To have had enough of Red herring BF stories?

[BunsOfAnarchy]

Flame me if you will

But for real? Can it just stop?
These dumb ass pretend entitled stories are ludicrous. If its not Daily Mail then its on here!
You have as much right to BF anywhere another mother can bottle/spoon feed her child. Its common sense surely!
So no, not in a swimming pool where its not allowed.
Not in the adults only section of anywhere.

Yes, if your being discriminated against for actually breastfeeding itself in places/situations an otherwise bottle/spoon fed baby would be allowed, then yes, those are the stories worthy of news because its that opinion that needs challenging.

Sick of other mothers making it about BF when it clearly is not!
I have EBF everywhere with my daughter and i use my common sense rather than newfound entitlement. I have never found a place where i have been unable to breastfeed nor have i ever had anyone give me any funny looks or ask me to leave. The only issue i have ever faced is lack of room for my pram. I am no better or worse than a mother who bottle feeds. I dont see why i should be treated any better or worse for that matter.

I'll wear my hard hat.

I agree OP, it was a non issue for me 24 years ago, The only thing that's changed is the moaning from some new mums. Or maybe the arrival of the internet and a platform to air their moans?

@pornstarlips I bottle fed my baby on demand

That was supposed to be confused face not a star.

I was cripplingly shy about BF and would go into toilets or designated rooms e.g. in Mothercare. If I could go back 14 years I wouldn’t have fed my daughter in toilets. However, I also wouldn’t have fed her in swimming pools!

I will admit - I wouldn't go on MN to complain about being asked to leave while BF in an adult only area, but if my baby was crying for a feed and that was the only suitable place to sit, hell yes I would do it. I'll take any consequences for that action after the fact, but in the moment my baby comes first.

monty who is making a song and dance about it?

Iggle don't formula fed babies have a set routine for there feed? My understanding is that they do. Must be exhausting if it was on demand, with preparing bottles etc

I BF for 14 months and although I was wary of feeding in public and avoided it where I could, the times I did I always only ever received positive comments from people. The swimming pool story did irritate me, it smacked of the professionally offended.

I BF my daughter as discreetly as I could but now she's 2.5 and needs watching like a hawk, I feed DS everywhere and anywhere.

I'm also sick of red herrings where BF is concerned. It does absolutely no good to anyone. No you AREN'T a martyr to the cause for trolling social media with your "non issue". You're a pain in the arse attention seeker doing more harm than good.

Iggle don't formula fed babies have a set routine for there feed?

Did you think bottle fed babies are just left to cry when hungry or that they drink every oz in the bottle and then won't be hungry until exactly 4 hours later? DS would cry in the night for a feed, drink 1oz and then fall asleep just long enough to mean I had to make a new bottle...and repeat!

It's people like this who hinder the normalisation of BF. IME nobody bats an eyelid or even notices mothers who just sit down, feed their child and get on with it.

I FF my son, I wouldn't whip out a bottle in the swimming pool and start feeding him, nor would I take him to an area/venue that was intended for adults and clearly signposted as such.

the normalisation of BF

BF IS the norm for goodness sake! Just because our stats are shockingly low in this country it doesn’t mean it isn’t and shouldn’t be considered the norm. Ridiculous.

I've exclusively bf two babies, still feeding one of them (I'm not looking for an applause!). I feed wherever, whenever no one has ever said anything to me in over 2 1/2 years.

I've been shot down when I've commented on breastfeeding things in the past for pointing out that when I feed I do it discreetly, I don't cover the babies face/head but I put my top over my boob and usually turn away if I'm in a public place to put the baby on/take them off. I've had people jump on me to say they WILL get their boobs out and feed however they like, it's their right! Etc. Yawn. There was a picture of a woman doing the rounds on Facebook where she'd taken her entire top off and wondered why she'd been asked to cover up!! Come oooooon. I fed like that at the beach on holiday where being topless was fine, I wouldn't do it sat in Costa!

I just crack on discreetly, no probs so far...

Just waiting for the "I need to take all my clothes off to breastfeed" comments .

I don’t agree with posters misleading others with red herring titles and then claiming aibu but not having the slightest interest in an opposing view. If you truly believe that you’re entltled to do something, fine go ahead with that belief. Maybe don’t post all over social media asking if yabu if you’re only going to engage with those that agree with you!

The adult only section thing is a grey area. Babes in arms are counted as an addition to the parent, rather than as a child, in many cases such as special cinema screenings for parents where there is dispensation for under 1s to be present for films above a 12a rating. It’s similar to what pp said about babies in pubs.

And the adult only section of a gym cafe is just like a first class carriage or parent and baby parking space. They’re organised at management’s discretion, not the Ten Commandments. The op of that thread made a sensible judgement that she should bf in a near empty seating area. If they’d just let her get on with it she’d have been on her way in no time.

Pornstar do never hear the vastly exaggerated stories? That's what I am talking about.

@pornstarlips I had to formula feed my baby and have always fed on demand. Yes its difficult which is part of the reason I find it very upsetting when people act as though formula feeding is an easy option!
I'm always very jealous of my friends who can BF - it's impossible to leave the house and accidentally leave your boobs at home 😂

I also know mums who ebf but have a pretty rigid feeding routine rather than feeding on demand.

*Monty. I have only heard of one dramatic breastfeeding story which was on my local news. I have been bf on and off for 4 years. Apart from one dirty look from an elderly woman, my experience has been very positive.