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Topic: Campbell Live
Posted By: jax
Subject: Campbell Live
Date Posted: 03 August 2006 at 9:27pm
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So did anyone else notice that tomorrow on Campbell Live (TV3, 7pm) they're doing a segment on public reactions to breastfeeding? (ie: in restaurants and other places) I think I might even be able to skip Shorty Street for this! Quite interested to see what kind of info they've come up with. ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater 
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Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 03 August 2006 at 9:35pm
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That would be very . Some people are very funny about seeing woman breat feed. ------------- Deborah Mum to:   
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Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 03 August 2006 at 9:44pm
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I reckon!
You guys know it is breastfeeding week right?? They have nationwide breastfeeding things being held to promote it or world record simultaneous b/f or something on Saturday!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 03 August 2006 at 10:07pm
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Really ?? Do you have any more info about this Ana ?? (Too lazy to look it up myself right now as Erin is due for a feed... maybe later LOL) ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 03 August 2006 at 10:50pm
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info re breastfeeding week activities can be found on this site http://www.womens-health.org.nz/breastfeed/bfweek2006.htm - here
i know one of the venues in auck is the zoo and there is free entry for the breastfeeding mum... ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 7:54am
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In wellington it is capital E. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Anna
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 9:10am
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Anyone read the letter at the back of the Little Treasures mag? About the woman who was turned away from the skycity restaurant because the manager "didn't want anyone in his restaurant breastfeeding"... I couldn't believe it! I thought that was disgusting! ------------- Anna http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 9:25am
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I so read that letter in the mag, and the response from the guy at Sky City was a bit up himself. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Karysta
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 12:50pm
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In auckland I think its at the zoo
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 1:24pm
| That would sooooo tempt me to go up and do it. Then create a huge fuss and stuff. then again, I am particulary vindictive |
Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 1:59pm
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Yeah, that poor letter-writer - how rude of Skycity!! I'm dead keen to see what happens on Cambell Live tonight. I'm pro brestfeeding in public if it can be done discreetly - that's just my personal preference and I don't expect everyone to agree with me or do the same (I say, being still yet to embark on feeding!!), but I do think it's awful of people to criticise mums the how/when/where they feed, no matter what their style. I've gotta say though, I did get a shock to see a mum breastfeeding her baby in a department store yesterday, while still shopping around the aisles... she managed to walk about shopping with her top pulled up and baby feeding away!! Sooo not my style, but imagine how rude it would have been for me to tell her that!?! It ain't no-one elses business! ------------- Andie |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 2:57pm
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I am very interested to watch that tonight too - will even sacrifice Shorty! I am pro bf in public too Andie, BUT I have a bit of a problem with women like the one you saw feeding not quite as discreetly as possible. I quite often feed when we are out but always try to feed in a corner, or facing away from people, or last resort a blanket over my shoulder. Partly I dont want people to see me, but also cos I'm pretty sure most people dont want to see! ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 8:07pm
Well that was rather boring wasnt it...  ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 8:57pm
I agree Aimee, I was like... "is that IT !?"...  ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 10:56pm
| I have no problem with bf in public its society that has made people think of it as gross. Thats what boobs were made for |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 05 August 2006 at 9:54am
if you blinked you wouldn've missed it eh! i don't think i could've parked up in a store and breastfed though...the most public place i fed jack was at mcd's ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 05 August 2006 at 10:16am
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I think breastfeeding is fine if like other's have said it is done discreetly. I also have a problem with people that jsut hang it all out it make's it hard for the rest of us who want to do in quietly. ------------- Deborah Mum to:
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Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 05 August 2006 at 12:22pm
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I have no problem with where people BF if they had a baby that will BF in public. I remember sitting on some steps in auckland somewhere breastfeeding lissy while Emma was BF Maya next to us (i acutally think she gave me the confidence lol). i say feed them when they need it. Better that then to have a grumpy bubba ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: mel1971
Date Posted: 05 August 2006 at 12:44pm
| I dont have a problem with breast feeding but i think women have gone a little too far with it and whip their boobs out anywhere,you have to have respect for the public and alot of people dont like it,so i wouldnt just whip my boobs out in a restaurant, if it is necessary you go to the toilets,i do not agree with being able to breast feed anywhere,women seem to think they have to right to do it anywhere now,do you see men pulling down their pants and peeing in a pot plant at a mall,and could you imagine if they did what an outcry it would be,its all about respect for others,and women who seem to think they have the right to show the public their boobs obviously enjoy the attention |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 05 August 2006 at 12:51pm
ummm i think you are going a little far with that comment frist breasts are made for feeding babys men although can as you put it pull down there pants do not use there penis to feed anything!! i say if bubs is hungry them feed them and to hell whatever anyone esle thinks of it!!!!!!!!! ok feel better now------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 05 August 2006 at 1:15pm
| Would you eat your food in a toilet? If there are parents rooms available most people would use them but when theres not why should your baby have to go without food just because there are some people who can't stop thinking about sex. If you didn't feed your baby people would be on your case beacuse the baby was crying. If you don't like it don't look |
Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 05 August 2006 at 1:23pm
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Its not as if you see a woman's whole breast nipple etc when she is breastfeeding. You may see a bit of skin and the back of the babies head. And i agree with Rach why should a baby have to eat their food in the toilet, you wouldnt eat yours there to why should they.
