Target Nurse-In: Did It Change Perceptions of Public Breast-Feeding?

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13. I have worked to encourage nursing over formula in many global settings..

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Making it comfortable and convenient for the mother to be able to nurse should be the emphasis. The child's health, well-being, and nourishment should come first over our cultural "sensitivities" in my opinion....That said, I see nothing wrong with providing nursing mothers with a more comfortable and voluntary option for where to do so. The irony I think is that many are uncomfortable because we have so sexualized women in this country and breasts specifically, yet I'm guessing most would get a warm tender feeling viewing a non-human primate nurse their young or most other animals. It does say something about our society, truly.


I will say--by contrast-- that while I defend women publicly breast-feeding, I do draw the line at those few parents who think nothing of changing their child's diaper at their seat using the fold-down tray, rather than taking them into the (admittedly unpleasant) airplane bathrooms. Believe it or not, we had several here defending that practice against the majority of those who expressed their disgust. It may be "natural," but it surely isn't hygienic and most certainly more than "discourteous."