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There was an item on the breakfast news this morning regarding Breast Feeding, it seems a woman was asked to get out of the water at a swimming pool, in, I think Manchester because she was breast feeding her child in the water. It appears some women are going to have a protest outside these baths in support of this woman. Now I'm certainly not against breast feed, if that's what a mother wants to do, but come on, in a swimming pool, seems like mummy is a half a pork pie short of a picnic to me, there are places to breast feed but stood or sat in a swimming pool certainly ain't one of um:rolleyes:

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I saw that Jaysay, I breast fed all three of my kids but I wouldn't have dreamt of doing it in the middle of a public swimming pool. Also, I read that the baby was seventeen months old, a toddler. There is no way she couldn't have managed to arrange that child's feed around the time in the pool. I wondered whether the mother was trying to make a point or attention seeking.

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Can't really see a problem with it, watched my missus, my daughter, my DIL, do exactly that, where on Earth is breastfeeding not natural?
Surely, without it our species will die out?
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breast feeding is natural

standing in a public swimming pool slapping your boob out isnt no matter if feeding a child or not

not saying she should hide while doing it but jesus christ it seems shes more about the "i can do what i want where i please and stuff anyone else" rather than " my poor mite is hugry i better feed it "

i suppose this woman would think it ok to stand in teh middle of a zebra crossing breast feeding because breast feeding is natural despite been in everyones way blocking traffic

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17 Months seems to be quite a long time (but hey, what do I know? I'm a Bloke :)) & on top of that the little beggar would be taking in all that chlorine too, now I'm pretty certain that's not good.

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probbably be still breast feeding it when its 20 like that fella and his bitty out of little britain

i think most women i know that breast fed switched to cow and gate once teeth arrived to teh party lol

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What a load of balls, without which by the way, she wouldn't need to be breast feeding.

Instead of criticizing we should be praising the fact that she is actually performing a female function rather than denying the feminine role that is something women should be proud of.

Both men and women have their natural functions, neither should be disparaged for fulfilling their role.
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its natural to urinate i wouldnt do that in a swimming pool....

anymore :)

you dont seem to be able to comprehend that people arnt objecting to women breast feeding in public but as to this twerps choice

been too lazy and selfish to get out of a public swimming pool seems to be been applauded

reproduction is normal but they put no petting signs up and besides its just common courtesy not to shove your buisness in everyone elses faces

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Stupid attention seeking cow, simple as.:rolleyes:

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Yes, but sometimes fulfilling your role (male or female) ,unless it's unavoidable, doesn't mean slapping it out in public. A little decorum is called for sometimes. And as this child was seventeen months old I assume it has gone on to solids quite some time ago and the breast is more of a comfort than sustenance. Therefore, I think the mother might have waited until she'd left the pool before giving in to her child's demands.

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pretty much it

my old workmates wife ran infact still runs a breast feeding awareness group that had or may still actually have government backing and i doubt despite backing public breast feeding %100 she would support this

ill ask her next time we cross paths

i have an e-gig which is legal almost everywhere unlike smoking but i ask them around me if they mind before fireing pretend smoke out of mi gob if its an eclosed space

again common courtesy

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Whoops! That's why I got the public disorder notice slapped on me! I'll know better next time. :D

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I am all for women performing this natural function...but I feel the swimming pool is not the place, and for no other reason than it is unsafe.
If I read the article correctly the woman had taken the 17 month old to learn to swim , but was handed her other 4 month old child to feed, this, whilst still in the pool.why couldn't she have got out and gone somewhere safer(like a pool side seat) to perform this function...or better still...what is wrong with expressed breast milk for such an occasion...it is still breast milk and has all the benefits of the fresh stuff, but is more convenient at times like this.

I fed my daughter until she was 10 months old, but would not have dreamed of doing it in a public place..mind you, the world was a different place back in the iron age!

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I'm also not against feeding in a public place and I think the lifeguard was right to ask her to leave the water. I'm now wondering if he would have stopped the mother taking the child back into the pool directly after it had fed because of the known danger of cramping up and drowning when bathing within an hour of having a meal.

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Our studio audience says ...... Uh-ah! Bit of an urban Myth that one LG. :) Studies seem to have de-bunked that particular old wives tale.

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I did say male or female!!:o

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Well I've yet to be offended by breast feeding, no matter where I've witnessed it, so either I'm a sick person or those offended are just perhaps narrow minded.

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Its not about being offended, its about wisdom and common sense, there are times and places for everything....how about bottle feeding in the pool, or Waynetta giving her 4 year old a big mac while having a fag in the shallow end? How about one of our chavvy pasty eaters whipping it out at 11pm in the Railway whilst ordering a blue wicked and a bag of pork scratchings?

