Breastfeeding in Public … OMG

Well talk about a rod for our own back. Ladies…..

Of course I’m sure ALL women are like me when I flop my boobs out in public for my little pumpkin to have his tucker I take off my shirt to bare all to everyone.

I fiddle with my other boobie and squirt the milk at the passers by so they ALL know exactly what I’m doin’.

Some days I just strip on down to near nothing and just let it all hang out. My baby belly is still hangin there so I share that as well. FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.

So I tried to make a point on a blog a minute ago about breastfeeding in public but I stuffed up big-time and pushed send before I made the point I wanted to make so I have come to my home where I can rant and rave about something true to my heart. So I will start again.

This all started after reading about facebook deleting an image of a woman breastfeeding. You know facebook. The paedophiles best friend.. yeah that’s all I reckon it is… and there are no offensive topics there at all but this one with a mum tandem feeding her kids has the pic taken off.. BULLSHIT

For the life of me I don’t get the arguments that keep going around about breastfeeding.

Ok folks this is my opinion. Mum to 3, I breastfed them all till they were 2, some of you will get all uhh and ughh but you know what FUCK YOU.. Those times are irreplaceable. These are the times that primal bond is made with your child and I feel sorry for the Dads out there because they don’t get that part. They have other magic moments with their child but not that bond between mother and baby. That is when the mother tiger in us is born and we learn our place.. We will KILL to defend our cub.

Anyway, It isn’t about my right to breastfeed in public. Oh I know that all the do gooders out there will browbeat me with a verbal rolling pin but come on folks. It is never about a woman’s right to breastfeed in public. No it is never about that.

It is about the child’s right, that defenseless baby. Our future leaders right to nutrients wherever they are at that moment their body decides they need said nutrients.

It make me sick to the stomach the way the women’s libbers, old farts- be they male or female, easily offended christian right, left or whoever gets that bee in their bonnet about a woman lifting her shirt a little to let their bub suckle.

The womens libbers come feminists (yeah that sounds better NOT) put it down the rights of the woman…. WRONG

Old farts – be they male or female.. life has progressed past the dark ages and we should feel safe and capable to fulfill our roles as God meant with our bodies the way they are designed

My example in red above is something I have never seen, breast feeding is too special to denigrated to that level. I have seen and been one of those women embarrassed because some friggin idiot has looked down upon them, us, me. I have sat there in the heat of summer in a market place with my baby sweltering under a baby blanket because God forbid some idiot sees my boob, breast, tit, whatever….. I wish I could go back there now with my self confidence and sit there and smile at that old woman who glared at me… she couldn’t even see the baby but you just know it was up to no good there having his drink of milk.

WHY does part of society want to stick woman and child away in a closet until our vision isn’t disturbed by the nurturing of a child. To all those young mothers, first time mothers, older mothers, adoptive mothers get out there and do the right thing by your baby in the best and most comfortable way for both of you. Remember those same naysayers who look down upon you for breastfeeding in public will be the first ones calling child services if you ‘neglect’ your child which is basically what they want you to do by making a baby wait till it is convenient.. they want you to start the starvation process….. yep denying that baby his feed is doing just that. But you know you can always go and fill the pockets of the multinational baby-food companies who have spent millions making us women believe that they can do a better job than nature… payong experts to tell us breast isn’t best when we know it is.. all  BULLSHIT BULLSHIT BULLSHIT

SOCIETY is tearing away at the innate fabric of family at every chance it gets. The education systems around the world are in disarray, the medical systems. Employment is not conducive to family it is all gauged at big business and governments sucking the life out of the family. You wonder why kids are on drugs, to fill the void folks.. to fill the void. But a parent tries to fill that void and we are over protective – yep. AND we all know the very worst thing a parent can be is over protective. What the fuck is that…. I will be as protective as I need to be to keep my kids safe, to make them feel loved, to let them experience life to the absolute fullest in the best environment possible. I won’t lose my kids to drugs, suicide or worse and yes I believe their is alot worse out there… so yes PROTECTIVE I AM AND PROTECTIVE I’LL BE bbut you watch my kids grow up balanced and happy, fulfilled and excited by life…

So I propose a toast to all those families out there.. struggling to fill that void by having healthy pursuits with their kids. Scouting, camping, sporting, dancing, picnics, parties, reading, LIVING etc etc and the biggest yay to the HOME SCHOOLERS who have claimed back the ‘right’ to be a parent in every aspect of the word. But don’t let me start on homeschooling because I just know I won’t stop

DISCLAIMER while I believe that every child has that basic right to be breastfed I also understand not every mother can for many many different reasons. If you are one of those women I respect that and am not meaning any disrespect to you or your families, all I ask for is the respect to be reciprocated.

So I went out hunting and found some sites… http://mamamojo.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/breastfeeding-in-public-warning-offensive-content/

http://www.breastfeedingsymbol.org/2007/10/02/the-story-of-ranjit-chandra/