August 2014 archive

To Cover Or Not To Cover? That Is The Question…

Nursing-Covered-vs-Uncovered

 

Should a nursing mother have to cover up when she breastfeeds her child in public? This topic always seem to create a divide in the mommy community because many feel it should be kept private and done modestly with the breasts covered.  Others feel breasts are in fact not just a body part put there for decoration. It’s main purpose is to feed a hungry baby that needs food and a mother cannot help when her child needs to be fed. So why does it make moms especially in the United States sound off when it comes to breastfeeding in public? What is it about breastfeeding in public that makes people (both men and women) feel so damn sensitive? (more…)