Sign here if you have NEVER had ANY nasty comments about breastfeeding from strangers

[fillyjonk]

I think a distorted picture may be being painted

I was once given a £1 and a cornish pasty "for me" by the Salvation Army as i sat in a shop doorway surrounded by bags (had been shopping). Aside from this-no.

Never had bad comments from strangers in public, just loads of encouragement from elderly men in particular who remembered their own children being fed with a tear in the eye! The only people who were less than helpful in their comments were close family - but they soon stopped when they saw how determined I was!

No negative comments from members of the public, BF my dd in church, wedding (had to take her out though as she was a noisy grunting slurper) registering birth,on a bus in a REALLY long traffic jam (Every Body Was Very Happy about That One!!)etc etc. Only slightly negative comments: some scathing remarks from one NCT friend who was weaning totally and implied I would get still get my boobs out when dd was off to high school. And a similar remark from my sister in law, don't know why anyone would see it their place to tell my daughter indirectly to stop, I want it to be her decision for the moment. When she starts being able to ask for milk and chasing me round the room to get it, I'll show her how to open the fridge herself, but until then I am fine with it.

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Me, I fed DD for 15 months, in cafes, on public transport, in parks, at the theatre once. Never had a nasty comment or dirty look.

My grandfather was disgusted but he's an orrible old bastard

Kathy six inches - I don't think he noticed, tbh!! Others in the audience did though, and no-one seemed to mind.

The worst I've had in my 7 year bf-ing 'career' is a doctor's receptionist saying in a sneery weay, 'Would you like to do that in another room?'. I have fed on tubes, buses in parks and restaurants. I've fed tiny babies right up to three year olds and I've found it's very rare that anyone looks askance.

I think it depends on where you are. I've been in London and Brighton.

never any comments throughout bfeeding 4 babies and I fed everywhere inc. beaches & churches.
Some friends of my dh got embarrassed and moved away when they realised I was bfeeding at the pub and another time at the sideline of a football game.
Have had shop assistants letting me know where feeding rooms where located, while I was walking around and feeding at the same time. I always would smile and say thanks but I need to get my shopping done. I think they were mostly being nice.

Never had any bad comments. I agree about the assuming that glances are negative when in fact they may well not be. I was feeding DS in Giraffe the other day (which is as child friendly as is possible to be anyway) and I could tell the blokes and woman at next table were looking. Turned out she was preggers and although they didn't say it, I would imagine she was looking to see how it was done (the old muslin over the shoulder job). Also have been offered water and biscuits on several occasions.

I've never had a bad comment, mostly people have been positive or ignored it.

Worst comment I have had is for pushing my PUSHCHAIR on the pavement and some old biddy shouting at me it was dangerous (I was pushing in a straight line and not at her)Imagine her shock if I had been BF at the same time.

No just funny looks. They look and then realise what you are doing then quickly look away as if all embarrassed???

never had a comment, good, bad or ANYTHING

No one's said anything to me or given me any looks. I've never gone anywhere especially to feed my daughter, I just find the nearest seat and get comfy The first time I fed her in public I was in the middle of a packed shopping centre!

Never any bad or negative comments.
Had at least one positive one - from an old lady who said how nice it was.

I was an older first time mother and i was DYING for someone to make a negative comment about me feeding in public so that I could go in to bat on behalf of my less confident, younger "sisters". Not an askance look did I get. Free cups of tea, benign smiles from grannies, an offer of a Is class carriage all to myself on a train, a gallant compliment from a very old gentleman - but never so much as a raised negative eye brow!

me - never had a negative comment

but i did get a free croissant once

me - unless you count being asked if I would mind feeding in the lounge rather than the dining room when an visitng my elderly grandparents - an old lady with dementia had got terribly upset about me feeding him at the dining table.

never - just lots of positive comments and encouragement.
I would have been quite up for a fight, too!

Ooh, what a good thread to resurrect!

Nobody ever said anything negative to me, luckily for them. I bf for a year for both dds, but furthermore, nobody ever said anything negative to my friend who bf until her ds was nearly 3.

Never a word from anyone. Doubt that anyone ever noticed tbh.

B fed 4 Dcs for two years each and only ever had 1 bad comment so I dare include myself!

Never from a stranger in 8.5 mo - only smiles of encouragement or compliments. I did get a negative comment once from a distant relative of DH at a family party who said "Hmm, I hope you aren't going to be one of those people who feeds their babies forever". DS was 4 months old at the time

none apart from my mum saying 'when you going to stop that?' still feeding Ds2 at 15 months

Not until Tink was 2 from strangers, family haven't really said anything negative though, my SIL kept wanting me to give a bottle so I could go out (like we do anyway )

I never had a negative comment and often had great experiences, like an assistant in a bookshop finding me a special room in the back and a cup of tea. I was a complete do-it-anywhere, take-no-prisoners militant breastfeeder and probably had a "don't mess with me" look on my face.

Once sitting outside sainsbury's I even literally squirted some poor woman's coat (accidentally) and even she was nice about it!

I fact I have only had shitty looks when I bottle-fed at a local lentil-weaving playgroup (DS went on complete nursing strike at 9mo and wouldn't bf any more).

Never a negative comment from strangers.

My mum did tut "You'll still be feeding her when she's ONE YEAR OLD!" as if that would be a terrible thing! This was at 6 months when I was only doing one feed at bedtime.