Breast Feeding in Restaurant

Cheeky_gal

Was out for lunch in a very busy restaurant today and a woman at the table next to us started breast feeding. Couldn't believe it. I thought it was so ignorant. I looked around at people's reactions and everyone seemed shocked. Obviously it's not something people haven't seen before, but in a restaurant while people are eating?

There's a time and a place.

I wonder if the majority of people feel this way. Going by people's facial expressions in the restaurant they weren't too impressed.

Taco Corp

Don't see what the big deal is.

g'em

Why is something that's so fundamentally natural so horrific? What is so 'ignorant' about a woman using her own body to feed her baby? Why do you find this so shocking?

Toby Take a Bow

Baby needs food. Breasts give food (to babies).

Princess Peach

Just turn around and don't look so

Dudess

Cheeky_gal wrote: »

Was out for lunch in a very busy restaurant today and a woman at the table next to us started breast feeding. Couldn't believe it. I thought it was so ignorant. I looked around at people's reactions and everyone seemed shocked. Obviously it's not something people haven't seen before, but in a restaurant while people are eating?

There's a time and a place.

I wonder if the majority of people feel this way. Going by people's facial expressions in the restaurant they weren't too impressed.

Grow the FUK up!!!

keano_afc

I'll take the ban if it comes, as it will be worth it.

You're a moron. You mentioned ignorance in your post. It certainly wasnt the mother who was guilty of this. Thankfully there arent too many around like you.

subway

Here we go....

jokettle

It was lunchtime. Babies need lunch too. Breasts are designed to give milk to babies. Get over it ffs.

KeithM89_old

Food and boobs! Doesnt get much better.

whatdoicare

What's so ignorant about feeding a baby?

Dudess

g'em wrote: »

Why is something that's so fundamentally natural so horrific? What is so 'ignorant' about a woman using her own body to feed her baby? Why do you find this so shocking?

Prepare for "Having a **** is natural but you don't do that in public" derpiness.
I think she's on a wind-up tbh.

"Ignorant" - lol. Someone needs a dictionary.

Bobby Baccala

Would you rather the child screaming crying in hunger?
What's wrong with looking away???

Miaireland

So where should the lady in question fed her baby? In the toilets? Or she shouldn't go out at all?

Ignorant? I would look in the mirror.

Bluefoam

Cheeky_gal wrote: »

Was out for lunch in a very busy restaurant today and a woman at the table next to us started breast feeding. Couldn't believe it. I thought it was so ignorant. I looked around at people's reactions and everyone seemed shocked. Obviously it's not something people haven't seen before, but in a restaurant while people are eating?

There's a time and a place.

I wonder if the majority of people feel this way. Going by people's facial expressions in the restaurant they weren't too impressed.

Imagine... A human in a restaurant, feeding as god intended! What's the bit that disgusts you? Her tits or the fact that a baby requires food and refuses to wait for a more opportune time? Did you associate her breasts with sex? Do you feel dirty?

iguana

Feeding a baby at meal times!?!? Well whatever next? Shoes on feet?!?:eek::eek::eek:

Not only is your reaction ridiculous but if you in any way, even with your body language communicated your silly reaction to the mother of the child you should, under the equality legislation, have been asked to leave the premises. It is illegal to bother a breastfeeding woman with such foolishness and the premises can be fined heavily for allowing such carry on.

WesternNight

Cheeky_gal wrote: »

Was out for lunch in a very busy restaurant today and a woman at the table next to us started breast feeding. Couldn't believe it. I thought it was so ignorant. I looked around at people's reactions and everyone seemed shocked. Obviously it's not something people haven't seen before, but in a restaurant while people are eating?

But you had no problem eating your lunch in front of others in a busy restaurant, while everyone else was eating. WTF is the problem with the kid doing the same?

g'em

Dudess wrote: »

Prepare for "Having a **** is natural but you don't do that in public" derpiness.
I think she's on a wind-up tbh.

"Ignorant" - lol. Someone needs a dictionary.

Sweet Jebus, is that how this conversation usually goes??

God help the nation when I have babies. I'll be whipping the girls out for feeds at every available opportunity, public 'ignorance' be damned.

iguana

g'em wrote: »

Sweet Jebus, is that how this conversation usually goes??

****, urinating and defecating are the usual comparisons.

carrick79

Nobody has asked the most important question, did she have a nice rack? :cool:

Cheeky_gal

Didn't realise people weren't entitled to their own opinion on Boards.

Some of you would want to relax. Especially you Dudess with the foul language.

Breast feed elsewhere, not a restaurant.

jockeyboard

Surely this is a joke?

Obvious troll is obvious.

