Yes! For many reasons: 1. Kudos to the mom for taking the time to & giving the baby the baby the best nourishment possible. Alot of moms these days are too lazy & don’t want the hassle when it’s easier to make a bottle. Do not get me wrong i am completely aware some women can’t breastfeed for many reasons but those that do/can kudos. 2. Most establishments have a room where a mom can feed if needed. 3. 99.9% of the time you can’t even tell a mom is feeding unless you’re just completely gawking & in their business anyway. Between having a blanket covering them & the amazing clothes made for nursing moms it looks like they are just comforting baby. Moral of rant is…. Mind your own business & let a mom do her job! If you’re offended STOP staring at her.

So to all the people that think it's fine to make a baby go hungry shame on you... should you be made to wait when your hungry? Oh no you wouldn't like that... breastfeeding is the most natural thing in the world it started when Eve had her first baby and it continues today.. throw a blanket or burp rag over the shoulder and feed on... people are to sensitive these days.. babies have to eat simple as that...

It's normal nowadays which most mothers breastfeed the baby has to eat and I feel like if you have a problem with it don't eat there but this a very nature process whether you breastfeed or bottle feed the baby has to eat

Surely a baby can enjoy being feed the best food nature has on offer that can't be prepared an we educated evolved society is never going to be with-holding for sake of any lesser informed or mentally prudent of un controlled mental states of a few mature tweens it's never a nappy change,why is that?

I think this is okay but there is so many beautiful nursery baby covers now that mothers can sit there and breastfeed babies in a decent way. Unfortunately when you have a young son at that curious age I don't think it's appropriate if a Mom can't understand to do this in a decent way in a restaurant.

I think a woman has every right to breastfeed her child wherever the baby has to eat. I always used blankets, but I can't say mine didn't fall off a time or two. I couldn't just leave my breasts flopping out for everyone to see and I don't necessarily think any woman should, but I get it if she does. It gets frustrating to try and cover yourself and eat too or whatever.

I used to breast feed my kids and it doesn't matter where you are when they get hungry, they want to be fed. If I was in a restaurant yes I would feed them but I usually had a blanket that I would cover up with out of respect for other people. But I don't know why it upsets some people so much, there was a time that this was the ONLY way to feed your chijd. Its natural and best for the child.

Definitely yes

Baby has to eat so it's normal to me men would find this offensive women understand

4pts If you don't like it, move

Of course it's OK.

doesnt bother me, i dont mind at all,

Absolutely ok l, babies gotta eat... id rather a mum feed her baby at the table than listening to a screaming crying hungry baby whole im trying to enjoy my meal

If she does it discreetly you won't even know. Nice baby blanket draped over her shoulder, baby is happy, she can eat, and no one should notice the difference.

Yes, it's totally ok. The baby has to eat too & it's up to the mom on which way the baby is gonna be fed, bottle or breast. Breastfeeding is one of the most normal things I can think of.

Of course it's a restaurant should we be offended if you had 1 hand and tried to eat ??? Your so backward

Yes, it's fine 🙂

Perfectly normal😇

I always used a receiving blanket to cover when I nursed my child in public.

It's a natural process wherever we have been and a Mum is brerastfeeding she is doing it in the maost natural way. its not as if she strips of to do so. Heaven knows you only have to go to any beach, almost anywhere in the world, and there are women there who are topless and some men whose clothing is so skimpy they may as well be wearing nothing and no-one bats an eyelid! If you find breastfeeding offensive then it is YOU who has the problem and you need to grow up.

Yip, but just privately pull out ur boob n cover it because of the lil kids but other then that I don't see y people go off

In my opinion it's perfectly fine. The baby has to eat too.

yes

Yes. Why wouldn't it be?

Yes

Yes, if the baby is hungry and that is why I believe it’s ok. Usually the parent will do so in a way that it’s not a peep show but only feeding a hungry baby

I think it would be fine, baby has to eat too.