Edited to add. A woman BF her baby giving it the food and nourishment it needs cannont be compared to the vulgarity of a man pulling his pants down and peeing in a public place. ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 05 August 2006 at 2:35pm
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I think discretion is the key, and *most* women are discreet about it. It takes alot of guts first time to do it in public, but i would rather feed my baby than have him scream the place down, people (including myself) hate screaming babies. Not too keen on the tiolet idea, as alot of peoples personal hygeine leaves alot to be desired, in regards to washing hands etc, so not the cleanest place to feed...Still, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, regardless of weather others like it or not. ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 05 August 2006 at 3:06pm
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Once again, I'm with Annie.
I mean, if someone had something to say about me feeding in public, boy would I let loose... but they are entitled to not agree with it. Mind you, people barely even noticed I was feeding public. I used to do it anywhere, but position myself in a place where it was most discreet and do the nappy over the shoulder or some other means to shut Hannah up while not flashing the boobs around. |
Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 05 August 2006 at 3:06pm
| I was watching dr phil and there was a lady on it who said she tried to do it discretly but if she got dirty looks she would let it hang out for a while. That cracked me if i had the guts i would do it. |
Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 05 August 2006 at 4:33pm
Wow Mel! I can't believe you compared breast feeding to a man peeing in public!! I find that very offensive!  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Sarah Beth
Date Posted: 05 August 2006 at 4:37pm
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I agree new mum, I don't think the two even compare, one is providing nutrition to a child, the other is actually illegal. ------------- "> 
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Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 05 August 2006 at 5:56pm
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Yeah, to be honest, I'm not very impressed with that particular comparison either. ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 05 August 2006 at 6:40pm
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I guess I'd find that 'go feed in the toilet not the restaurant' opinion very offensive if someone said it to me when I was feeding a baby... but if they just thought it and kept it to themselves I wouldn't be worried what they thought because obviously, I'd be none the wiser on it!! The rest of us eat in a restaurant, and sitting on the toilet trying to feed (I mean, that could take half an hour with some babies!) would be horrid... they're unhygenic, they usually reek of air freshner or waft of something nasty, they're not comfy, there's nowhere to rest your arms, and they're isolated - I wouldn't want to go out to dinner only to spend half of it in the toilet room!! Nah - while I didn't appreciate the style of the lady I described feeding while shopping, I would have understood her wanting to smack me one if I'd said anything about it!! It's more that I'm a bit more modest than that, and she was comfy about it - it's not a moral question, she had the right to feed as she liked. And I had the option to look away - it's not like people are forced to stare at brestfeeding! And breastfeeding is a far cry from urinating... I wonder if a guy whipping out his penis and peeing in public is better compared to a woman doing a down-trou and taking a public wizz, than to breastfeeding. ------------- Andie |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 05 August 2006 at 8:42pm
| If I want to feed in a toilet, fine, but I should have the right to feed my child wherever I damn well please! I actually am not breastfeeding, and personally get a bit embaressed feeding in public (more so when my Dad tried to act as a "human shield" thus attracting attention), and sometimes, get a bit embarressed seeing someone breastfeeding indiscretely, however, it's a choice and it's wonderful to live in a country where we DO have a choice. It would be nice however, for all places to have a lovely comfy place to breastfeed privately (note to Palmy's the plaza - one chair does not make a breastfeeeding room) |
Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 05 August 2006 at 8:57pm
| hmmm well I agree with both sides to be honest. While the comparasion to a man peeing in public is odd, they are not even in the same ball park, I would like to be able to eat in a restaurant and not see someones breast right in front of me. I know it can be done descretly but lets face it, it can be a bit of a shock when you look up only to catch a flash of nipple as its being "unveiled" ready to feed. I personally chose not to breast feed but have no problem at all with those who do b/feed in public and certainly dont expect you to starve your child or hid in a toilet but as much as we 'non b.feeders' respect your decision you need to respect ours. Im sure most of you lovely ladies are descret but some arent and I just dont see how because they are breast feeding it gives them the right to flop it out all over the place, I have to agree some women seem to like the attention it gets. (cowers in the corner waiting to be told off for this post hehe) |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 06 August 2006 at 11:01am
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LOL Maria I remember that! How little were the girls back then!
