Breastfeeding In Public

The general topic of discussion for breastfeeding in public is that the public feels it is offensive and should not be allowed. Most scholars tend to discuss the importance of babies being breastfed and how breastfeeding in public is an important part of mothers successfully breastfeeding. They discuss those who are offended by breastfeeding in public, why the public is so offended by the mother’s actions, and what mothers can do to make breastfeeding in public less offensive to the public and embarrassing for themselves. Amanda Barnes Cook explains that “Public discomfort with breastfeeding creates a context in which women are regularly, if not frequently, asked to leave public places or to cover themselves when breastfeeding their children” (Cook 682). Amy Marsden states how the public discouraging mothers to breastfeed in public may be successful by stating, “Perceptions of social disapproval of breastfeeding and embarrassment of feeding in public are two of the main reasons why women may choose to bottle feed instead of breastfeeding, or why they may cease breastfeeding
Some people accept breastfeeding in public and encourage breastfeeding as opposed to formula feeding for the benefits it gives the mother and baby. Cook and Marsden seem to overlook how there are people in public who accept mothers who choose to breastfeed in public and how the public’s negativity discourages mothers to breastfeed altogether, but Dillard addresses how even though the public have a negative view on breastfeeding in public, they choose to not let it discourage them for their babies’ better wellbeing. Nursing mothers join to show the public how it is not offensive and whether they like it or not, it is a natural way to feed their babies and completely