i get turn on by it is it weird XD

That's pretty creepy. But it's better than whining about it I suppose.

Sure, and that's ok! Her breast/nipple are being suckled, I think it's okay to be turned on by that!

I'm jealous of that baby. Their doing what I couldn't when I was their age.

Yeah I hate that sentiment as well, here in my state you cannot get in trouble for it, we have laws to allow woman to go topless, baby or not.

Besides it's proven that it's good for them, helps develop bonds, a strong immune system, and overall better health.

Exactly! I do a lot of breastfeeding support with clients, and so many of them freak out about being judged. I'm like, the law's on your side, honey. Whip em out!

Hell yeah.

Yeah, only need to care about the child, not the ignorant opinions of the mindless masses.

PS thank you for the non-creepy comment

No prob, is quite a serious subject nowadays with alot of the push back towards breast feeding, of which I have my opinions on, but wont bring up because don't need the drama.

Well I am a junkie for debates like this, so if you change your mind.

Not much of a debate since we both agree on the act and the benefits from said act. And for why the growing anti breast feeding argument, I don't really have enough facts on hand, only my thoughts, and most are of the attack on the family and traditional values variety, and now you know the possible drama fire storm that could ensue, especially on this site.

I don't bitch about it, that'd be just rude..
But I find it unappealing X_X

That's fine, even though it's kinda sad lol. All you gotta do is look away! What bothers me is people who take it upon themselves to get in people's face about it.

It's one of those things though..
DON'T WANT TO SEE, BUT CANNOT LOOK AWAY.
But yeah, like I said, crying about it is rude.

why allot of adult like to do that for fun XD

there is a lady at my job who pumps for her baby while she's at work. the only place they have for her is the bathroom. THE BATHROOM. she could sit in like...an unoccupied office or conference room...it just seems so wrong :(

If I was forced to do that in a BATHROOM, I would pitch a fit and play the "It's full of germs and unsafe for a child with such a new immune system" card. People need to become less ignorant and prudish about natural bodily functions/anatomy.

What's more damning is that those prudish and ignorant percepts can manifest as sexualization, as evidenced above. *shudder*

That is 100% illegal here. I should check your state laws.

Damn there are some creepy ass comments on this!

ANYWAY. I agree with you. While I don't necessarily WANT to see a lady whip her tit out, I'd rather see it than listen to a baby scream it's head off.

Solid logic. Haha

I really dont see it as a problem though. It's not hard to just look away.

STOP EATING THOSE CHIPS I'M FUCKING OFFENDED. GOD.

You are a brave soul for posting this here.

Also, agreed. Since when was seeing a boob so OFFENSIVE to people?

Fucking furries

And thank you! Did another comic at your suggestion.

C: <3

i love this

(breastfed my twins until they self-weaned just before they turned 2. actually had moms of older kids thank me for feeding in public because it gave them the opportunity to teach their kids about how babies eat)

That is so lovely! :D

Hehe, agreed. In the end, baby's most important. ^^ I do like your solution to his problem though. :>

Jesus christ the creepy comments.

But yeah, breastfeeding shouldn't be a problem. And the fact people have the gall to tell moms to feed their children in bathrooms is horrible. How would they feel if they were told to eat their meal in a public bathroom?

Damn right!

You know what? The awesome comments are worth the creepy ones.

THIS!

I agree with this. Aren't babies healthier if they breastfeed, so long as the mother is healthy?

*nod* The difference is enormous.

*twitches* And honestly, if someone is so insecure as to comment on that, then they got some serious problems with themselves. A pregnant/ mother with a newborn is a beautiful thing.

Not that I get my jumblies in a bundle from that, that is just WRAAAAAWWWNNNGGGG.

Um ok that's some creepy comments. But I thought what she did was funny. Btw. I agree with you on this. It's the main reason they're there right?

I like what she did there. XD

BTW... it's perfectly natural for a baby and mom to do this. It promotes a deep bond, healthy immune system and it's how they eat. That's why formula fed children often get sick more, and they aren;t as close to their moms. >.>

And ya'll who think of this sexually disturb me to no end. Ya'll need to get yer damn minds outta the gutter ya sick freaks!

My 2 cents, take 'em or leave 'em.

es doesn't help that the formula they often give zu babies often has ein chemical flaw in es, which causes more problems, than helps.

True, true

As usual, violence GOOD. Nudity, even completely practical, non-sexual nudity, BAD. It's the American way, sadly.

wait... the USA still exists?! o.o [okay bad pun, aber had zu do es]

Represent.

