Battle over pool breastfeeding

There is nothing worse in a story like this than reading the comments. But its like a car accident that you can't look away from. If you ever need a reminder about how thin the 'enlightened' veneer is that covers our race - read the comments. Ontario has laws that allow public nudity for heaven's sake and these people are upset about a partially exposed breast. Lactivists unite - let those sweater puppies dangle free and open for any and all to witness the perfection of natural performance.

Unless special exemptions are made with management, through a mom and child swim night type arrangement , for example, it's still no food or drinks in the pool area.

Last time i checked, babies that age tend to spit up on occasion when feeding. Im sure she didnt have something to wipe up had that happened. Plus do you want your baby eating in a giant tub of chlorine? I'm all for breastfeeding in public but a pool is not the most hygenic place to do it. For the baby or everyone else.

20 months old kids don't spit up their food anymore. It should be eating with the rest of the family at that age. At least mine did. Imo, breastfeeding your child at that age is kinda silly.

That said, she can't be asked to cover up and feed her kid somewhere else in Ontario, yet no food and drinks allowed in the pool. Sorry lady, breastfeeding a 20 months old is eating and drinking.

I fully agree with the pool owner here. If you allow this, bottles should be allowed too, and sandwiches, fries and whatever kids eat (as that was the argument, kids should eat)

Isn't that the mom's choice?
AND, it's still breastfeeding.
I don't! This ban on breastfeeding still arises out of our societies fear of the human body.

But than, one could say that this 20 month old really sucks!

Uh, no. If you want to make some big thing about hygeine, then it's all or nothing. Food and drink are barred from a lot of private establishments, but breastfeeding is different and protected by law.



If the pool is that unhygienic, it should probably be closed. You're not going to stop a baby in the pool who's NOT breastfeeding from swallowing the water, so if you think your water's that bad, you should probably shut down anyways. And baby spit-up is the least offensive of bodily excretions that could possibly wind up in the pool. Besides, say you went off and fed your baby out of sight, it could still spit up once you got back. So either ban babies, or let them nurse wherever, whenever.

This is all nothing but prudishness masked by a thin veneer of safety.

Of course its the moms choice. But that goes for everything on this board here, and stop everybody from having an opinion.

I am very for breastfeeding, but, if I can't give that, and my baby needs a bottle, I can't give it, because then its food and drinks. So much for "a kid needs to eat". And, a 20 month old can eat other things too.

You ALWAYS clean your breast before you feed your kid. Even if it was just in your bra. At least with fresh water. But hey, thats the moms choice too eh?

The WHO recommends:



They make these recommendations "to enable mothers to establish and sustain exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months," but also recommend "complementary foods with continued breastfeeding up to 2 years of age or beyond."

Breast is best, and no restrictions on breastfeeding should be tolerated. Thinking it's "silly" isn't a justification for restricting it.

this pool is privately owned

Enough said.

Sorry, no.

I never said that my opinion was a justification for anything. My opinion is my opinion, period.

I don't think you should be IN the pool feeding. Go sit in a deckhair on the side. Way more comfy. But... that would be my choice as a mom.

Why shouldn't you have restrictions on breastfeeding? Because its best? Not a good reason. Veggies and fruit are great too, and I can't give my kids that at 20 months in the pool.

Sorry, Hurley. Even though it looks like you're avatar has tits, I'm going to go with the ladies opinion on this.
I wouldn't trust the WHO to run a highway rest stop.

Basically you are arguing that because breast milk is best for the child, then it is permissiable anywhere. Thats completely bogus. Every pool has a no eating or drinking rule in effect, at least the ones ive been too. This kid is eating. period.

If one were to extend your logic to all foods that are healthy for kids, then parents would be able to send their kids into the pool with lunch boxes of fruit. Theyre good for the kids so they MUST be allowed to eat them wherever they want.

Sorry. no dice.

Basically you are arguing that because breast milk is best for the child, then it is permissiable anywhere. Thats completely bogus. Every pool has a no eating or drinking rule in effect, at least the ones ive been too. This kid is eating. period.

If one were to extend your logic to all foods that are healthy for kids, then parents would be able to send their kids into the pool with lunch boxes of fruit. Theyre good for the kids so they MUST be allowed to eat them wherever they want.

Sorry. no dice.

Breastfeeding has benefits far beyond simply being food. It promotes a strong bond between mother and child due to the close contact, it promotes healthy eating habits because you can't overfeed and teach an infant to ignore the signals that its full, it's not just better nutritionally - it's the best, being able to feed on demand also promotes trust and feeling of security. Nothing else comes close, and no restrictions on it should be tolerated.