My fiance flipped out on me because I was going to breastfeed in public: Advice?

Although I think he was a little over the top. I breast fed my babies and did so modestly. It can be done. No I didn’t have to smother my baby to do it. They now sell a breastfeeding smock type thing. Breastfeeding IS a natral thing however it can be done without an aidience.

For me I would either pump or cover up . Yes breastfeeding is the best for your baby i get it. I’m modest so i would cover up in public.

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Maybe you should hide him in the closet when you feed him! :joy:

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I still don’t understand the idea of pumping for bottles when out doing errands or visiting family or eating out! It’s not hard to pump and then bring with or cover. Forcing people around you in public to accept what you choose to do is not right. Most will tell you the benefits of breast feeding are over in the first week for baby, after that it is about bonding and cost. I didn’t breast feed my kids, all adults now and always been very healthy, so it’s not the be all or end all if you don’t. My 10 grandkids were not breast feed either and all very healthy and so are the 2 great grand kids! It’s choice not mandatory. I know it shrinks the uterus after birth but I did mine through outside fist rolling on skin (nurse taught me in the hospital), so that argument is moot.

I would stand my ground. My child needs to eat. It’s what boobs are for… Feeding your child. He needs to grow up. Sometimes, it’s okay to remember that you are an adult too and don’t need permission. He’s not always right.

If you let people dictate your life you will never do anything - be proud of your baby and what you were blessed with to feed your baby - and let the rest take a running jump !!! - these very same ass holes go googly eyed over seeing puppies or kittens suckle off their mother - you are doing the same and what comes natural feeding your young - you go girl !!! X

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Go without him, just enjoy your time with the baby and never let anyone make you feel bad about how you choose to feed your child. Then tell him if he thinks that’s slutty he’s not mature enough to be in your life. This behavior of his is a huge red flag that he will bully you to make himself comfortable.

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Sweetie he has a bigger issue that you needs to know about. How can feeding a child be slutty. There is no other way for the child to be fed .It cannot get a menu and eat from a plate.
I wouldnt go no where but work and if i go out without him until the child is 4 years old.
I would hope he doesn’t place his hand on your butt in public. I hope he doesn’t kiss you in public.
What creeps? He has issues .Big issues

You should cover nobody want to see it

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I have no children and I am a server. Women of course should breastfeed their baby if needed. Cover up, no diner wants to look at an exposed breast while trying to enjoy their lunch or dinner!.

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Should’ve dumped that jerk long ago

You need to dump is ass. That guy is a jealous. Prude. He needs to be left with the screaming baby for a day. Or ask him are you going to buy me a breast pump or is that too creepy and disrespectful for you.

It’s about him it’s got nothing to do with with u ,he’s insecure nd sounds a little possesive

Tell him, he isn’t invited to eat out in public with you due to it being disrespectful and slutty …

There is nothing wrong with your choice in breastfeeding in public. However, you might want to rethink who you are actually marrying before you go through with it. If this is how he talks to you now, I promise it will only get worse. If you need anything you’ve got a slew of people here willing to help. :slight_smile:

As a mother of 4 children let me just say I think in this day and age its not safe or appealing to see a breastfeeding happening. I dont want my kids seeing another womans tit. It was natural in caveman days. Do it in your own home and pump for outtings.

Tell him to fuck off, my wife does it, babies gotta eat. No real man would get mad for that…maybe a wee bit uncomfortable.

I’d leave him at home and go out to eat with the baby :tipping_hand_woman: he can kindly go penetrate himself elsewhere

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Wow his dick must be tiny

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I wouldn’t be going anywhere with him.

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Uh… baby needs to eat. He needs to grow up. You feed baby wherever!

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breastfeeding is a natural thing. if someone has an issue with feeding your baby, whether or not you’re covering yourself, it’s not fair to you or the child. you’re allowed to eat where you want, right? why shouldn’t a child be able to? it’s not like you’re just showing off your boobs.

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how is a mother feeding her baby slutty ? he needs to get his head out of the gutter!!