I giggled. Cute and funny. :)

While I do think that breast feeding is the number one route to take if you are able to, I do have a bit of an opposite view regarding the publicity. Not that a mother should be embarassed or ashamed, but I do think it shouldn't be something that just happens in the middle of a public place. There are too many perverts (as evident above) that are mentally ill enough to find it erotic which can make everyone around feel awkward for being there. A lot of completely normal and well intent people are put in a position where they feel it's rude to look away because it disrespects that mothers choice, but that it's socially unacceptable to look also because the act is sort of sacred between mother and child, so we're left feeling uncomfortable because a mother with a baby decided to use her right to show her boobs in public instead of just stepping away for a few minutes to feed her baby.

On top of that she likely wouldn't crack out a few jars of baby food and start spooning food into the kids mouth in the middle of a public area either because it's cluttered, messy, or distracting, so I don't much see a reason to need to breastfeed there either.

Just my two cents :] Funny drawing though :D

This is one of the oddest arguments against breastfeeding in public I've ever heard. heh.

i guess it's because i see it done so very often that it doesn't seem all that sacred to me. cx it's just.. food. it's not cluttered or messy. and a lot of people don't realize how demanding it is. my sister's new baby nurses every half hour during the day. if she had to step away every time she'd never get anything done!

also if we had to stop doing things because creepy people find them erotic, we'd have to stop wearing clothes, or kissing, or being a certain age or race. not gonna work.

you obviously haven't been zu public restuarants or zu the park; I she parents spoon feeding their babies all the time -> und they don't go out of their way or hide the fact they do es. Es just natureal behavior.

You are absolutely right, I've never been to restaurants or to parks Perhaps the culture where I am, being in the (very political) capital city of my country, just has a different air to it, but people generally don't even bring their infants to restaurants here, at least not the restaurants I go to.

Babies small enough to be breast feeding usually have to eat very very often, while when they get to the point to be on real food they don't need food as often as well, so that may also why you don't see moms cracking open jars that often. Though I see that way more often than public breast feeding.

What happen zu the world, when did our natural body parts und our natural animal nature become taboo?

I mean scheesch, es just boobs, boys show off theirs all the time und hardly anyone ever says anything. [Thats right guys, men have breasts too, no use denying es]
Clothes were made mainly for protection against the environment, I don't know when es started controlling our lives -sigh-

Also zu note, I think people who "jack off" on something as natural as breast feeding, zu be totally creepy. Seriously, es for the baby, not for you. So get your minds out of the gutter!

preach it girl. haha

Love the art by the way, the expressions on their faces match the situation

I grew up around midwives and nursing mothers, never bothered me in the least. When folk turn their noses up at a wholly natural and healthy action, I just roll my eyes.

Wonderful piece Saetia!

peeing is unsanitary. breastfeeding is not. they're not comparable actions.

Okay, two things. 1: If you're gonna wage in the battle of the E-Peenz, learn to spell. It's "annoyed".

2: You listening to music isn't a biological imperative for an infant. If the baby is hungry, the baby needs to eat. That's kind of how it works.

Spelling equates to professionalism, and professionalism assists in you getting your point taken remotely seriously. I've never understood why this is such a hard concept to grasp.

And my point is raised; would you rather listen to the baby scream and cry for hours until the mother can find a suitably private place? Don't suggest a bathroom either, that's rather unsanitary for a child to eat in. In fact, what if you were stuck in an airplane with a hungry, screaming child? Would you rather listen to the kid for five hours, or rather have the mother feed him? I understand your point; however your point only works when removing the biological imperative of nutrition. And that kind of is the point in and of itself, ergo, your point is rather moot.

And why do you, care about what others think of what someone else is doing? It surely isn't your issue, right?

So you want the baby to starve to death then?

:D

carnale is german if you couldnt get that from the posts, it is not broken, she is typing how she would speak seond your argument isnt turning anyone to the fact that your acting like an idiot and a troll, keep you oppinions to your self if you have nothing CONSTRUCTIVE to add

Sorry for butchering your name Caraline, i didnt mean it, i was just trying to get my point across

There are people who don't want to see me in public because i'm a death fatty. It doesn't mean I'm obliged to comply. It's none of their business if I go outside, or if I go to the beach. It's none of your business that a lady feeds her baby. How would you like it if someone came up to you in a fast food joint and told you that you needed to go eat in the bathroom because the idea of you shoveling dead cow down your gullet was offensive? you wouldn't like that, would you? you'd think "hey, it's none of their business". identical thing to expecting a nursing woman to make her very young child with no concept of time to oblige you instead of just sitting down and nursing the hungry baby. i bet you pass by nursing moms all the time and dont even notice it. unless you know what to look for, it's very easy to miss. (http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/.....a/IMG_0940.jpg This is a more blatent picture because my partner is a photographer and wanted it to be artsy. still, easy to miss. we were in a crowded museum and nobody noticed)

That is such a cute photo!

thankies! that was Jaya (the slightly bigger twin) 2.5 years ago, we were at MOSI and i thought it would make a nice photo op. I thought it looked like a mother goddess was looking down at us and smiling.