It does not bother me personally. But i can understand all sides! They make pumps for one! Two, use a blanket. Or do you just like showing off your stuff like that? Lmao... I feel like the people who just bust their top half out, without a blanket or pre-pumping, just love the attention or maybe even fighting or controversy or drama period. Be a respectful adult! It is not just about nature! Yes it is natural! But you could show respect for others!!!!! We had a breast feeding room at my old job. And even if we did not, everyone I know is a respectable adult who covers up, goes in a private room or PRE-PUMPS, PERIOD!!!!! WOOT WOOT LOL

It is natural my daughter does with my grand kids and if she does do it she completely covered or she will step out and take care of my grandsons in a different private room

It’s a restaurant! People go there to eat and drink. Babies are people. I don’t see the problem….

It is perfectly natural and okay to breastfeed a child in a restaurant and legal as well. However she should be discreet and attempt to cover her and the baby feeding up. But after a few weeks the child tends to often push the blanket away. She also is eating her own meal and should not be expected to leave and go somewhere else and let the meal she paid for get cold. No one seems to have one iota of issue when they see a calf of fawn or colt nursing in the field. God made women to have breasts primarily for feeding their babies not for men to oooh and ogle at. Just turn your eyes elsewhere and mind your own business.

Absolutely revolting. Stupid women do this to draw attention to themselves and then blame others who "dare" criticize them. The restaurant should throw this woman out. Why should leave an establishment to avoid seeing this disgusting display??

I don't have a problem with natural feeding in public, but I'm sure if there was a room for parents to breast feed, it's really up to them. Myself I would leave the room, as not to offend anyone else

If you can do it subtly, go right ahead. However, if you need assistive devices then you should probably stay home or bottle feed for that meal.

At a Restaurant people eat food, if a baby is at a Restaurant and let's it's Mother know it is needs food, the Mother has every right to feed her baby, no need to go any further.Edited 30-Dec-24 19:41pm

Why do people object? Are they just seeing a breast as a sexual object and not the fact that babies need to be fed? If they feel uncomfortable or disgusted then the problem is definitely theirs and they should seek help to overcome their sexual hangup.

It doesn't bother me. It's all good; babies need to eat, too.

I did this 30 + years ago and it was a redundant question even then

Hell, I didn't get started breast feeding until I was 16. LOL

Personally I think this is a totally natural event and beautiful thing.

Absolutely... if you need to feed your infant you should feel comfortable and allowed to do this. It shouldn't be wrong or not okay to feed your hungry baby full stop.

I cannot believe 2% said they should stay at home.

Yes it's normal thing for me it wouldn't bother me at all it's the way it should be that's nature's way of doing it

Yes it's a mother instinct to breastfeed her baby, and l personally think it's okay

Yes its a natural response the first drinking vessel that you don't have to fill or wash up .And prudes are a thing of the past now we have social media .

REPUBLICANS !

Maybe the horrified morale police should hop up from their own tables ..stop staring and take their meals into a private room to finish eating eh? A.K.A the bathroom ! What? it's comfy ..quiet , surely it's clean enough and suitable for a mother and a brand new baby to sit in away from their family and friends in a not so sterile environment. I think you'll really find it a comfort.. .go on try it next time ..

Yes, it is perfectly okay as long as it is done discreetly. All it takes is a cover folded like a triangle over the woman's shoulder. It always fascinates me that breasts are flaunted in films, TV, and other media yet when they are used for what they were intended people get offended. It has absolutely nothing to do with morals

wow, lets sort out the real wankers!!

As a mother of 8, how could I possibly not think its ok to breastfead in public,!! Its a very natural thing...

A baby needs food just as we do. Mothers are frowned apond if they don't breastfeed and then ridiculed if they do it in public. People need to focus on the unnatural things happening in this world instead of complaining about something that is completely natural.

Interesting that the negative comments are coming from guys. About time that they grew up.

Um not sure why I would even care. I'd be too busy minding my own business, eating my meal and/or talking to whoever I was with (if anyone).

Absolutely it doesn't bother me at all this is a baby feeding ❣️❣️

I breast fed my son until he was 15 months old, I did so in public as well but discreetly. I did feel uncomfortable just in case someone complained because it can be an issue for people. Not sure why, its natural to feed your baby when its hungry.

have to ask what is the BF mother doing in a restaurant? and the sproggie starts crying its head off? what then? I have no issue with breastfeeding

If you fill uncomfortable just move

Mum/Mom Has to feed her baby! Yes I think this is ok. I had to do this 23 yrs ago and 17 years ago.

she has to do what she has to do

Suffering suckatash batman. Its looking right at mi

No

my eye would be on my steak and bourbon so I wouldn't notice,not that it would bother me if i didEdited 08-Oct-24 19:48pm

no i don't have a warp sense of breastfeeding. i just had two great nieces and there mothers don't do that. they bring bottles of breast milk. get off your high horse. they even have a private room for the children at my brothers house.

