tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688291830429158315.post5957653585408075645..comments2023-05-11T21:29:47.449-07:00Comments on One Of Those Women: Protect My Baby, Protect MeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13479061759803882187noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688291830429158315.post-60704497222717943902008-12-01T06:32:00.000-08:002008-12-01T06:32:00.000-08:00I stumbled onto your site by accident, and I'd lik...I stumbled onto your site by accident, and I'd like to offer you my support and encouragement.<BR/><BR/> I am a breastfeeding mother of a six-month old, and I would be upset if someone tried to stop me as I fed my child.<BR/><BR/> Lucky for me, I live in Canada, in Ontario specifically, and we do have laws here that protect us.<BR/><BR/> People unaware of the laws or unconcerned about the posibility of being penalized under it do still harrass women and ask them to leave sometimes. <BR/><BR/> We have a good technique for dealing with such establishments-- stage a nurse-in.<BR/><BR/> Call all your breast feeding Mamas, breastfed babies, supportive frineds and partners, and also the local press, and make an afternoon of it. <BR/><BR/> Just you watch how polite the police will be to all of you there with your babies and the TV cameras rolling! We've done that here to good effect. <BR/><BR/> For good measure, invite your local MP's and other politicians...you are powerful, Ladies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688291830429158315.post-75860588788103811672008-07-07T08:47:00.000-07:002008-07-07T08:47:00.000-07:00I thought when I originally heard the 6 month rule...I thought when I originally heard the 6 month rule that it was pretty farcical. After all, when the WHO recommend feeding until at least two years why is the government propogating the sad idea that breastfeeding beyond 6 months is somehow unnatural? <BR/><BR/>My daughter is now 14 months old, and while she breastfeeds less often than when she was 6 months, when she wants fed she wants it NOW. If I were to opt for inferior food (formula) she could have milk whenever she wanted - yet the government is still leaving me open, when I go home to England, for potential harrassment just for providing good nutrition for her. This would be upsetting for both of us, not to mention anyone who was with us at the time.<BR/><BR/>Now, I've been lucky enough never to have had a negative reaction to my feeding in Scotland OR England - but I know there are plenty of people who have.<BR/><BR/>Good for you guys. I don't think I'm geographically in a good place to help on the organisational front but I will certainly make an effort to attend your events. This is too important an issue be left hanging - breastfeeding needs to be normalised, not ostracised.Naomi Taylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543558218245966093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688291830429158315.post-55524892776285386432008-07-02T02:09:00.000-07:002008-07-02T02:09:00.000-07:00Dear all,I am a breastfeeding mother of an 18month...Dear all,<BR/>I am a breastfeeding mother of an 18month old. I fed my first son til 21 months, tandem feeding him and my daughter til he stopped when she was 4 months old. I then fed her til she was 2.5 yrs old. I intend to feed my son until he wishes to stop. I have never had a problem breastfeeding anywhere but I know of many who have. This infuriates me. I went to London when my first son was 5 weeks old and again when my youngest was 5 months. By coincidence both needed feeding whilst I was at Buckingham Palace. I sat at the steps of the statue facing the palace, if the Queen had chosen to look out of her state balcony she would have seen not one, but two breatfeeding mothers one alive and kicking and the other? A statue, for the one above me is of a women breastfeeding her toddler!!! If the Monarch of our realm can look out at this everyday if she so wishes why can't the rest of this prudish country get over it and stop harassing women for doing the natural, most beneficial, most wonderful thing for their children. Sarah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688291830429158315.post-57011470305783173222008-06-26T13:06:00.000-07:002008-06-26T13:06:00.000-07:00I am a breastfeeding mum and read your latest post...I am a breastfeeding mum and read your latest post with dismay. At first I have to admit I thought some of your comments were rather sensational, and that you were overstating the hassle breastfeeding mums get. I have been breastfeeding my son for 10 months and have had nothing but positive reactions. However, I then went back and read your examples from the media of appalling treatment of breastfeeding mums. I am horrified that this sort of thing still happens, and shocked that the proposed bill attempts to put an age limit on breastfeeding in public. Thankyou for drawing this to my attention!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15082823168761783244noreply@blogger.com