You breastfed twins! YOU GO GURL! hehe
That's an amazing feat, I must say!

thanks! it was hard, not because they are twins, but because i had to fight with breast strikes thanks to a not-baby-friendly hospital. i'd rather have homebirthed, but Jaya has a congenital heart condition, so they had to be born in a hospital so she could get her heart surgery right away.

peeing is not eating.

you do eat in the mickey d's, right?

breastfeeding is just the baby eating.

luckily there are laws in place to prevent people's hangups and personal issues from inhibiting people in caring for their infants.

thank goodness for that. it doesn't stop them from trying though!

I love this. I'm a total advocate for breast feeding, and I think it's great that women are able to do it in MOST public places without it being a problem. Because, let's face it, it's NOT a problem. You're feeding an infant. Get over it people. If I were able to breastfeed my daughter (I was unable due to some medical complications post-partum), you better believe I wouldn't care where I fed her, nor the looks or potential negative comments I would get.

On a side note, I know a girl I work with who just had a baby, and she said that she wants to pump her breast milk because although she wants her baby to have the best nutrition possible (at least that's what she WANTS people to think), she thinks it's "gross" to put her baby on her nipple. And the only reason she wants to pump instead of using formula is because her WIC counselor said it would help her lose weight faster. I just had to walk away from that conversation before I smacked her. What about the bond you're sharing with your child? What about the closeness you will feel? Or simply the CONVENIENCE of breastfeeding! Seriously, pumping is going to get old, FAST. I don't know what your thoughts on this are, but I just thought I would share

i may be one of those "Creepers" your talking about but i dont get off form a BABY breastfeeding i get off by ME breastfeeding, my girl has agreed to it if we have kids, i like the sentual nature of it an breastmilk is far better for you then cow milk cause it has more of the nutriants every human needs look up the chemical make up of breast milk and you wull see that it holds several vitamins and minerals as well as enzimes to help boost immune function. those same nutriants are in cow milk yes but only before the pasturization process, after that process their artificially added. veiw in point, breastfedd your child, who knows, you may be increacing their life expectance if now their initial heal

Just put your shirt over the baby's head. The baby can still breathe because the way the shirt lies creates a sort of tent with gaps between the shirt and body on both sides, thus allowing air to get to the child. That way, you can feed your baby, it can breathe, and no one has to deal with "omg bare boob in public."

So really, I don't see the issue here. :/

Or if that's too restrictive, use a loose blanket instead of the previously mentioned shirt method.

Well babies often fuss when covered, but the point to me is choice and bodily autonomy.

Women would come into my workplace (JoAnn Fabrics) and buy fabric to make their own "covers" to drape over their front when breastfeeding. They said it was a pretty fashionable thing to do these days and they made them in all sorts of fun designs. I bet they are on Etsy somewhere.

I agree, i'd rather see a nifty cover than be eating at a restaurant and suddenly.. BOOOOOB. O_O

I suppose my views will be a little different when I have children of my own. lol

i find it funny that it is a fox that is saying to cover up, because a real fox would want more to show.

That is truly telling him to shut up!



Way to go!

As a Catholic Christian I find this funny!

I'm not even going against my faith in doing so: this Puritanical attitude towards the body is foreign to Catholic Christianity, as it is rejecting what God made us to be. In fact, I think it's that very kind of attitude, that rejection of normal and healthy uses of the body like this, that leads to less savory things breaking out of that repression (like tasteless nudity, pornography, and skimpy clothing for no reason other than to show off one's assets publicly).

So brava to you for this and God bless you for supporting breastfeeding!

I seriously don't get how people get offended by breastfeeding. In many, many countries, the breasts are not even considered sexual in any way, and women going topless or breastfeeding publicly is perfectly normal and acceptable. That's what they're THERE for! People who think breasts are purely sexual organs and should never be exposed need to go back to biology class, and maybe have a few of their bits cut off if they can't help but see women's bodies as inherently sexual.

They should do the same to swjs that find everthing ofensivd these days 👍