Nothing wrong with breastfeeding and it can be done discreetly. No need to have everything hanging out everywhere. Newer mothers might need a space to do it privately, but experienced mothers can usually do this unbeknown to anyone if there is the space to do it. I always think there that now there are wheelchair friendly spaces, its about time someone recognised that women for many years put up with steps and flights of stairs with prams and small children. How about devoting a small space to families feeding small babies for a mother to be able to do this as some restaurants it would not be easy to feed a baby due to lack of space. But overall I don't object to someone feeding in public - since when did something so natural become something to be ashamed of?

nothing shameful as a new mother

Its natural most women do cover up to avoid any onlookers

It's absolutely OK with me. There's nothing to be shy or mad about it.

It is very common and completely normal to encounter a baby who needs to breastfeed in a restaurant, breastfeeding is essential for the growth and development of the baby, and it is also the right of the mother.

Breastfeeding is a natural thing. What's wrong with people who are against breast feeding in public I've had 6 children breast fed them all whether I was in a restaurant, walking up the street, or at a sports Pavillion no one ever confronted me concerning breastfeeding in private. Mind you I would have something to say if there was something said.

There nothing wrong with that. Your baby got to eat too.it mother natural.

Il faut être discret , quand même

no benefit for the restaurant, it's a bit like taking your own beers to a pub.

A Mother feeding and bonding with her baby is beautiful. It would not bother me at all.

Its easy, nobody would even notice if they weren't staring, you eat the kid eats. Cover with an overshoulder towel and if they don't like it MOVE!

I say yes because it Its really inpolite to make someone breastfeed in a toilet stall or elsewhere. I think if the mother wants to have a private space to herself to beeastfeed (becuae they themselves might not be comfortable to do it in front if everyone) then that mother can find a chair in a secluded place in the restraint and do it there. If you have an issue with seeing other people breastfeed, then you can move seats.

2 points. Yes

Yes

5. IF some one doesn't like it, then they just don't have to look, ignore in other words. Everything can go on as normal. Unfortunately perv's can be a problem though, maybe it's not a normal atmosphere.

Why grown up can eat anywhere including restaurants but baby can’t? Especially knowing baby has no control over themselves. After all, we were all babies before we are grown ups.

A baby needs to be fed anywhere as long as there is a cover

Gosh a bubs gotta eat too as long as mum is as discreet as possible I don’t see a problem

Not only in today's world is this normal, but throughout history it has been normal. This baby needs nourishment and that is a higher priority than other diners feelings on the subject. Many mothers are aware of others feelings on the topic and act to meet their child's needs with discretion and sensitivity.

My late father was always a fan of breast feeding - he maintained it's free, it's served at the right temperature and it comes in the most attractive containers! Peter S.

yep feed the bub

Where.....stop looking...

Yep feed the wee bubb.

see no evil hear no evil all is good

Absolutely it is a natural human thing if you can’t be normal about it then that’s your fault

I don't like see its. If I pay for a meal I should see it's Infront of me. You can cover up.

No I think she and her baby have a private pace togo.

Mothers have bn breastfeeding for years n years and I think people need to get over it they have a problem when its another woman n child but put them in the same situation then its no big deal but a baby shouldn't b starved do to others ignorance n who was probably breast fed to

Yeah I think it's perfectly fine never had a problem in such place. Opinion would be just to ignore.

There's a thing called public washrooms, but draping with shawls etc. is also fine but no exposure while eating please. As for wailing babies, my parents would actually just let me cry it out. Not sure if that's a good solution either.

What the mother don't know any respect for the other people that is in the restaurant and maybe go to the ladies room or maybe not pull out your boob . Edited 05-May-24 19:37pm

Great participants

17% answered 'NO' not in a restaurant. Isn't the purpose of a restaurant an opportunity to eat ? Let's grow up.

Yes. Totally fine with me

As long as it's covered and respectable.

Yes!

Everyone else is having some food,why not an innocent baby who has no hang ups about a bosom ? Sometimes I wonder about this world...