I have no problems with b/feeding in public, it doesn't bother me when other people do it, and when I was feeding Maya I fed her anywhere and everywhere I needed to - in church, in restaurants etc. I was discreet about it, but at the end of the day I think it's the rest of the general public who need to get over it - it is completely natural, and in Maya's case, the only safe way to feed her because of her allergies. If some dirty old man is ogling my boobs while I b/f (and believe me I have a lot of boob!) then that's his problem. Can't believe the comprison to a man urinating in public, and certainly wouldn't feed in a germy toilet. That said, I think it's great that so many places have such awesome parents rooms - love the ones at Westfield - and I used them when they were available,partly for comfort but also because I appreciate that the people designing the place actually thought of us b/feeding mothers. B/feeding the twins in public might be a differnet story - I'm not sure that that CAN be done discreetly lol! -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 06 August 2006 at 11:34am
| I'm a bit embarassed bf in public. The only times i do it is with my antenatal group and its cos they are all doing it too. |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 06 August 2006 at 3:17pm
| Robyn, that was a lovely post from the other side of the story and I can respect your point of view completely. |
Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 06 August 2006 at 3:26pm
| Thanks Nikki, I was worried I sounded anti breastfeeding which I am totally not. I just think everyone has the right to choose and the right to have that decision respected. |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 06 August 2006 at 7:20pm
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I actually B/F Jacob at the podiatrst one time while getting an ingrown toenail sorted! LOL! ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 06 August 2006 at 9:04pm
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I always felt funny about it, and used to look for parents rooms, or go to the car, but i could not beleive that Mcdonalds does not have a mothers room - considering it's uspposed to be a family restaurant etc - and there was no way last year that i would have leftmy daughters birthday party to go feed my new baby in the car - which still would have been in public as it was parked right outside near the footpath. so just sat over the back of their party room and had the carseat up on the table in front of us, and my sis held a blanket up near me till i got ayja latched on right (since she was stil a little newbie and not quite getting it right) then just let it drape over my shoulder.
as for the peeing in public thing - cannot beleive that comparison- and further more after a certain rugby player did it, TWICE no less... and the old rugby players justified that.. that is disgusting! yet b/fing is frowned upon in public. no one used to worry till all these people got all PC about everything, the maroity of us do it out of a necessity at the time, do it discretely and it's far better than listening to a baby screaming! and hey - if some pervert wants to stare then he can have a good look lololol  j/k------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 06 August 2006 at 9:14pm
seriously J/k about that last comment ladies. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 06 August 2006 at 9:21pm
Suuuuuuuuure Janine 
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Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 06 August 2006 at 9:27pm
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lol, Robyn - your post didn't come across anti b/f at all! Don't worry And I totally see where you are coming from and respect what you are saying! It was just the peeing comparison I didn't like! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 07 August 2006 at 8:45am
LOL those rugby players, it's so NORMAL to pee on the field, and then they go and slide and roll around in it... ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: k&jsmum
Date Posted: 07 August 2006 at 11:39pm
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ok gotta say my piece now. I am pro b/f in public and did so myself but i think the woman who fling the boobies around make ppl think all b/f mums do that. And believe me I have seen few ladies do that which to me is offensive. The way i see it is if you are feeding your babe then feed it dont leave your boob just hangin there!!! The worst places i have found it is at mothers groups. Its almost an assumption that its ok to have an exposed boob while mid conversation with a bunch of other mums but it is uncomfortable as where the hell you meant to look lol. Anyway like i said am pro b/f when ever your child is in need of food but gotta say discretion is the key IMHO lol.
