Can I ask a question to those who bf in public?

[HenriettaPeck]

Do you mind if people look at you when you are doing it? It's just that I always want to look because it's one of the most beautiful things ever, but I worry if I glance over what the mother might think, I'd be gutted if she thought i was being one of thoso horrible judgey people. I never managed to bf mine either so I'm a tad jealous too.

[IwishIwasmoreorganised]

Not if you look friendly and smile, or even have a chat.

I loved people coming over and cooing (as long as ds was firmly latched on!), asking how old ds was and things like that.

[misdee]

i dont mind.

[Honeydragon]

I don't mind a jot

[picc]

nope :)

[MotherJack]

I failed to breastfeed my son too, HP so I get where you are coming from, and I do look at mothers breastfeeding their child in public as, like you, I find it a lovely thing. I always make a point of smiling at them if they see me.

[Cies]

I don't mind as long as you look friendly, smile etc. Although I find that I often concentrate on ds so I don't have to meet people'e eyes, just in case.

[cluelessnchaos]

It doesn't bother me in the slightest, I am always amused by people trying to spare my blushes, it also helps that my mind is absolute mince in the first year of my babies life, especially while breastfeeding

[PacificDogwood]

I don't mind. At all.

Except when Old Creepy Guy just stood right next to us and Stared. For ages. I think he had MH issues though.

[thisisyesterday]

no, i LIKE when people look at me

i feel proud that I am (maybe) helping people to see that breastfeeding is normal, and that I am not a weird earth-mother hippy freak and that you can BF without people being forced to see your "baps"

so no, i don't mind at all

[VeronicaCake]

Not at all. Indeed the only people I have noticed looking have been positive and smiley. It's nice.

[HenriettaPeck]

I always smile, but often want to go and have a peak at the baby too

[hellymelly]

I never minded, if someone looked smiley and friendly,in fact it really helped me feel more relaxed about it,if I was feeling a bit unconfident.

[BoobBuffet]

I never minded, I'm now the one wanting to coo and look since ds's boob rejection!

[HenriettaPeck]

I agree that the more woman openly bf then women like might who struggled to bf might find it easier.

[spiderlight]

It's never bothered me at all.

[mamjo]

I don't mind at all as long as it's friendly and smiley not gawping. Breast feeding in those 1st weeks was so tough I never thought I would be able to do it so am quite proud isn't little self.

[thefirstMrsDeVere]

I dont mind though I can think of only a handful of times its happened (that I noticed) and I am bf DC 5!

Its lovely when people smile and nod. I particularly like it when its older women (and as I am 43 that means grannies!)

I have been leered at once but that was by a friends knobhead OH and his Hells Angels mates. Twats.

But mostly people dont notice.

[MsFC]

Oh, I think I may be in the minority then, but I hate it. I hate it the most though when people come to my home while I'm feeding and peer over me to get a closer look. I KNOW you are looking in a loving way, but it's actually my body!

[BaronessBomburst]

I don't mind either, as long as people smile. Then I just smile back.

[pozzled]

I wouldn't mind at all as long as it was clearly friendly. In the early days of bfing in public I did get a bit paranoid about what people would think. If anyone had looked without smiling I'd have worried about what they thought. But a smile would have been lovely.

[TrinityMotherOfRhinos]

I wouldn't mind a jot
and even though she is nearly four and hasn't been fed in public for a loong time (just cause it doesn't come up) I would assume you were being nice about it

[Househunter]

A glance and a smile is lovely but I would find it difficult if anyone talked to me, as dd is incredibly distractable so will stop feeding and look around if there is the slightest noise!