Gen Y Embarrased to Breastfeed

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Sometimes i'd like to know who they survey for things like this.. no offence to anyone but is it party boys/girls who have no idea about babies past the idea of getting laid?
Is it career men/women who have spent their entire life at school or studying that don't even want to think about a baby until their in their 30's?

I'm GEN Y, most of our mothers group is GEN Y and ALL yes thats right ALL of us breastfed, some had to give it up within the first 6mths but we all tried for as long as possible.

I understand that not EVERYONE knows about breastfeeding and not everyone chooses to but do they seriously think that people aren't doing it because they are embarrassed?
I don't care where i am if my child is hungry i will feed her, the same as i did with DD1.
I use a muslin wrap tucked into my top/dress and down over DD's head to make sure everything is covered.
I've even breastfed in a busy restaurant while eating tea... who really cares, i'm not flashing anyone and i would never be embarrassed to do THE NATURAL THING.

I know men can feel a little funny about it, DP asked me once when i was at my cousins WHERE i breastfeed while i'm there.. i said on the couch (cousins wife had a baby 4 days b4 me), he said even with D there.. i was like yeah why, he's my cousin he's not staring at my (.)(.)...

It takes a bit of getting used to but you will realise people wont be ogling your partner, some people fo a double take cos they realise your doing something but they never actually stare... it's great your asking questions and everything though...

Sorry if i've made no sense... hehe

[Dansta]

i agree with the artical - that most people my age are "thingy" about breast feeding. im 20, and i tried bf-ing my DS for the first 8 weeks, any where any time. DH was very, very supportive of this. if any one looked i'd glare back at them. with the next bubba, i'll squirt milk at them - they wanna look then they can cop an "eye full"

people my age (gen y i'm guessing ) it seems have been bought up with boobies = sex. yep, that simple. i think that because of that, they dont want to 'share' their boobies - in the giving for food sense, KWIM? they also dont want to be...how do i put this. restricted with bfing - as in they cant go out becuase they have the milk, yes expressing is a way around this, but that takes time. (i'm trying not to offend any one here too!) they see FF = freedom (i FF my DS so i know its not..) i think maybe when they do sex ed in schools they need to talk OPENLY and HONESTLY about breast feeding...well theres my 2cents

edit: i forgot to say a friend of DH's his DW is happy to Bf but HATES seeing other women do it. so i warned her - your in my house, if my baby needs food, my boobie will be out and about dont like dont look

[Nelle]

Mmm I agree Dansta, a mention of breastfeeding in school might do well towards normalising things.

I don't think it's necessarily a generation thing, it's just what people have been exposed (lol) to. If you have friends with babies, then b'fing will seem a bit more normal and do-able, if you were like me and rarely saw it, then you might say (as I did at the very first feed) 'this is so weird'. And then my friend said 'you're doing a great job' and I looked down and realised my little guy was so little and dependent on me for food and suddenly it didn't feel weird, it felt normal.

I think the article's a lot of tosh, or misleadingly titled (surprise surprise!) at best. If you titled it 'Most People Aren't Sure How They'll Feel About Breastfeeding When They Do It One Day' then perhaps that would be more accurate.