Although in saying that did have a nightmare moment when flying from auck to palmy with the boys and was feeding jaidyn with everyone giving me the awwwww looks when he decided to remove himself from em and check everyone out. Very embarrassing when i couldnt cover up quickly due to feeding keegs his bottle at the same time ------------- Marlene Keegan ~ 14 October 2003 Jaidyn ~ 14 October 2003 |
Posted By: Jennz
Date Posted: 08 August 2006 at 3:17am
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I am also pro feeding in public but never actually had to! I used to feed at my coffee group which was always at someones house and whenever I happened to need to feed in public there was always a mothers room.
I hate that its even an issue- the only reason we have breasts is to feed babies, thats their entire purpose and function. Just because men and the media have turned them into sexual objects doesn't change that fact. They had this debat on Dr Phil and the anti woman just kept saying 'I just don't think I should have to see it because I don't find it attractive'- shes not doing it to look attractive you tw*t, shes doing it to feed her hungry child! That comparing it to a man peeing comment was hilarious! In a 'shake-my-head-in-astonishment' kind of way. ------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3 
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Posted By: kasbee
Date Posted: 08 August 2006 at 9:55pm
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Well i am so for breastfeeding in public, i just think if you don't like it then just don't look. When i was breastfeeding Ryan and Katelyn it made things abit hard so i just feed them one at a time because most places don't have a parent room and with breastfeeding twins you have abit more showing.
My mums point of view is it seems to be ok for girls to walk around it bikini's or little skirts and virtually nothing on top but it's sometimes not ok to breastfeed in public. She like most of us thinks it's just stupid we have to eat and so does a baby and if they are on the breast that is there only source of food so what the hell else are we meant to do. GO YOU BREASTFEEDING MUMS! (i so wish i was still b/f i loved it) ------------- Kelly, mother to 4 wonderful children. http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 08 August 2006 at 10:08pm
| Not to disagree with you or anything but I think most of us think its not ok for girls to walk around in little skirts or bikinis especially if its no in an appropriate place. I know I would not let my daughter leave the house in half the stuff they wear these days. (Still not saying Im anti breast feeding, just saying I dont agree with the comparasion) |
Posted By: Roxy
Date Posted: 08 August 2006 at 11:05pm
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Wow mel I think you are a bit bizare to compare breastfeeding in public to a man peeing in public........I wonder what your upbringing has been like to have that opinion?????guess everyone is intitled to ther own opinion but to me that comment was just weird.wonder if we will be hearing much from you again? ------------- Caleb 15/11/02 Brooke 14/11/05 |
Posted By: Roxy
Date Posted: 08 August 2006 at 11:07pm
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just that I noticed you have not replied again ------------- Caleb 15/11/02 Brooke 14/11/05 |
Posted By: k&jsmum
Date Posted: 08 August 2006 at 11:09pm
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mmmmmm... was thinking that too. And the weird thing was I got an email from a melanie today who said she got my email addy off here. Never heard of her - so was wondering if the same woman. bit random i guess ------------- Marlene Keegan ~ 14 October 2003 Jaidyn ~ 14 October 2003 |
Posted By: ellabellame
Date Posted: 08 August 2006 at 11:59pm
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my partner is very against women b/fing in public and that made it a bit hard for me to feel ok about doing it myself but i'm fully for anyone b/fing wherever they want to. i personally think that more places should cater for women with babies, i was on a long road trip from christchurch to nelson with mikey and we stopped in kaikoura because he needed to feed and we could find absolutely nowhere in the whole place to feed him except for some scungy old public toilets and no way was i doing that! we ended up going into a cafe and feeding him there but i was very unimpressed that there wasn't even a plunket room or anything. ------------- |
Posted By: mrs frantic
Date Posted: 09 August 2006 at 9:14am
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Well obviousy I havent had the opportunity to b/f in public yet, but I have to say that it makes sense to me that if my baby was crying and hungry in a public place I would feed her - why would I be more worried about how uncomfortable a stranger feels about me actually using my breasts than how uncomfortable my baby feels cos she is hungry? Ofcourse my baby would be the priority - who wouldnt think like this?!?!?!?!? ------------- Mrs Frantic Baby Maddisyn born 28 Sept 2006 http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 09 August 2006 at 9:21am
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Anyone see the article in this weeks woman's day about the mum who b/f her youngest until she was 8 and her older daughter weaned herself at 5 but as a special 9th(!!!!!) birhday treat had a wee suck at mums boobies....
