]]> By: Michelle Fry http://www.beautifulletdown.net/north-dakotas-proposed-breastfeeding-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-1630 Michelle Fry Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:56:23 +0000 http://www.beautifulletdown.net/?p=471#comment-1630 I used to think public breastfeeding was wierd...and then I became a mom! I tried not to do it for a long time, not wanting to "offend" anyone, but soon didn't care! It was too hard to time our "outings" against Toby's nursing schedule...he had to eat! I soon became comfortable breastfeeding in public--I nursed him at the park, at church, at a funeral, etc...and if anyone noticed, I didn't care! I used to think public breastfeeding was wierd…and then I became a mom! I tried not to do it for a long time, not wanting to “offend” anyone, but soon didn’t care! It was too hard to time our “outings” against Toby’s nursing schedule…he had to eat! I soon became comfortable breastfeeding in public–I nursed him at the park, at church, at a funeral, etc…and if anyone noticed, I didn’t care!

]]> By: Shannon http://www.beautifulletdown.net/north-dakotas-proposed-breastfeeding-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-1621 Shannon Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:19:21 +0000 http://www.beautifulletdown.net/?p=471#comment-1621 Hmm thats all kinds of fun. Yet another reason I am glad I live in Vermont...Anywhere I am legally allowed to be I can breastfeed my babe. Then again there are annual naked runs and naked bike rides too...so no one really tends to bat an eyelash when you are breastfeeding... Hmm thats all kinds of fun. Yet another reason I am glad I live in Vermont…Anywhere I am legally allowed to be I can breastfeed my babe. Then again there are annual naked runs and naked bike rides too…so no one really tends to bat an eyelash when you are breastfeeding…

]]> By: Susan http://www.beautifulletdown.net/north-dakotas-proposed-breastfeeding-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-1620 Susan Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:52:37 +0000 http://www.beautifulletdown.net/?p=471#comment-1620 I agree. I can't see how someone could breastfeed in a way that was indecent (unless they did something like breastfeed topless) and even if they did then that would surely be covered by other laws without the need to insert "modest" and "discreet". In England we have legal protection until the baby is one (in Scotland it is up to 2) but I there is also protection through the sexual discrimination laws which makes the specific breastfeeding laws a bit redundant as they imply that one your baby is over the specified age that you don't have legal protection. Having said that, nobody has ever objected to me breastfeeding in public and I am still doing it at 22 months. It would be interesting to know what proprtion of people do have problems with people objecting to it. I agree. I can’t see how someone could breastfeed in a way that was indecent (unless they did something like breastfeed topless) and even if they did then that would surely be covered by other laws without the need to insert “modest” and “discreet”.

In England we have legal protection until the baby is one (in Scotland it is up to 2) but I there is also protection through the sexual discrimination laws which makes the specific breastfeeding laws a bit redundant as they imply that one your baby is over the specified age that you don’t have legal protection.

Having said that, nobody has ever objected to me breastfeeding in public and I am still doing it at 22 months. It would be interesting to know what proprtion of people do have problems with people objecting to it.

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