Dudess

Cheeky_gal wrote: »

Was out for lunch in a very busy restaurant today and a woman at the table next to us started breast feeding. Couldn't believe it

Maybe I'm being sexist, but it's particularly gear-grinding when a woman has this attitude.
OP, I'm assuming her breasts were covered up as much as possible, and only the nipple in the baby's mouth wasn't? That is usually how public breastfeeding goes. Therefore, those who are offended by tits out (but it's ok on page 3) are actually imagining things.
The reason some women do this is because their babies won't take bottle-feeds, and they can't limit feeds to just private places - because the baby could start getting very hungry in public. And something tells me you wouldn't be tolerant of a baby screaming with hunger in public either.

ilovesleep

There was a thread a few months ago about breastfeeding and in it, there was a story of a man who took offence of a woman breastfeeding and he told her to go to the toilets to breastfeed.

Anybody that holds such a view: you fcuk off and take your own meal to the toilet.

iguana

I have to say as outrageous as the OP is the rest of the posts are great.

whatdoicare

Cheeky_gal wrote: »

Breast feed elsewhere, not a restaurant.

Like where?

Dudess

Cheeky_gal wrote: »

Didn't realise people weren't entitled to their own opinion on Boards.

Breast feed elsewhere, not a restaurant.

And when it's a retarded opinion, people are entitled to argue with it.

What "elsewhere" would you suggest?

keano_afc

Cheeky_gal wrote: »

Didn't realise people weren't entitled to their own opinion on Boards.

Some of you would want to relax. Especially you Dudess with the foul language.

Breast feed elsewhere, not a restaurant.

After much consideration, I have come to the conclusion the you must be a troll. Nobody, even in this day and age, can be so selfish and just plain wrong.

Where should she have fed her baby, in you ignorant opinion?

g'em

Cheeky_gal wrote: »

Breast feed elsewhere, not a restaurant.

Why though? Seriously, why is it such a problem? You have boobs, you know what they're for, why is it so shocking to youm?

gernon

Pic or GTFO

Killed By Death

Cheeky_gal wrote: »

Was out for lunch in a very busy restaurant today and a woman at the table next to us started breast feeding. Couldn't believe it. I thought it was so ignorant.

:eek: DISGUSTING!

Cheeky_gal wrote: »

I looked around at people's reactions and everyone seemed shocked. Obviously it's not something people haven't seen before, but in a restaurant while people are eating?

Where do you expect her to do it, in the toilet I suppose where people are $hitting?

Cheeky_gal wrote: »

There's a time and a place.

Yeh, the time and place is when the baby is hungry which is pratically all the time. If the Mother was to do it in private then she could never leave the house, you know to do 'ignorant' things like.....oh I dunno...go to the Supermarket, meet a friend at a cafe, go to the chemist or um....well ANYTHING really! Would that suit you better?

Cheeky_gal wrote: »

I wonder if the majority of people feel this way. Going by people's facial expressions in the restaurant they weren't too impressed.

I doubt the majority of people feel the same, you could try a poll if you want to see? :rolleyes:

iguana

Cheeky_gal wrote: »

Didn't realise people weren't entitled to their own opinion on Boards.

Of course they are and everyone else is clearly of the opinion that your opinion is beyond ridiculous. Are they not supposed to express that?

Cheeky_gal wrote: »

Breast feed elsewhere, not a restaurant.

The law is very, very clear on this. The woman in question was acting within the law. You very possibly were in breach of it.

ilovesleep

Cheeky_gal wrote: »

Didn't realise people weren't entitled to their own opinion on Boards.

Some of you would want to relax. Especially you Dudess with the foul language.

Breast feed elsewhere, not a restaurant.

A restaurant is a place to go to, to eat food. I can't think of a place more suitable. Is she supposed to feed her baby in the jacks or something?

Dudess

The claim about everyone else looking shocked is no doubt made up.

Toby Take a Bow

Cheeky_gal wrote: »

I wonder if the majority of people feel this way.

Cheeky_gal wrote: »

Some of you would want to relax. Especially you Dudess with the foul language.

OP asks for people's opinion.

Then gets annoyed when they respond.

Miaireland

ilovesleep wrote: »

Is she supposed to feed her baby in the jacks or something?

Nah the op would probably think that is no the place either. Maybe the mother should go out the back and sit by the bins.

Cheeky_gal

Dudess wrote: »

Maybe I'm being sexist, but it's particularly gear-grinding when a woman has this attitude.
OP, I'm assuming her breasts were covered up as much as possible, and only the nipple in the baby's mouth wasn't? That is usually how public breastfeeding goes. Therefore, those who are offended by tits out (but it's ok on page 3) are actually imagining things.
The reason some women do this is because their babies won't take bottle-feeds, and they can't limit feeds to just private places - because the baby could start getting very hungry in public. And something tells me you wouldn't be tolerant of a baby screaming with hunger in public either.