I am all for b/f but maybe this is a bit overboard???? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 09 August 2006 at 9:25am
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sorry but to me that is just gross.
I totally agree there should be more places for mothers not only to breast feed but feed and care for your baby in general. We bottle feeding mothers still need to heat formula and change our babies. This is what annoys me, everyone thinks about the breast feeding mothers and not the forumla feeding ones who also get greif in public for how we feed our babies, we get judged and nasty comment too. If there were more parents rooms across the country then it would solve a whole heap of problems |
Posted By: Roxy
Date Posted: 09 August 2006 at 9:52am
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Yep I think that a bit gross too...think it more for the mums comfort at that age........ ------------- Caleb 15/11/02 Brooke 14/11/05 |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 09 August 2006 at 10:03am
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urghhh! b/f at that age is disgusting!!
robyn, i've often wondered how bottle feeding mums get on in some places..it must be so frustrating! marlene, i got the same email not sure if it was her or not....she's probably been scared off...oh well, a stupid comment to make, there's no comparison and i couldn't believe she even said it! ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com">
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Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 09 August 2006 at 11:51am
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oh now i want to know what the email said?? ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 09 August 2006 at 11:56am
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I think I got one too (PM) but haven't had the time to reply really. ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: mrs frantic
Date Posted: 09 August 2006 at 11:57am
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me tooo!!! I'm curious now too!!! ------------- Mrs Frantic Baby Maddisyn born 28 Sept 2006 http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 09 August 2006 at 12:17pm
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Mmmm... I think I got a PM from her too. It was an introduction-type thingy... ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 09 August 2006 at 1:35pm
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Hrmmm... I didn't get one. Rats.
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Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 09 August 2006 at 1:54pm
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lol me neither. Obviously not friend worthy. ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 09 August 2006 at 1:57pm
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Hey I got one too!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: ellabellame
Date Posted: 09 August 2006 at 3:23pm
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i got one too, i talked to her on msn today and asked her about that post. she says that she can't remember if she wrote it, how very strange ------------- |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 09 August 2006 at 3:34pm
| weird. that whole breasfteeding school age kids to me is weird. What do they do about playlunch???? does mum come down to school.... |
Posted By: Syd
Date Posted: 09 August 2006 at 3:42pm
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wow - lots of comments here! I don't know how I'll feel about breatfeeding in public yet, but I am normally quite shy with that sort of thing. Although now that I pregnant, my body dosen't feel like mine anyway. I thnk the parents rooms are fab, and they need more of them. I have only just started to notice this sort of thing, but some of them have lovely comfy chairs and even facilities for warming bottles which In thought was great. I think that women should be able to feed their babies whenever they are hungry, without having to worry, and be able to do what they feel comfortable doing. Although I did read the article in womans day and did find that odd! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Karysta
Date Posted: 09 August 2006 at 3:51pm
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Today there was a lady breastfeeding in the mall in front of a window that looked out onto the main street.. we mustve turned up to the place just as she had finished because she just had her boob flopped out. I ordered my drink paid for it and recieved it (took about 3 minutes) she just hadnt bothered to tuck it back in by the time I left.. I thought that was a bit overboard (the high school boys at the window got a good show..) That sort of stuff im against.. but as long as your not being overboard im all for bf in public.. all my friends who bf did it and all of them were discreet about it (well they never just left it out while i was around).
I think theres a line and as a rule the majority dont overstep it but its one of those minority causing outcries. (Im a bottle feeding mama, have been since get go.. but man we get some comments too!.. not now because Ive developed a nasty im going to kill you if you say anything stare thing) :D As for breastfeeding till 8 Yikes! them boobies gonna sag! |
Posted By: Syd
Date Posted: 09 August 2006 at 4:13pm
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actually that does sound a bit overboard! I wouldn't know where to look! yep I though the same about the saggy boobs after feeding for that long! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 09 August 2006 at 5:38pm
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LOL I loooove the look!!!
