Comments on: Facebook Bans Breastfeeding Photos

By: Lidia

Lidia — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:02:55 +0000

In response to post 30, if you had read the comment I was referring to, you would have to agree that the logic is flawed. What she said was that seeing breastfeeding kids is hard for women who can’t have kids. What I said was, why is is just the kids who are breastfeeding that make those women sad? When I was struggling with fertility, I was sad whenever I saw a mother and child, whether they were breastfeeding, etc. Children have a right to eat, and if it makes the childless feel a bit sad, well, that is sad too, but it does not change a baby’s hunger issue. Is that same mom sad when she sees a child being bottlefed? I just don’t get it.

By: post 30

post 30 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:09:51 +0000

I think you logic is a little flawed as well. Unless these woman are feeding said kids you mentioned bare chested, than you have no argument.

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:08:45 +0000

Don’t even give these ridiculous protesters the time of day. After their kids are weaned they’ll forget all about these silly protests.

By: J

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:05:41 +0000

For the record, Facebook DOES allow breastfeeding photos, they just don’t allow photos that show nipple The woman in the facebook groups who complain about equal rights are just upset because nobody wants to look at their nasty photos they call beautiful and artistic.

There IS a thing called modesty. I get a laugh out of some of the women who claim they make a learning lesson to all in public while they breastfeed. I highly doubt it. I have seen plenty of women in public breastfeeding and NONE of them feel the need to show their entire breasts, flash nipples, make a long show of breastfeeding, etc.

It’s natural, but these women make it a show.

By: Enough

Enough — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:58:56 +0000

I’ve been to the Hey Facebook, breastfeeding is not obscene group, and the group is just a bunch of cliquey jerk women and a man named Paul Rapoport who likes looking at bare breasts so much he pretends to care and encourages women to post more photos for his enjoyment.

The page is pitiful. They are all hypocritical people complaining about how they try to teach their friends to breastfeed and when the friends don’t listen and do what it right for them, the crazy women go to the facebook page to complain and trash their friend who didn’t listen.

Also, I’m all for breastfeeding, but you CAN take and post a decent photo. All the photos are the same. middle aged women who apparnetly don’t care to look nice anymore, striking poses with a newborn and a toddler latched on to their moley, sun damaged, freckled chest. It’s not art, it’s just pathetic.

By: Lidia

Lidia — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:32:28 +0000

In response to Sarah Ansom:

I can sympatize with women struggling with fertility issues: I have in fact had three miscarriages. However, I was never offended seeing a woman breastfeed. I think that your heart is in the right place, but your logic is flawed.

Along this same line of logic, would you also be offended seeing a women feeding a toddler baby food from a spoon? How about a child eating an ice cream cone? Why is it that just the breastfeeding would be banned in this case? Should women be permitted to post ANY pictures of their kids, eating or not, or risk offending the childless?

By: Sarah Ansom

Sarah Ansom — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:33:52 +0000

Breastfeeding IS a wonderful thing. The problem is, it is very offensive to women who can’t and don’t have children to see a woman showing a photo of her breast feeding online. Can you imagine how many thoughts of pain or grief that run through the minds of such women? Sometimes someone’s joy could be another’s sorrow even if the intentions were good. I hope pictures like these could stay at a private mode and not for the world to see.

By: Babymama

Babymama — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:23:40 +0000

Some of the people on this forum haven’t looked at what it’s supposed to be about recently, because your comments are making it really difficult to “celebrate motherhood” and “enjoy the warmth of spirited girl talk.” Catcat and Catsue (any relation?) seem to have a lot of time on their hands for passing judgment, but comparing me feeding my baby to you giving your hubby a bj is way out of line. Breastfeeding feels good so that you will want to do it, but it seems like some people are having trouble separating physical closeness and pleasure through contact with your baby from sexual pleasure.

Also, has anyone considered that the FDA actually has guidelines for our processed foods that regulate how many bug parts, rat hairs, and feces that food can have in it per pound? Is feeding your baby something like that really less gross than breastfeeding? Or are you just making excuses because breastfeeding was hard and you quit?

By: Lidia

Lidia — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:02:11 +0000

I think it is very sad that some of you think that breastfeeding is gross. Do you think it’s gross when you see a calf nursing from it’s mother in a farmer’s field? Providing nutrition to our children is one of the primary purposes of our breasts. And although I won’t judge others who chose not to breastfeed, I take issue when they judge me for nursing longer than 6 months. That is an arbitrary date that you have chosen, but the average age of weaning worldwide is closer to three or four YEARS, not 6 months. As for health and sickness, it is unfortunate for those children who are breastfed and were sick, but I can’t imagine how much sicker they might have been had they not had their mother’s immunity boost to help them out. Why would we think that giving our children chemicals and artificial breastmilk would be BETTER for them than the milk that was custom made for them by the body that they grew in? Would we think it is better for a child to develop in an incubator than it would be for them to grow in a womb? The breastmilk substitutes are just that- substitutes for breastmilk, and should never be considered to be better for baby.

And FYI, mothers who are passionate about breastfeeding do not have “nothing better to do”. They are passionate about breastfeeding in the same way that other people are passionate about their interests, lifestyles and choices. Show some respect, please.

By: celestia

celestia — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:40:29 +0000

you girls are so stupid. didint any of you who think breastfeeding is gross go to school? breasts are made 4 baby. duh! you girls are the ones that are gross 4 thinking breasts have anything to do with sex. go back to school and learn something you sick freaks!