lucky or obtuse?!

I personally think its great that you feel that way Bizzy. I mean, I see people breast feeding in public and always feel such a warm fuzzy feeling. My eyes naturally gravitate in that direction but sometimes I wonder if people might misinterpret it for me frowning or disapproving?

While I never really did it in public last time for fear of getting these disapproving looks, I have decided with this next one not to be so sensitive and feed in public. I am going to get some breastfeeding tops so my breasts are not 'out there' as such but sitting in the foodcourt, I am going to try my hardest not to worry about the looks I may get. Its a totally natural thing to do!!

I've never had a negative comment, only the one dirty look when I was breast-feeding my girl, though everything was covered by a shawl! I got the rolling eyes and thhhccck noise (hard to explain the sound this woman made lol).
Nothing else so far. Though admittedly, a lot of my feeding so far has been with expressed milk (that's slowly changing!) so I haven't really exposed myself to it.

I'm still not overly confident about breast-feeding in public, so I know I would notice ANY look that comes my way. Doesn't mean I would stop doing it, but just that I'm overly aware of other people...so I'm likely to exaggerate the reaction in my own mind, because I guess I'm expecting a reaction?

Sorry, my post probably makes no sense lol.

Hehe, Bizzy, I FF from birth and always hear about how other FF have had comments made and been frowned upon but like you I have never experienced it.

I often wonder if perhaps I am just oblivious to lots of things!

I think when you are confident in your decision etc that you often don't notice as you don't care!

Babynumber2 wrote: I've never had a negative comment, only the one dirty look when I was breast-feeding my girl, though everything was covered by a shawl! I got the rolling eyes and thhhccck noise (hard to explain the sound this woman made lol). Nothing else so far. Though admittedly, a lot of my feeding so far has been with expressed milk (that's slowly changing!) so I haven't really exposed myself to it. I'm still not overly confident about breast-feeding in public, so I know I would notice ANY look that comes my way. Doesn't mean I would stop doing it, but just that I'm overly aware of other people...so I'm likely to exaggerate the reaction in my own mind, because I guess I'm expecting a reaction? Sorry, my post probably makes no sense lol.

OK, this post was from me...when I joined here that was the original I.D I chose, but it didn't work for some reason (something with the email failed) so I had to make this one so it would work (as you can see the names are practically the same thing). I don't know why it suddenly signed into that one, especially since it wouldn't work when I made it?

Anyway, just saying that that's this I.D, sorta lol. I will have to see how to get rid of that one, since it has obviously suddenly started to work.

peanut thats great, cause i always hear the stories too of FFers getting sh*t for it ... maybe it is cause we dont care!

babe i think that some countries are definitely not into feeding babies in public but i dont think that the worst reactions are overseas. maybe its cause more people do it here.

I never had any issues BFing in public.  I didn't feel I was frowned upon and never received any negative comments.  Mind you by the time M was a toddler I was only BFing at home anyway because she was down to morning/evening breastfeeds and she got so distracted by things going on around her anyway that I think BFing in a busy place with lots to see and do would probably be a nightmare.

I have BF'd at a soccer game (man that was cold), in shopping malls, in cafes and food courts, on the train (got a free ride too as the conductor was too embarrassed to look lol), in car parks - essentially if my baby needed to be fed I fed her wherever I was. 

I didn't bother covering up with a shawl or anything either as I figured that my baby's head hid everything well enough (I see 18yo girls that are more exposed than BFing mums and they don't appear to be frowned upon, quite the opposite in fact)

I had a guy in a food court move seats after he realised that I was feeding. I don't think he was disgusted or anything though he just seemed embarrassed and uncomfortable. I personally thought it was quite funny.

I had more funny looks and snide comments made when I was bottle feeding Spencer, (although I was very conscious of not being able to breastfeed so did perhaps pick up on things more than what I do with breastfeeding in public).

I never fed in public because I simply didn't want to (I hated BF and it was always awkward even at home because I never really got the hang of it) but when I was preggers I remember seeing a woman wondering around shops while BF and the shop I was in at the time the shop assistant looked absolutely mortified and so did a couple of the shoppers when they realised what she was doing.

I remember while I was pregnant thinking 'I will never BF in public!'... But after having my in-laws staying for the month after Novella was born, I found it quite annoying trying to hide them... And the fact that her head is roughly half the size of my boobs means they're pretty hard to hide..

Sooooo, I just pull them out wherever! And if anyone dare say anything they'll blimmin well hear about it
Gotta love the 'balls' you grow once you become a mummy! hehe

I had people move cos they seemed embarrassed (usually middle aged business men) but never any weird looks other than that - and their reaction just made me laugh and roll my eyeballs. I'd feed anywhere and everywhere.   Even went up the front of church with him on my boob.

I have been much more selfconscious since I started bottle feeding.