Firstly, I wasn't "offended".

Secondly, I'm not trolling. I genuinely don't understand why she couldn't have done this in her car, in the bathroom, somewhere more private, but a restaurant?

And I know I'm not the only one who feels this way, the people I were with said they found it shocking too. And no, they're not "morons" for feeling this way. It's a matter of opinion and I'm entitled to it, just because you guys don't agree doesn't make me a "troll".

Toby Take a Bow

iguana wrote: »

The law is very, very clear on this. The woman in question was acting within the law. You very possibly were in breach of it.

Can someone who is eating in the restaurant be fined for it? I would've thought it would only apply to people operating the restaurant.

iguana

Dudess wrote: »

The claim about everyone else looking shocked is no doubt made up.

They were possibly shocked and disgusted by the way the OP reacted. Whenever I see someone react like that to a breastfeeding mother I ask the management to have a word with them. Or in cases where I was the management I told them to stop it or leave. It's a disgraceful way to carry on and illegal.

kincsem

The restaurant should charge the baby imo.

xzanti

Cheeky_gal wrote: »

Going by people's facial expressions in the restaurant they weren't too impressed.

Fúck them.

What is your problem? From your username I'd guess you're a young woman? Are you actually repulsed by another young woman feeding her baby? What the Hell are you gawping at her for in the first place? I would expect that sort of attitude from some prudish old man tbh.

I think your gripe says more about you and your fellow diners than it does about the poor girl trying to feed her baby.. Did she stand on the table and pull her boobs out under a spotlight? I seriously doubt it.. infact I'll bet she did it as discretely as she possible could.. but not discretely enough for you unfortunately..

Get a life

bronte

WTF?
Anytime I've ever seen this in public it's been so discrete I'd barely have even noticed it.
Why do you consider it offensive? I'd much rather someone was breast feeding than have to listen to the kid screaming because it's hungry.

iguana

Toby Take a Bow wrote: »

Can someone who is eating in the restaurant be fined for it? I would've thought it would only apply to people operating the restaurant.

No only the restaurant but they are required to stop the person or make them leave.

Mr. Presentable

OP must be trolling.

hondasam

I'm sorry everyone but I'm with the OP on this one ignorant or not I would prefer if it did not happen in the restaurant but then again kids in restaurants tend to annoy me anyway.
Having said that I'm sure she was discreet about it but I also think she could have gone to a private location to feed the baby or fed the baby before she went to the restaurant.

krudler

Cheeky_gal wrote: »

Firstly, I wasn't "offended".

Secondly, I'm not trolling. I genuinely don't understand why she couldn't have done this in her car, in the bathroom, somewhere more private, but a restaurant?

And I know I'm not the only one who feels this way, the people I were with said they found it shocking too. And no, they're not "morons" for feeling this way. It's a matter of opinion and I'm entitled to it, just because you guys don't agree doesn't make me a "troll".

the bathroom? do you eat in your one at home? oh no because thats disgusting and full of germs.

its your problem you find something so natural shocking, grow up and get over it.

Toby Take a Bow

kincsem wrote: »

The restaurant should charge the baby imo.

Like corkage or something?

krudler

Toby Take a Bow wrote: »

Like corkage or something?

boobage

MagicMarker

I would have offered to taste the produce to make sure it was of sufficient quality to be fit for consumption because, you know, I'm nice like that. I like to think I'm offering a public service, it's my calling, so to speak.

Dudess

Cheeky_gal wrote: »

I genuinely don't understand why she couldn't have done this in her car, in the bathroom, somewhere more private, but a restaurant?

It has been explained why. You should therefore be a bit more enlightened.

And I know I'm not the only one who feels this way, the people I were with said they found it shocking too. And no, they're not "morons" for feeling this way.

They are, because their view is completely close-minded. They are entitled to their opinion - and others are entitled to be of the opinion that their opinion is stupid. She would have hidden her tits. She/her baby can't be blamed for some people thinking tits are only sexual and dirty and that some people imagined a pair of explosed diddies were presented before them when they weren't...

Cheeky_gal

hondasam wrote: »

I'm sorry everyone but I'm with the OP on this one ignorant or not I would prefer if it did not happen in the restaurant but then again kids in restaurants tend to annoy me anyway.
Having said that I'm sure she was discreet about it but I also think she could have gone to a private location to feed the baby or fed the baby before she went to the restaurant.

Exactly, I never once said it was "disgusting" of the mother, but I do think she could have done it elsewhere. Not in a restaurant.

You all seem very annoyed. I didn't mean to cause offence. A debate more so as it's an interesting discussion.