Moms stage 'nurse-in' at Target stores

[Shadow]

A Texas mother says she got a bad reaction from Target workers when she sat down in the clothing department to nurse her hungry baby. She says workers tried everything to get her to clear out, and even got the brush off when she called the corporate office.
HLN affiliate, KHOU reports that when she posted her experience on Facebook, the story spread. Now thousands of nursing mothers vow to show their support for her with a "nurse-in" at Target stores in 35 states Wednesday.


http://www.hlntv.com/video/2011/12/2...urse?hpt=hp_c1

Anyone witmess a nurse in?

[darin]

I feel sad for the human race when I see people get upset at a woman feeding her child.

[shattered]

Why would she sit down in the middle of the clothing department to do it? Its also supposed to be a quiet bonding time with your child. Whatd she do? Sit on the floor? Targets arent exactly loaded with places to sit.

[Shadow]

Why would she sit down in the middle of the clothing department to do it? Its also supposed to be a quiet bonding time with your child. Whatd she do? Sit on the floor? Targets arent exactly loaded with places to sit.

She could have gone into a dressing room and had complete privacy...instead of whipping out her breasts in front of the customers. When I hear these kind of stories I always feel these people are more concerned about attention seeking then the right to "breast feed".

[ConHog]

She could have gone into a dressing room and had complete privacy...instead of whipping out her breasts in front of the customers. When I hear these kind of stories I always feel these people are more concerned about attention seeking then the right to "breast feed".

Just more " my rights are more important than your rights" bullshit. Lazy bitch couldn't walk out to her car to feed the kid in privacy? Or like you said, go into a restroom or changing room?

If I can't view a perfectly formed 36C in full bounce because some bimbo chooses to go topless in public , I shouldn't have to see some saggy as 44DDD being milked in public.

[darin]

the 36 part is the measurment around the bust and back, not the breast size. I'm a 48A, if I were to wear a bra that is. Or a 'Bro'.

[ConHog]

the 36 part is the measurment around the bust and back, not the breast size. I'm a 48A, if I were to wear a bra that is. Or a 'Bro'.

Yes, not part of the breast size per se, but equally as important. I mean a 36DD is MUCH more attractive than a 50DD.

[fj1200]

Just more " my rights are more important than your rights" bullshit. Lazy bitch couldn't walk out to her car to feed the kid in privacy? Or like you said, go into a restroom or changing room?

So you're opposed to Target employees having to abide by company policy?

[ConHog]

So you're opposed to Target employees having to abide by company policy?

Quite the opposite. I believe Target as a private company should be able to have whatever policy they wish and their employees obviously should follow them. But just because you CAN do something, doesn't mean you SHOULD do something. A person of any decency would go somewhere private to breast feed regardless of the policy of the store she is in.

[fj1200]

Quite the opposite. I believe Target as a private company should be able to have whatever policy they wish and their employees obviously should follow them. But just because you CAN do something, doesn't mean you SHOULD do something. A person of any decency would go somewhere private to breast feed regardless of the policy of the store she is in.

IOW, "shut up and get in line" eh?

[Kathianne]

Quite the opposite. I believe Target as a private company should be able to have whatever policy they wish and their employees obviously should follow them. But just because you CAN do something, doesn't mean you SHOULD do something. A person of any decency would go somewhere private to breast feed regardless of the policy of the store she is in.

Hmm, where is decent? A rest room that is unkempt and bacteria filled? A car in 105F temps or 30F temps? Could it be a mom, leaning against a post, with an infant suckling covered with a blanket?

Does it really matter if the mom is 28AAA or 100DDDD? If the baby is fed and everyone gets home safely at the end of the day?

[pegwinn]

I have no problem with a woman breast feeding in public if she is discreet. Like it or not, public display of the girls is frowned upon unless in specific settings.

I don't see it as a civil right. Not even the ninth amendment can stretch to cover it. So, since it is really a community issue it should be left to the local business owners and the community at large.

[Kathianne]

I have no problem with a woman breast feeding in public if she is discreet. Like it or not, public display of the girls is frowned upon unless in specific settings.

I don't see it as a civil right. Not even the ninth amendment can stretch to cover it. So, since it is really a community issue it should be left to the local business owners and the community at large.

I'm not being coy here, but do you really think that Abigail Adams and other 'founding mothers' were looked upon as harlots for breast feeding? Even if a wet nurse was employed, were they supposed to hide when nursing, or get out there and gather the herbs and crops?

Bottom line is that nursing is natural and so is giving the child a quiet, clean and private space to do so. It's calming. No one is saying that both boobs should be swinging around, indeed quite the contrary. To be left alone.

[pegwinn]

No one, at least not me, was calling anyone a harlot. I mentioned discrestion. Both of my daughters managed to breast feed without causing the old man (me) to blanch in public. No swinging boobs. No drawing attention to themselves. They had a kind of a wraparound blanket thing with velcro in strategic places. The kids got fed and no one in the immediate area had a coronary.

But, had someone been uncomfortable, they would have willingly moved to a quiet space whether that was the restroom or car. No biggie.

I don't see the point in a mass display in a place where the locals are obviously not comfortable. By locals I am including the business owner as well as the people in the immediate vicinity.

Edit: The daughters were mine, feeding my granddaughters. And I think thier businesslike attitude about the whole thing contributed to the lack of drama all around.

[shattered]

I'm not being coy here, but do you really think that Abigail Adams and other 'founding mothers' were looked upon as harlots for breast feeding? Even if a wet nurse was employed, were they supposed to hide when nursing, or get out there and gather the herbs and crops?

Bottom line is that nursing is natural and so is giving the child a quiet, clean and private space to do so. It's calming. No one is saying that both boobs should be swinging around, indeed quite the contrary. To be left alone.

Quiet, clean, and private. Absolutely. However, none of those fit the scenario listed. And, had she been as discreet as possible about it, when confronted, she wouldnt have thrown a hissy fit, would likely have asked if they had another room she could used, and not run to Facebook, of all places.

Its funny that you mention clean quiet and private, and tben ask if she was leaning up against a pole. In the clothing department of Target? No. Likely she was LOOKING for a reaction.

Ick.