Where do you think it is inappropriate to BF

[bumperlicious]

Reading lots of posts about people who have bf everywhere with admiration. I am happy to bf in public, and have even done it on a park bench. When I am out and about I do sometimes fret about finding somewhere "appropriate" to bf, i.e. a cafe or something, but I am just wondering if there are places where you would consider it to be inappropriate to bf? e.g. in a shop, on a train?

I have a friend, a university professor in the US, who would breast her dd whilst teaching seminars.

I wonder what her students thought?

She was teaching women's studies so some of them probably thought it was cool.

Not sure about them all, though, because the University was in other ways pretty conservative (one of the famous, long-established Catholic institutions).

I often wonder how it would have gone down in other disciplines.

I chose not to bf at a funeral beacuse I know people have odd views about bf and whilst in any other situation I would challenge these views I wouldn't if they were in the midst of grief. I don't think its wrong to bf at one but I hardly knew any of the mourners so couldn't guess how they would react. I waited outside at another funeral with my ds as I knew that a lively 2 year old would be hard to control during a ceremony. He was great at hugging everyone outside though.

In an operating theatre - that's about it really !

Just skimmed the thread - apart from the jokey comments I think we should be careful about saying 'don't feed in toilets'. It's great for those women who have the confidence to feed wherever , but with my first child I could only bring myself to feed in the toilets. I would have been horrified if a well meaning mumsnetter (like footprints - sorry to single you out footprints but you did say you've been tempted to approach breast feeding mothers about this) advised me not to!

Fortunately I became more experienced / relaxed re breastfeeding when it came to my 2nd child and was quite at ease in coffee shops / restaurants etc

I breastfed in an operating theatre! My son latchced on whilst they were sewing up my c-section

Only place I've not bf was at the dinner table at my gran's. I'm perfectly capable of eating with one hand while feeding but wasn't sure how she would take it so I retreated to an armchair.

The last church I was in had some very well positioned sofas down the side. It was a wedding and another baby and ds had some good feeds and nappy changes during the signing of the register

I havve breastfed at a job interview - and got the job. But they weren't interviewing any one else and it was short notice so I had to bring ds with me.

cool elasticwoman!

Elasticwoman - multitasking!!
I think I'd see how appropriate it seemed before bf at a funeral - thanks for ansering my questions, I just wanted to check there wasn't some big unwritten rule that I wasn't aware of (as seems to be the case in most of my life )
I expressed in front of a friend once - was trying out her breast pump though! Wouldn't normally express in public, as someone else mentioned there's far too much on show! Plus, it's not a pleasant sight, no cute baby's head!

i've fed tiny few-weeks old ds at a benefit's tribunal! ds was crying and i was getting all hot and bothered and said to the lady who was chairing it, "Is it ok if i feed him?" (you can tell ds was tiny - i wouldn't bother to ask these days!!) and she said, "Oh, of course!!" then just carried on regardless. i was struggling to latch though, and she said, "It can be difficult if you're stressed - do you want to take a break and do it?" she was so very lovely (and i won the tribunal! )

Whenever I feed dd at baby clinic the HV keeps trying to get me to go into a side room - I just say 'oh, we're fine thanks' and carry on but she keeps offering me different rooms... 'are you sure you don't want to go in here?' - no thanks - 'or the nurse's room?' - no thanks we're fine here - 'well what about the doctor's room...?'

At first I thought she was trying to be helpful but she goes on so much I'm starting to wonder if she's trying to get me out of the way? As if I'd offend non-bf mums or something?? I don't know. I just ignore her anyway.

Also - my cousin just got married and she had a wedding dress especially made for bfing her 4 week old ds!

I have bf in a business meeting - but it was supposed to be my handover to my boss before I went on maternity leave, and due to prem arrival of DS I had to bring him with me. Boss totally unfazed, and this is a fairly nerdy physicist !
Have also expressed when on a conference call, but would never admit that to colleagues..
Can't think of anywhere I haven't expressed or bf though. Might start considering some places inappropriate now that DS is 15 months, but only because other people don't appreciate a foot up their nose as he fidgets so much.

cmotdibbler... great name by the way... and respect for bfing in front of your boss and expressing during a conference call!

I wouldn't feed on stage in a concert, and I wouldn't feed whilst giving a piano lesson.

I whooped 'em out regularly for 10 months... in the Bible Belt, Branson, Missouri US of A. VVV you would have been proud of me! Being absolutely allergic to fundamentalist anybodies I was all geared up for major slanging matches in public. Such a disappointment when everybody was so sweet and understanding and so bloody nice. Typical Americans, just when you want them to be puritan and prudish so you can show your British superiority...

Well, i fed the whole way through and EYE TEST the other day.. Just as well my Optician was very at ease with it and he was not at all embarraced, just said least she is getting what she wants now!

respect determination go girl go !