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At a Loss for Words

Comebacks to Confront Breastfeeding Ignorance

By Shel Franco

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When you are asked: "Are you sure he is getting enough to eat?"
Answer: "What goes in one end comes out the other."

Public Displays of Affection
Breastfeeding in public is always good for a few glares. Occasionally, those giving the glares feel compelled to make their disgust known. Breastfeed.com community member, Shara Ward, points out that non-breastfeeding children can be downright foul when eating in public, "...as their 2-year-old throws his ketchup on the floor for the third time!" Ward offers this advice:

When you are told: "You shouldn't breastfeed in public."
Reply with: "You really shouldn't feed your kids in public either."

Ellen Watson of Salt Lake City, Utah, also has a suggestion for rude comments about breastfeeding in public. "I once had a woman approach me at a mall food court to tell me that watching my son breastfeed was making her uncomfortable," says Watson. "I simply said, 'Please don't watch him eat, then. That's only good manners, isn't it?'"

Too Old for Comfort
"Once when I was giving a talk about nursing the older child, I asked the audience just whatthey considered an 'older child' and asked them to raise their hands when I mentioned that age," says Zeretzke. "I was stunned and saddened when hands started to go up when I called out 6 weeks."

It's no surprise that breastfeeding moms are often questioned about the length of time they plan to nurse. Ward likes to combat this one with humor:


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