I hate comments by strangers. Argh. People should just mind their own freaking business. |
Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 09 August 2006 at 6:19pm
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I was reading on a website somewhere about a woman who is still breastfeeding her four year old AND her now two year old ! ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 09 August 2006 at 6:34pm
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Ick. I am all for breastfeeding but ick. That's just wrong. Almost incestuous. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Roxy
Date Posted: 09 August 2006 at 10:58pm
Hey I agree there needs to be WAY more baby facilities in this country!!!!!!!and so frustrating for us bottle feeding mums...lately Ive been to two mothers rooms that the microwave didnt work.Palmerston Plaza is useless.one breastfeeding chair and microwave not wrk.Ive never had anyone give me nasty comment or look yet for bottlefeeding...yet....hope no one ever does.......it would suck.....why is everyone so opinionated with parenting????Ive always just believed everyone should raise there kids however they see fit...witout neglect and abuse....and with the whole breastfeeding/bottle thing well no one really knows circumstances do they.I was just about starving brooke for little while determined to make bf work.....and it just wasnt happening...after tears and guilt I put her on formula and had an amazingly happy baby.she is very bright little girl.I doubt she will not be intelligent cause I stopped bf at 3mths.we should be pro breastfeeding but make bottlefeeding mums realize they are doing great job too........ ------------- Caleb 15/11/02 Brooke 14/11/05 |
Posted By: k&jsmum
Date Posted: 10 August 2006 at 1:06am
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yeah i thinks thats abit overboard on the 8 year olds.
I agree with needing more facilities for us mums. With Keegs refusing to to be a boobie boy I ebm for his bottle but eventually put him onto formula as it was too hard a feeding time with the boys then expressing afterwards. In the end i stopped heating Keegs bottle so that when we went out if there were no facilities to do so I could just make him a fresh bottle for him on the spot. Got to where he wouldnt even accept warmed milk but it did make it easier for me. As for ppls comments dont get me started. As i have said before so many ppl used to ask why i b/f one babe but not the other. My reply - "Oh I just dont like this baby as much as my boobie babe!!!" That shut a few folk up - teach them to ask such a stupid question that was none of their business ------------- Marlene Keegan ~ 14 October 2003 Jaidyn ~ 14 October 2003 |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 10 August 2006 at 9:53am
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I agree - the Plaza facilities are really stink, the 2 places i tend to go are the downtown one - where you can at least fit 3 buggies and still move.. the seat doesn't have those high arms that no normal sized baby would never fit between, and it isn't as cramped. Either that or i go to the one in the square - i love their big comfy couches. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: mrs frantic
Date Posted: 10 August 2006 at 10:06am
LMAO Marlene - good answer! I love it! ------------- Mrs Frantic Baby Maddisyn born 28 Sept 2006 http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Roxy
Date Posted: 10 August 2006 at 8:49pm
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yep the one in the square is great eh!!!!!!Very clean and comfy.....Oh marlene you are gorgeous!!!love that coment!!!!hope it has made a few people drop there jaw!!!! some people are just so dumb eh!!!! ------------- Caleb 15/11/02 Brooke 14/11/05 |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 11 August 2006 at 9:20am
| I loooove the Queensgate Westfield parents room. Big comfy chairs with curtains if you want to pull them, a kids play area for the slightly bigger ones, a t.v. (on a decent channel!) and bottle warming, changing and sink etc. I was very impressed! |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 11 August 2006 at 9:39am
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Is that the one in Hamilton? i love theirs.. Paris never wants to leave.
There's one in coastlands mall that's great too - they have a few dotted around the mall there but there is one that is really big and soooo nice. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 11 August 2006 at 9:56am
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Nah, the one in Hamilton is called CentrePlace but Westfield ones in general are pretty good... the one in Bayfair (Tauranga) is just like the Hamilton one and Kiya loves them all! ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 11 August 2006 at 1:30pm
Janine... the Westfield I mentioned is in Lower Hutt 
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 11 August 2006 at 1:31pm
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Btw, just wanted to whinge about Rotorua. The only parents room I have managed to find was a slightly larger room with a crappy plastic chair in the corner and a toilet attached. Not very clean either.
