Will you show your breast in public?
I breastfed my son for only 4 months since I need to go back to work as soon as possible and my supply of milk stopped because I can’t express it well at the office. Before I gave birth, I originally planned to breastfed my son for a maximum of 2 years since I believe that is the best gift I can give to him (I’m so sad I did not fulfill that plan).
A while ago, I saw a mom breastfed her son at a public utility vehicle (in a jeep). I can see in the faces of some passengers their disappointment and feeling of uncomfort looking at her while breastfeeding her child. Me, with all honesty I felt ashamed since she is showing her breast to everybody and I felt that she is not taking good care of ones own private part of the body.
But, in the end, I realized that her intention was good which is to fed his son who is hungry that very moment and that she can’t find a private place since the jeep is on the go. I know she is also shy to do it but maybe the mother’s instinct of feeding a hungry baby was stronger, so she needed to swallow her pride and show part of her breast to the public eye. I want to commend her for breastfeeding her son whatever it takes and to not care of what others might think of her.
Breastfeeding Ren even for just 4 months is the best thing that I have experienced being a mom. I felt more closer to him than anyone else. Smelling his fresh breath is what I want to do again and again.
I am glad that now there are breastfeeding stations inside the malls (I just hope all malls have it). I also hope offices will provide a small space for breastfeeding employees who wanted to continue to express their milk from their breasts and then store it in a refrigerator so that they can bring it home after office hours.
The government should be serious in promoting breastfeeding, I hope they will educate the public more about the benefits of breast milk to ones child.
If I will have a second baby and since I am already a stay at home mom I promise to breastfed him or her for at least a year or two.
How about you, did you try to breastfed your child?
i suck at breastfeeding, i used to cry at night frustrated since it is one of the few things that i would’ve loved to do for my son + failed…it was really depressing…
i have such high regard for mums who do breastfeeding + if in case i’d be a mum again, i will definitely do anything so i can breastfeed her {her talaga! hehe!}
If it’s the 70’s, definitely but now in 2011, no. Some people have “green” eyes and think differently when they see a pop boobies in public.
that’s the thing with some pinoys i guess, being too hypocritical to the point that they feel kind of superior to the other. showing face of disgust instead of understanding the situation, and since the mother isn’t showing it just for the sake of flaunting should have been understood, that hello? what was the lady doing ba? she’s feeding her child. i mean, sige nga, sila ang maglabas ng dede nila para pakainin yung bata for sure they won’t even give you time of the day, so why show some sort of contempt to the mother. or i would have approached the lady and ask her if she could cover a little of her skin, it’s actually a good conversation starter. i know i would instead of feeling asamed for her, after all we’re all women are bound to be mothers so what’s the fuss about…i feel for that woman…not that i showed my skin while breastfeeding, but someone could have helped her instead of giving her looks. i guess that’s what i can say, kase i felt bad for her. 🙁