Monday, July 07, 2008
Breastfeeding chair
A great idea, I think. It's pretty, comfortable, and gives enough privacy to make a new mom more comfortable breastfeeding in public. That's important because really, it's more about the baby's right to eat than the mom's right to breastfeed.
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Just some thoughts from a very modest breastfeeder =) While I never had a huge problem feeding Jonathan among friends and family, I never felt comfortable feeding him in public. I would simply make sure he was fed before we went or I'd make a trip to the car or something if he got hungry. That being said, the chair is a neat idea, but for someone like me, it would only draw attention. The last thing I would want! I'd rather use a breastfeeding blanket like the ones they sell a lot of now. Maybe if the chair wasn't so...well...pink! LOL
but on a positive note, I think it's great that a young woman is thinking about something like breastfeeding in public and coming up with ideas to help mothers!
It might make some women more comfortable about breastfeeding in public and that would be a good thing. I still remember reading all the nasty comments ppl wrote on TMC's site on a piece about breastfeeding in public. I'm not sure exactly why breastfeeding is considered such a nasty thing by the public when it is the natural way to do things AND.....most women who talked about breastfeeding in public said they were very careful to not expose private parts. Women who breastfed said they would feed the baby before leaving the house rather than having to feed the baby in public. Or they would pump their breasts and fill a bottle so they wouldn't have to feed the baby in public. We are such a comfort driven ppl and yet look what women who choose to breastfeed put up with. But I think I'm getting off the subject here....
Jamie made a good point about the color of the chair.
I'll never forget the craziest excuse I heard for why a woman I know chose not to breastfeed... "because breasts are a sexual thing."
there are so many things wrong with that statement! but it could be the basis for the whole "issue" a lot of the public has about breastfeeding.
If you don't go out often and only make very short trips you're probably ok. But what if there's a long line at checkout and you end up out longer than 2 hours (or however long your baby waits between feedings). Don't forget that younger breastfed babies digest their food very quickly so they eat more frequently. Sometimes it isn't so easy to go out to the car (like when you do already have the cart full of groceries or when you're in line and the lines are very long). I've fed babies in all sorts of places because the need arose. And really I've tried too often to soothe babies that i knew were really just hungry. If I'd felt more comfortable just feeding the baby than many outings would have been more pleasant for the baby, me, and others around us. It goes without saying that I mean to feed the baby discreetly. And really, I think the VAST MAJORITY of women do. I have only ever seen a woman with her whole breast out ONCE, and because the baby was eating, you could honestly see more boob if she'd been wearing a bikini. That was at Musicfest, so I don't think many people were paying attention to her anyway. I think most women would be quite mortified if they knew people were staring at them.
Also I think those blankets(they have a brand called hooter hiders) they make to cover you would actually call more attention to what you are doing and would be very uncomfortable to eat under. My kids would play with something like that. If it makes you feel more comfortable then, than use them! I love the idea of having the wings on the chair, and making sure it's comfortable. If you've ever had to feed a baby in a tiny restaurant booth(I have had to, to avoid a loud hungry baby scene)there's hardly any room to move and the seats are very uncomfortable. Even if they had something like that in breastfeeding rooms or those "family rooms" like at the LV mall, it would be a change for the better!
I know a lot of people who feel that breasts are primarily for men, and that's it's gross to use them to feed a baby. I think it's sad that their natural purpose has at best, become a secondary use for most women(and not even that for many others).
yeah steph and its just the babies that are suffering for the misconception about women's breasts...
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