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Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 11 August 2006 at 2:27pm
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eeew... that's so not cool! Decent mother's rooms should be a MUST! I've only just realised that at our church (in Palmy) there's a nursery and a creche... having never needed them before, I just assumed one was the old mother's room and the other the new, and eventually they'd be down to one room when all the renovations are completed - but no, theres a nice quiet room for little babies to sleep in and women to feed in without their bubs getting distracted and stopping the feed, and a room where toddlers can be boistrous and have a play... I think that's pretty blimmin cool. ------------- Andie |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 11 August 2006 at 4:45pm
| Ladies - have to stress the AMZING parents rooms in Japan. first they have vending machines for milk, baby food, and even nappies. About seven microwaves. Sterilisers! nappy changing tables. cots for sleeping. and some even have baby nurses. and all have huge playrooms. Sigh! |
Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 11 August 2006 at 4:48pm
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Ohakune is only just large enough to have 2 sets of public toilets! ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 11 August 2006 at 6:16pm
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I miss Japan ! I saw on BBC World last night (I think) that they are developing these badges for pregnant women to wear in Japan to say that 'I'm growing a baby in my womb' in order for them to get seats on public transport. Not as naff as you'd think though, you can get them in either blue or pink, and they had a cute cartoon baby on. ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 11 August 2006 at 6:42pm
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Be a bit of a bugger if you got one in the wrong colour! ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 11 August 2006 at 8:47pm
| When i was heavily heavily pregnant - and carrying a good luck charm for protection during child birth prominently - people would look the other way and not give their seat to me on really crowded trains and buses. Twice someone tried to - a lady with a baby on her front and toddler on her hip, and some woman who was about 100. I declined both times, so in all honesty Jax, i bet those badges won't work. Businessmen sit in the disabled seats on the train and PRETEND to be asleep so they don't have to get up. Grrr. |
Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 11 August 2006 at 9:07pm
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Yeah, I thought it was a neat idea, but didn't know how effective it would be ! As much as I got bent over backwards for, the one real exception I found when I was in Japan, was people were really selfish about their seats on public transport. Bah. Mind you, half the time I could just get on a bicycle anyway... ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: Sarah Beth
Date Posted: 12 August 2006 at 8:04am
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some people can be like that in NZ too, I was on a bus once, and blocked in as was by the window seat, a man got on with a todler and baby and not one person got up, I had to ask the person sitting beside me to move so I could get up for him.
My mum has been on a bus before where the driver has stopped and made someone get up for a pregnant women! ------------- ">
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 12 August 2006 at 10:57am
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For all the bad things people say about it, the London Underground wasn't actually too bad when we had to negotiate it with Maya in the buggy. I found people mostly got up and offered us seats, and at the stations there are no lifts (except the odd station) and yet people always offered to help lift the buggy up and down.
Not like in Sydney - I must have lugged that fat baby and her pram up and down th esteps at North Sydney Station a hundred times and only once did a guy stop to help and he was a Transit security guard so it's kind of his job. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: My2cuties
Date Posted: 12 August 2006 at 11:00am
Go the bus driver! 
I am pro B/Feeding in public, but like everyone says, with discretion. I cant believe how people expect you to go to the toilets and feed, EW!! I am currently bottle feeding but did B/F both my kids for the first 3 months, however I never actually got to try B/Feeding in public, due to not getting out much, lol. I also cant believe the comparison to a man peeing in public, the two topics are competely different! breasts are first and foremost for the nourishment of infants, peeing on a pot plant isnt going to nourish it is it? I honestly cant believe public B/feeding is such an issue. Oh also like to add that the Richmond mall ( in Richmond, just out of Nelson) has a GREAT parents room, it has 2 comfy chairs and a table, a microwave, kitchen sink, paper towels and a change table and a huge toilet so if you have a pushchair you can take it in with you and not be all cramped up.
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 12 August 2006 at 11:24am
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Oh yeah - another pet hate - toilets that don't fit prams. What are you supposed to do with bubs while you go to the toilet? You can't exactly leave them outside by themselves... ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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