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Original poster

I'll breastfeed where I bloody well want when my baby is hungry!

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MsKLo · 13/01/2011 20:33

Following on from another thread that got the old cogs whirring, I am always saddened by the fact that some people have a problem with women breastfeeding in public and expect bf mums to 'hide away' because it makes them feel uncomfortable.

I will always bf my baby where-ever and whenever she wants a feed and if someone doesn't like the fact that I am giving her amazing milk with amazing benefits they can do one!

Grin
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reelingintheyears · 13/01/2011 23:13

MsKlo.......
Keep going
You make it just right for all the BFing Mums out there.....
NOT

RumourOfAHurricane · 13/01/2011 23:18

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mutznutz · 13/01/2011 23:23

I genuinely think that the huge majority of all these breast feeding stories about 'being told to leave a restaurant' or 'get off a bus' etc.. are actually myths spread about on the internet or wildly exaggerated in Newspapers.

I mean look how many times people post a well meaning warning to other posters about a scam or a virus or something and it turns out to be a hoax?

I don't think most people even notice a breastfeeding woman....let alone take offence to it Smile

FunnysInTheGarden · 13/01/2011 23:23

oh look another BF thread, but this time with an obv nuts BF mother spouting all kinds of shit. Love listen, it's your hormones, you'll be fine soon...............

Original poster
MsKLo · 13/01/2011 23:23

I find it amazing how BLINKERED toddler is with her sanctimonious attitude...
Shiny i posted here because I wanted to and it was a follow on to a thread about bf on cruises

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mishymoshy · 13/01/2011 23:24

YANBU you absolutely rock!!

FunnysInTheGarden · 13/01/2011 23:28

oh MsK you are so wrong about Todds, She is a BF and FF star.

RumourOfAHurricane · 13/01/2011 23:29

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twirlymum · 13/01/2011 23:50

usualsuspect love that link Grin

ruddybindippers · 13/01/2011 23:54

You're right Shiny - this stuff is rehashed bollocks. Lets back to the serious business of drinking cider and getting slim(er).

Gemsy83 · 14/01/2011 05:52

Love the fact Msklo states she is only replying to those 'attacking' her- yet its okay to tell me to 'fuck off' several times in this thread? Nobody is getting riled but yourself doll, and looking like a petulant child to boot- is that what you set out to achieve?

sadiesadiemarriedlady · 14/01/2011 06:09

Cripes you lot, calm down. OP, by the way, I agree with you x

libelulle · 14/01/2011 06:29

It's funny, I actually didn't really see this post as that aggressive, but there we go. Actually I think there is a reason to feel defensive about bf in public- it isn't a myth that people get asked to stop. Admittedly not often thank god, but it did happen once to me in national trust house!! And ive definitely been aggressively eyeballed in cafes before. You do have to be reasonably confident to be able to ignore that kind of response, and that is a shame.

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MsKLo · 14/01/2011 07:02

GemsyDolly
I tell you to fuck off because you are a twat and you do not rile me - you make me laugh! I don't mind at all that you are here making your statements but if I disagree I will say and you can what you want and think what you want - I can still think you are a screechy prick!

That you are still here Moaning is bloody hilarious! The only one getting riled dolly dear is you! I am enjoying the show yet again!

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MsKLo · 14/01/2011 07:04

Thanks Sadie!
Thanks Libel - yes the original statement was Tongue in cheek but some screeching dollies that come on here can't see that and prefer to get On their high horse about how much damage I am doing to the cause of bf!
Hilarious!

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theevildead2 · 14/01/2011 07:14

Uh I think this thread may have been done before!

Tortington · 14/01/2011 07:16

Can you have the revolution in the breastfeeding section so i can ignore it?

Original poster
MsKLo · 14/01/2011 07:33

Custardo if you don't like just don't click on it! Simples!

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altinkum · 14/01/2011 07:41

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toddlerwrangler · 14/01/2011 07:58

I actually doubt OP can possibly be for real to honest. It just isn't possible to use the word 'screech' in one thread so many times without actually wanting to be repative and irritating.

The fact is, OP has made no attempt to address any points made, all she has done is opt for the classic 'yes dear' reply everytime.

IF OP did care about BF she would be encouraging people to normalise the process and NOT turn it into a big deal, because by its very nature a big deal is NOT normal. the fact OP remains gleeful about the damage her attitude is doing suggests to me that was her intention all along.

Now I'm off back to the breast and bottle feeding, where some people actually want to work together to empowe women to feed however and whenever they wish, as opposed to forcing thier superiority down others necks.

pommedeterre · 14/01/2011 08:00

Wow MsKlo - someone disagreeing with you is not something you seem to be able to comprehend. Do your family have to agree with you at all times as well? Jeez.

I have never heard anyone in RL have issues with being told they can't bf anywhere so YABU because you are making a mountain out of a molehill.

graciesmall09 · 14/01/2011 08:15

I have absolutely no problem in people bf anywhere they want.

I only managed to bf DC1 and 2 for a few days but bf dc3 for 3 months (only gave up due to medication) but never fed outside of the house, purely due to the fact that I have HUGE boobs and never managed to feed discretely. I needed a pillow and an armrest Blush. Anyway about a week after dc3 was born DH took me to Starbucks for a coffee, I was feeding expressed milk and this woman marches up to me. She started first by the usual 'oh isn't she lovely' and then proceeded to tell me what a shame it was that she was being bottlefed and breast was definitely best, yada, yada, yada.

I was so shocked I just looked at her like this Shock and never managed to say a word.

So sometimes it works both ways.

hobnobsaremyfavourite · 14/01/2011 08:22

I generally find that the BF mothers who get strife for BF in public are of a ...hoe shall I say this.....argumentative disposition! E.G my friend who deliberately wore tight tops so people would be able to see her boobs so they would complain and she could pick a fight Hmm
I have breastfed 4 DC's in all sorts of places over more than a decade and in that time I got 1 yes that's right 1 dirty look.!
Some people could pick a fight locked in a room on their own.

jonesy71 · 14/01/2011 08:24

MsKlo again? already? - meds must have worn off early this time.

emsy41 · 14/01/2011 08:46

But sometimes zookeeper people do have to fight for their rights. This country does have some funny attitudes to bf (obviously only a section) and as a breastfeeder I think that its perfectly normal to want to fight for the cause!!! That is how we got the vote in the first place. Isnt it¿¿??