"Brealfies" and the rise of public breastfeeding.

Breast pumps are expensive, and you need to on average pump every 3 hours. At some point you're going to have to do it at an inconvenient time, possibly in public.

But an option nonetheless. That being the point.

Expressing is not the same as a baby sucking on a boob. I've seen mothers describe a situation where they would have to be pumping non-stop to get enough for a day's feed. And as OU Student says, many exclusively breast-fed babies will not take a bottle. You risk preventing a baby from ever taking breast again if you start bottle-feeding, too.

Since the Equality Act 2010 people are doing this purely because they can. If urinating in public was included there would be a minority who will do it purely because they can, common decency doesn't come into it.

Also how is it fair that if I wanted to bring in a Maccy D's and eat it at the restaurant I can't, but a baby gets to eat non-restaurant food? Double standards. I just want equality.

This whole hate for breast feeding mothers only started happening five minutes ago when it was decided five minutes ago that being discrete when breast feeding wasn't just normal manners. Funny that.

No it didn't.

It's always been a thing people find offensive.

No it didn't.

It's always been a thing people find offensive.

Yeah, people have always found not being discrete about it offensive. It's only recently though that taking your breasts out fully and dangling them in front of everyone instead of under a blanket or shirt, which is the common sense solution, has been the norm. There's no NEED to not do it discretely.

Yet, they have no issue with Page 3 and the like...

It's not even remotely close to the norm, and if you think it is then you clearly have not been paying attention to your surroundings. You might want to go outside some time.

Under the shirt is the routine maneuver I've seen. And if for practical reasons the mother can't do that, it's sensible to cradle the baby in a way that hides the breast from full view, another sensible maneuver. This whole thing where nobody should be offended if both breasts are pointlessly out in an indiscreet manner is silly. And from what I've seen, women mostly do it publicly when a private place is not convenient to get to. In a restaurant, it is perfectly reasonable to go to the bathrooms and do it.

Yeah, people have always found not being discrete about it offensive. It's only recently though that taking your breasts out fully and dangling them in front of everyone instead of under a blanket or shirt, which is the common sense solution, has been the norm. There's no NEED to not do it discretely.

You do realise you just reiterated my point that your claim that just whipping your breasts out is the norm now (as opposed to discretion) is complete nonsense?

People who would be offended probably would be offended by page 3. Also, there is no conflict between finding breast nudity okay in porn but not okay when you're out having a meal.

The bit you quoted refers to the part about women not being discrete being the norm.b

Under the shirt is the routine maneuver I've seen. And if for practical reasons the mother can't do that, it's sensible to cradle the baby in a way that hides the breast from full view, another sensible maneuver. This whole thing where nobody should be offended if both breasts are pointlessly out in an indiscreet manner is silly. And from what I've seen, women mostly do it publicly when a private place is not convenient to get to. In a restaurant, it is perfectly reasonable to go to the bathrooms and do it.