to think it's okay to breastfeed in front of my colleagues...

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...or is my colleague correct in saying that it's completely inappropriate?

Never though of it being inappropriate until someone mentioned it to me today...

Thoughts?

Where were you?

Do you work in a swimming pool?

Why do you have your baby at work? Context needed OP

Depends on the context. I WOH and fed all of mine. You have to strike a fair balance.

I did when I took DS in to work, no one had any issue with it, people kept happily chatting to me.

@Heratnumber7 I'm 28 weeks pregnant and baby hasn't been born yet. Colleague was talking about breast feeding (I was not involved in the conversation) and said that he didn't thinks it would be wrong for a woman to breast feed in front of her colleagues in any situation. I overheard and someone mentioned it to me light heartedly today not to breastfeed in front of him when baby is born.

We are talking about general breast feeding, which is usually fairly discreet in my opinion.

Genuinely curious to hear people's opinions.

I don’t see a problem either

It should be totally ok to bf in front of your colleagues, whether you are an MP or your colleague is the Pope. But do give us more context. I assume they are a bit older and had babies in the seventies????? (sorry for agist presumptions)

have you taken your baby in for people to cuddle and they're moaning that she needs a feed?
it's not innapropriate at all they don't want a screamy hungry baby surely

Not at work. We all do a lot of social stuff together. I plan on going to the Christmas do and taking the baby, we'll only be popping in for an hour, and I also plan on attending other social events, which are often child friendly. So social situations, not work. It's hypothetical really but I can think of a couple of situations where I may need to breast feed in front of colleagues.

• he thought it would be wrong. Sorry, that doesn't make sense!

Unless you work on a fairground ride he is being a twat

Sorry. See context above! That's all there was to it to be honest.

just saw your update- the colleague who doesn't want you to breastfeed in front of him can be sent to the shop for drinks and snacks for you

Socially, yes.

In the actual office, not any relaxation areas, I wouldn't. But I will be overruled.

I personally wouldn't feel comfortable breastfeeding in front of any of my colleagues but that's my own personal opinion.

Can't say I'd want to watch colleagues (or anyone) breast-feeding.

Saying that as a female.

@Heratnumber7 my baby will never be at my work place (high risk stuff) so I guess I don't need to worry about that. I can't imagine many people would take their baby to work!

@userofthiswebsite you'd prefer nobody to ever breast feed in front of you?

I've breastfed my son in front of colleagues. It never occurred to me not to. I've been in for team lunches with the little one and no one has batted an eyelid. I did strategically position myself away from a bit of a laddish chap who I have a personality clash with, but that was merely so I didn't have to talk to him after the initial pleasantries! I also don't think any of my colleagues would even comment.

Personally I don't think feeding a child in the workplace is appropriate. But then I don't like children or babies in the workplace as they invite a lot of attention which can be disruptive.

Yes of course, it's private so I don't know why anyone would want to watch it or want to be watched.

I don't see how or why anyone would be breastfeeding in front of colleagues. Who takes their baby to work? Unless there is a creche in which case a mother would go to the creche to feed.

In social situations, of course. Colleagues are people and you should feel free and comfortable to feed in front of anyone.

Do not take a baby to a meeting. In general, babies in the workplace are disruptive with their cute smallness.

@redfairy sorry, I didn't provide much context. We are talking socially here, not in the workplace.

@userofthiswebsite really? I think that's sad. So women should stay in their homes if they want to breast feed?