I wouldn’t care what he thought. Leave him at home. And when he wants the hanky panky tell him that’s disrespectful and sluty for you

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I’d go eat by my’slutty’self and feed my baby with my slut tits. Screw him. My brother is a doc and he freaked on me for feeding my baby in public I bout squirted him in the face.

It’s not “slutty” to feed in public…men with that mentality is why people think it’s “slutty” if you cover up tell him to kindly go f*** himself, because baby needs to eat too…

I breastfeed in public but used a cover. When we’d go out to eat, id just pump a bottle or two before leaving the house. Usually when we got to a restaurant I’d ask if they had any rules about breast feeding and most asked to use a cover but we had a bottle or two just in case. It’s sad how this isn’t normalized anymore.

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That’s when you cover his face while he is eating so he doesn’t have to see.

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Show him the damn door their boobies boobs feed babies

Feed your baby, he’s rude.

If he thinks breastfeeding in public is “slutty” I’d tell him to grow the fuck up and find balls. It’s how you are feeding your human. There is nothing slutty about it

At some point he is right , If he doesn’t like it then you should use nursing cover while feeding baby

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Wow. Leave the baby at home and have dinner out with your daughter. There is nothing slutty about providing food for your child.

Wow that is so immature and selfish… I’d be going out with a friend and my baby… Leave his rude at home, maybe he’ll realize he’s being stupid… But likely not.

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I would tell him baby shouldnt have to be hungry because of “creeps” on the world and that if it made him that uncomfortable I would cover up and request a table in the back somewhere but let him know that you will not lock yourself and baby in the house because he is insecure. Also id take myself and baby to dinner even if he didnt go and then have a serious conversation about it when I got home

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I covered with my first two but couldnt with my son. My fiance had my back. Gave anyone attitude that gave it to me. I would of left him home and gone out with baby by myself!

I’m with Jenna Rios.
Go out and leave him at home.
Either he gets over himself or he can get bent.
It’s breastfeeding not a titty show.

So he’s cool with his baby starving while he is eating? And he is sitting right there. It’s not like you’re trying to show everyone what you’ve got. You’re doing what they were made for.

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Throw him away. What trash of a man

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He views your breasts as sexual objects and not as sustenance for your child.

That’s on him. Do what you gotta do mama

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#ThatsWhatBOOBSareFor

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Feed your baby! Any real man would respect you and want that to happen!

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If someone thinks that’s wrong then they are nasty. Thinking about a baby eating like that. That’s just wrong!

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I’d go without him, with baby. 🤷

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Honestly, he kind of sounds immature and insecure. Sounds like he’s afraid of men sexualizing you for naturally feeding your child. Making sure your babies needs are taken care of should be both of your priorities and you should sit down and tell him that. If he’s okay with your baby starving, it might be time to leave.

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Nope leave him home and go eat my bf did that to me in the middle of eating at a restaurant one time and I left. Not going to sit there and shame me for feeding a baby

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Don’t marry him. He’s too immature to even have a child if he talks to you that way about your own child. A real man and father will support you and love you and the decisions you make as a mother no matter what.

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Slutty??? He has some issues if he thinks breastfeeding is slutty.

Ask him if he has ever watched porn or looked at a womens breast. Most likely he has so why is that ok but you feeding a baby is slutty and not ok?

Wow. Well tell him having kids is the same concept. Now everyone knows both of you had sex. So shameful. Hahahhaha

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How old is this “man?”

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There are creeps out there especially men who objectify everything. And even though it is natural id still cover up. His feelings are valid but a little extreme to says its slutty.

Feed away! but maybe use a blanket. Theres rude ppl in this world

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Mine wouldn’t eat covered. You can manage to stay modest with a nursing tank or something under a t-shirt. But if the baby can’t eat at dinner, I wouldn’t go.

Excuse me? Disrespectful and slutty? He’s right about one person being disrespectful, but it sure as shit isn’t you.

Tell him to fuck off you need to feed your child and your child’s needs come before his feelings, strangers feelings etc… breast are made to feed our children we live in a messed up world where we have sexualized them, sounds like a them problem not yours. Feed your child whenever wherever covered or not.