There were provided facilities, just like there are provided toilets, lets all ignore the provided facilities and do what the hell we want! In fact how about letting mothers feed their child whilst belting down the motorway. Yet more PC madness

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Is it a question merely of breastfeeding; or is the issue more one of a woman's being bare breasted in public? In Ontario, it is legal for women to go topless in public, altho' hardly any choose to do so.

Women's topless court victory 20 years later - Politics - CBC News

It's still illegal for women to go topless in the rest of Canada; but that is probably because nobody has challenged provincial and municipal laws. I have no doubt that the Supreme Court would, on a challenge, strike down any law prohibiting a woman's right to go topless in public if she so wishes. Such laws are in clear violation of an individual's rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Breast feeding in public
 

If it's not about being offended, who complained?

I know it wasn't me, I've always been a sucker for this kind of thing.

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No, you are clouding the issue here. It has nothing to do with nudity. This woman wants to perform a natural function, breastfeeding. I am also in the pool and want to perform a natural function, taking a leak. If that natural function is not appropriate to the situation you go to a place where it is appropriate. It's that simple.

As for the rest of your post...As your average pervy weirdo male, I love the semi naked sights of Summer. I'll twist my neck, take surreptitious glances etc..etc..

It's strange though. If I go swimming, I'm oblivious to the scantily clad females around me, same when I'm in a topless bar or beach abroad.

Guess I'm a sociologists dream...imagination is better than reality??

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Nope, two different things, her tit is in contact only with the child, if you deficate, you're in contact with everyone, yuk!

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Only if you swim with your eyes closed :p

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This is the story according to the daily fail.

Was lifeguard right to order mother Stephanie Wilby to stop breastfeeding her son in swimming pool? | Mail Online

And another from the daily fail for comparison.

Lifeguard demands mother, 20, stops breastfeeding her son at public swimming pool because she is breaking the ban on food and drink | Mail Online

The first one to my mind seems to be a matter of looking for compo, although not specifically mentioned, the underlying theme, humiliation, embarrassment seem to point in one direction.

As to the second, deary me "I know my rights", but obviously not interested in social graces & the accompanying responsibilities.

Now, let the lively debate ensue. :rolleyes:

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and in any case the child she was feeding wasn't doing the swimming.

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No bodies critisising breast feeding but come on Less in the middle of a swimming pool, what does a baby do more often than not when fed on milk, it spews up, this is the act of a self indulgent woman who has succeeded in making herself the centre of attention.

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the way i see it is....would you feed your child with a baby bottle in a swimming pool? no, so why feed it in there full stop?

would you feed you're older kids chicken twizzlers (or whatever they are called) in a public pool? i highly doubt it

nowt wrong with breast feeding, but keep it somewhere hygeinic

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Well if everyone was doing it we might be swimming in breast milk rather than water... :P

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Perhaps she had visions of her child growing up as beautiful as Cleopatra - wait a minute, Cleopatra allegedly bathed in the milk of an Ass, there again it might just be in the spelling or pronunciation.:rolleyes:

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The title of the thread is:-

The above example was only mentioned because of the sensational content i.e. feeding the child in a swimming bath.

Of course that is a stupid place to breast feed, just as free fall parachuting would also be an inappropriate position in which to perform the act but if it happened no doubt that too would make the news.

Breast feeding itself, nothing whatsoever wrong with it, only needs common sense, on the part of the mother and anyone witnessing it.
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Less, the problem (if it can be called that) with the application of common sense is.....it isn't common to have common sense!

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What do ya want in a title a 10 page essay:D

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Well, you have to keep abreast of the times aint ya? Its ok - getting me coat

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Bye:bye2:

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Not quite breast feeding ... but close enough to be vaguely on topic:

Topless women march in Vancouver for gender equality - British Columbia - CBC News

Anything like this happening over that side of the pond?

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Did ya have a nice day out in Vancouver Eric:D

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Not me, bro. Vancouver is at least 3 time zones away. But I think I noticed Ossykid in one of the pics.;)

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Not to worry,Jays geographys on a par wi his spelling Eric.:D:D:D:D:D

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The acceptability of breast feeding in public all depends on the quality of the breasts

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True theres some right tits on here.:D

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Surely the question should be - is it right to perv at women while the are breast feeding? ;)

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I'm in the library and it just blocked my reply to this message! :D

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My first reaction was "why would you expect anyone to want to eat their meal in a swimming pool?"
Someone else has already implied that people urinate in swimming pools. It'd be the last place I'd want to eat so why expect a baby to!? Screams of laziness to me more than anything.

As for breastfeeding in public, same applies. Would you be offended if I whipped out a bottle of formula in public? The obvious answer would be no, so I don't see why you can't breastfeed in public without people moaning. Or gawping for that matter.

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Nice to see you on here again blazey its been quite a while since we last saw you

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Hate to think what would have happened if the poor thing needed feeding whilst she was driving down the M6. :):):)

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She would have stuck to the middle lane doing 50mph and swerving into traffic in a similar manner to other women on the motorway. The child would have made no difference.
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