Thread: WWYD? "no public breastfeeding" in church bulletin

Quote: Originally Posted by smpayne I would write a letter to the Pastor and the church board: _____ Ha! Your letter was great, too.

Quote: Originally Posted by anj_rn maybe they are concerned that a woman breastfeeding would be distracting to too many of their male parishoners. Not that I think that should be your problem, but you know how hard it is to concentrate with breasts around if one of your x chromosomes broke and is now a y. I think that shows a pretty low opinion of the male sex in general.

Quote: Originally Posted by RiverSky Thanks, Angela. That letter was fantastic!!! It's such a shame that you did not get a better response. I agree with you about the shame part. We never even had reciept of the letter acknowledged except by one staff member (the music minister - I was teaching a children's choir and also frequent soloist for Cantata's and things and I think he missed me! LOL). It was a truly horrible...

Quote: Originally Posted by ramama Maybe you should ask the church to make their sermons more interesting so the parishioners don't find their eyes wandering, looking around for nursing mothers LOL.

Quote: Originally Posted by annettemarie I think that shows a pretty low opinion of the male sex in general. I did not mean to offend, nor is it my personal belief, but I have been iven that excuse many times as a reason I should not bf in public.

Quote: Originally Posted by fyrwmn i'm of the opinion that God certainly would not ask you to leave in order to feed one of His children. as long as you're being discreet , than why should it be anyone else's business? But what qualifies as "discreet"? For person A, it could be: no boob showing, clothes hide everything, but no blanket. For person B, it could be: use a blanket or nursing cover. For person C, it...

Quote: Originally Posted by 2lilsweetfoxes If you were to attend the same church as us, then you might draw the same conclusion. That your baby was the only breastfed one. My baby is just under 7 months old and is breastfed. However, I leave her in the nursery with a bottle (of EBM) during services. In fact, maybe some of those bottles are filled with breast milk. I didn't really mean anything by my comment... other than I think...

Quote: Originally Posted by mamabadger I might start by speaking with the leader from the LLL chapter that meets in the church. She might be the ideal person to approach the pastor and discuss why their policy is a problem. Plus, they might want to quit meeting at this church under the circumstances. Is there any exemption for churches under the state BF law? You might want to be informed about this in advance if you are going to mention the...

I don't think it's a matter of being thin-skinned. Stating that nursing mothers are "requested" to nurse in the "crying room" for the "comfort of all our members," does not seems to be an instance where the church is trying to do nursing mothers a favor and give them a quiet and private place to nurse. I mean, I'd rather nurse in a bathroom than a room than in a roomful of...

Quote: Originally Posted by notjustmamie After giving it some more thought, I might, theoretically, take my baby to the church one Sunday and breastfeed in the service, just to see what happened. that will be interesting... i wounder what they will theoretically do... will they tell you they theoretical dont allow BF during surves to educate you because your not a normal face in the church or just leave you alone... keep us updated!