Tell him.to grow the hell up and go out and get yourself a good.meal :+1:

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I might agree that there are creeps out there but calling you slutty means he thinks you are doing something wrong. Have a conversation when you are both calm

I’m petty as hell so I would of went somewhere where all his friends hang out, pull out my boob and feed my baby, but that’s just me.

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My advice… don’t marry an asshat :flushed:

Not only is it NOT disrespectful it’s certainly not slutty!
I hated nursing in public simply because it had to do with my own comfort level. Never did I attempt to take into consideration that those around me may have an issue simply because I didn’t care. Breastfeeding is about feeding a child. If anyone has a problem with it THEY need to check themselves, not you.
Your fiance needs to get over it, and you need to be firm. It’s your body and your decision.

I would have gone and say in front of my house and fed uncovered. But I’m a bitch lol

Tell him he’s and idiot and an asshole. Your FEEDING your child. You shouldn’t even feel the need to put a cover on. His insecurities shouldn’t keep you from being a good mother. There’s a reason why the law protects every woman who wants to breastfeed in every state. If he has a problem with someone looking at you tell him to be a man and talk to THEM and not blame you.
It’s obviously your life and relationship but I would have a hard time being with a POS like that.

Breasts are for feeding babies. They have been made into sexual objects but their biological purpose is to provide nourishment to babies. Humans are mammals, mammals nurse their young. I bet he didn’t do too well in high school biology :roll_eyes:

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that tells you what he thinks of other women who are breastfeeding. He thinks they are sluts and wanting to be looked at. it’s this type of attitude that evolves over time into ‘she asked for it’. I would suggest you seriously talk with him without passion and explain you will be feeding in public, it is not sexual in any way and that you find his thoughts on the topic disturbing and go from there.

Wow I would be pissed of my fiancé ever said that to me! Leave him home and you and babe go for dinner!

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Don’t care for his wording, but he overreacted. You weren’t whipping the girls out, you were going to cover.:heart: itll be okay, just gotta communicate.

He sounds like a fuckin idiot… I really don’t know what else to say since there is sooooooo much wrong with this ignorant, moronic, childish “man” …it’s just blowing my mind!!!

It is neither disrespectful or slutty! WTF does he think why God gave them to us?!? As long as you’re covered, you can do it anywhere!!! Sorry you had to miss going out! :heart::pray:t2:

:joy::joy: thank goodness my hubby supported me and still supports me with breastfeeding in public (13 months in) and I don’t cover up. But you could always pump before you go so you have a bottle while you are there. Depending on restaurant sometimes I found that easier. But he sounds like he a child not a man

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Tell him to get his mind out of the gutter

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Don’t forget you are the mama. Baby comes first. Next time just take the.baby and go eat without him.

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Immature and disrespectful to you as his gf/wife and his child’s mother. It is NOT sexual to feed your baby when they are hungry. If anyone thinks it is than that’s on them! A lot of people have foot fetishes too, is he going to say you can’t wear flip flops out in public as well? If that sets him off, then I’d hate to know the list of things that set him off as well…

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Go out to eat by myself and feed my baby when she got hungry :joy:

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Well he’s definitely right that there are too many creeps in the world, but his flip out was unjustified.

My wife and I are pretty much the same. I told her it’s completely up to her if and when she wants to cover up. She has only ever not covered up when it was family members and when we attended a friend’s 3 yr olds birthday party. The friend fed without covering up, so my wife didn’t feel the need to do so either (after the younger kids left that is).

Normally I would say work on the communication, but your fiance needs a slap to the face (figuratively). If he has a problem with you feeding without covering, so be it, but he needs to speak to you about it respectfully, and not freak out like you just went through a red light. A lesson many couples need to learn is to treat each other like partners when there’s trouble, NOT enemies. You’re on the same team so going after each other’s throats doesn’t help anything

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Slap him upside the head and pull that boob out

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Tell him when he can breastfeed… He can make the decisions on when where and how to do it…

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Out of respect for him? What does feeding you child have to do with this? Girl, run.

