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.

Me too

LOL at Notyummy hiding her baby under a Muslim!

Nope, none here. Only wistful looks from other mums whose kids were older!

Have fed where and whenever necessary and have never had a negative comment.

BF for 3 out of 4 babies, couldn't do it for number 1

no negatives - total stranger walking dog saw us in a field near the house early one sunday morning and said " oh what a lovely thing to see, baby will be able to listen to all the birds"

errrr..I may have meant musliN. To all Muslims out there, I have never felt the need to use you to hide my baby. Soz!

Have fed bf 4 babies, in public and often, and older babies too. i've never had a negative comment - maybe i look too scary

I can't think that I've ever had a nasty remark made about bf.

Me

Only negativity from family (as seems to be the case for quite a few on here).

i find it interesting that most pictures of breastfeeding support pillows have someone bottlefeeding on them! i think it shows a good general picture of most people's attitudes to bf-ing!

here and here

(in fact, that second one, dh did the PR for, and they featured it in Mother & Baby magazine, and they needed to do more pictures with someone using it for bf-ing, because Mother & Baby said they couldn't be seen to promote formula feeding!!)

no comments at all. of either variety

tut' the english

a few looks but no negative comments (well apart from my toddler shouting 'bottle' in the early days whenever I bf!) I have always kind of wished that someone would comment so that I could tell them exactly why I bf, of course I would do it so eloquently that they would walk off with their heads hung!

Never, only positive comments and adoring looks

Still feeding DS2 at 2.6 and have had a few looks, but only one comment - 'Bitty' (inevitably) yelled by a 15-year-old, smoking at the top of a slide in a playground when he should have been at school. And even he scuttled away when I started to walk towards him to discuss the matter (with DS2 still attached).

I don't hold with this business of being 'discreet' - or, at least, I don't think women should feel that they have to be discreet, although if that's what you would prefer to do, fair enough. I just pull mine out, and anyone who feels like looking gets an eyeful. So what? Civilisation was still standing, last time I checked.

haven't read thread but in answer to op, never anything negative, just sweet ones from other mums and funny ones from old men.

I'm in - never had a problem or nasty comment, and I fed my babies anywhere and any time they needed it.

Fed 4 anywhere they were/are hungry. Always been discrete and never had anything nasty said.From churches to burger king on a busy saturday lunchtime.

Nope.

None here.

Lots of lovely comments though

Never. ONly 'aah' looks from old ladies.
(lol at the sally army story in the op )

I do think you have to be aware of other peoples feelings - men from the older generation etc probally would feel awkward and thats nothing to do with me being a prude or them having a problem with breasfeeding.

I've never had a nasty comment from a stranger. A few remarks from a friend about breastfeeding for a long time. Like I cared.

Never had any negitive comments either. People either didn't look or else were supportive.
I had always hoped someone might say something disparaging so I could cut them with a withering comment but it never happened.

No never

no never, actually had lots of smiles and especially from the old ladies! both with dd1 and twins, with the twins actually had some 'well dones'!!

Me