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I would just take a bottle of breast milk with me, because it is easier in the end. Pop the bottle out and feed. No
Opening and closing of clothes. I choose that for me not because I’m ashamed or care what anyone else thinks. Breastfeeding is natural, I just pick easy for me.

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I would go out to eat without him and feed your baby wherever and whenever you need to.
It’s not inappropriate and it’s definitely not slutty!

:joy::joy::joy: I’d laugh and laugh and laugh as I packed my shit and left his abusive ass.

He is a boy, not a man. Disgusting.

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I think if a man wants to be controlling and call you a slut he can leave.

Your partner sounds like a dick

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Squirt ya milk at him :woman_shrugging:t2: ask him if he would wanna be covered up while eating his meal :tipping_hand_woman:t2: oh and tell him that in no way, shape, or form is feeding a baby “sLuTtY” and to stop sexualizing breastfeeding

Go out without him and get ya self a meal, he can make himself a sandwich :tipping_hand_woman:t2:

You dont have to cover, you dont have to hide. You dont have to do SHIT but feed your baby. Half of you women should be fucking ashamed for your comments.

Baby and I would go out without him.

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Tell him to grow the fuck up and feed your kid. You breastfeeding is NEVER ABOUT HIM. It’s not disrespectful to him. He doesn’t own you or your body. I’d go eat without his childish ass.

First, slutty? So he is sexualizing the act of feeding you feeding his child=gross. Second, he thinks feeding your child is “disrespectful”? Where are the fed is best crowd right now? Because if you are feeding your baby, you are NOT disrespecting anyone. You are doing your job, which is being a mom. Fed baby is a happy baby, and anyone who has a problem with ‘how’ you get that accomplished can just f*** right off.

Girl, throw the whole man away and start over. :flushed:

I would have whipped my whole entire boob out to feed the baby just to prove a point. my husband tried that shit and I shut it down with the first kid. we now have kid #3 and he doesn’t say anything.

He should mind his own business.
Just like everyone else.
Breastfeeding is one of the most natural things in the world.

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I breastfed my daughter everywhere. I don’t give a fuck what anyone has to say and I don’t cover up. And I don’t expect other moms to cover up. People can advert their eyes. Their are laws in place to protect breastfeeding women. And I’ll stand up for anyone I see being harassed while breastfeeding.

What a fucking loser sexualizing breastfeeding. Dump his ass

I’d tell him to shove it, go out to eat, and feed my baby when necessary. I don’t cover, but use nursing shirts that are awesome.

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Everyone is bashing dad and that is not going to help anyone. It was probably the way he was raised. I really doubt she wants to break up her family for this. You need to wait until you’re both calm and in good moods. Then tell him you guy’s need to talk without angry words. Ask him if he really thinks you guy’s will never go out in the next 1 to 3 year’s? Tell him you will always cover up (I know, I know it’s 2019). He will come around, you just need to lead him but be firm if he continues to fight it.

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Feeding your baby comes first. I’m in agreement with everyone else-he needs to man up. If someone is gawking he can stand up & defend you & your right to feed your child. How on Earth he could say it’s slutty is beyond me. It’s being a mother.

Id tell him that I am going out to eat and I will feed my baby while im there if he/she is hungry too and if he had a problem with it he could stay home and pack his sh*t and go stay with someone else :upside_down_face:

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Wish my husband would!! :joy: seriously tho.:neutral_face:

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Tell him to suck it up cause the baby sure the hell is. You don’t need his consent to feed your child. And throw a blanket over his head next time he’s eating.

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Feed your baby where you need to feed your baby. NOTHING ABOUT FEEDING A BABY IS SLUTTY. My husband supports me breastfeeding anywhere I need to, if he didnt I’d tell him what I would tell anyone else who has a problem with it. Stuff it. Legally you have the right to breastfeed anywhere that you are not considered trespassing.
I personally would go out to eat without him after he behaved that way.
Who the f thinks feeding a baby is disrespectful?!