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	<title>Comments on: Men and Nursing in Public</title>
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		<title>By: Patrice</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I totally agree with you.  I&#039;m the only one of my close friends who breastfeed and the husbands of those friends are TOTALLY uncomfortable with the whole idea.  I don&#039;t think they are against it, they just are uncomfortable with the idea that they might catch a glimpse of my breast.  *Gasp!!*  They actually LEAVE the room when I nurse my son.  They say it&#039;s out of &quot;respect&quot; for my husband.  I just laugh and shake my head, hoping that the more they are exposed to nursing in public the more comfortable they will be.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I totally agree with you.  I&#8217;m the only one of my close friends who breastfeed and the husbands of those friends are TOTALLY uncomfortable with the whole idea.  I don&#8217;t think they are against it, they just are uncomfortable with the idea that they might catch a glimpse of my breast.  *Gasp!!*  They actually LEAVE the room when I nurse my son.  They say it&#8217;s out of &#8220;respect&#8221; for my husband.  I just laugh and shake my head, hoping that the more they are exposed to nursing in public the more comfortable they will be.</p>
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		<title>By: Katy B.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&lt;i&gt;&quot;Don’t be such a boob about the whole thing.  It is really quite simple. &quot;&lt;i&gt;

Ha! I admit to never having a conversation with a man while nursing. No one has been bold enough to speak to me, except maybe my dad. He talks but looks a different direction and I&#039;ll give him a pass. I&#039;ve had men and women stare more when I used the hooter hider. I wish they would just ask me what it is or tell me what is on their minds, instead of trying to quickly look away when I attempt eye contact. When I&#039;m nursing Jack in my car before going inside somewhere, I often try to think about times I&#039;ve seen another woman nursing in public, and honestly I can&#039;t think of any except at Blessingways or AP meetups. That&#039;s a shame.

I anticipate many more conversations when my giant son is the size of a six year old next year and still nursing. :)]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>&#8220;Don’t be such a boob about the whole thing.  It is really quite simple. &#8220;</i><i></p>
<p>Ha! I admit to never having a conversation with a man while nursing. No one has been bold enough to speak to me, except maybe my dad. He talks but looks a different direction and I&#8217;ll give him a pass. I&#8217;ve had men and women stare more when I used the hooter hider. I wish they would just ask me what it is or tell me what is on their minds, instead of trying to quickly look away when I attempt eye contact. When I&#8217;m nursing Jack in my car before going inside somewhere, I often try to think about times I&#8217;ve seen another woman nursing in public, and honestly I can&#8217;t think of any except at Blessingways or AP meetups. That&#8217;s a shame.</p>
<p>I anticipate many more conversations when my giant son is the size of a six year old next year and still nursing. <img src='http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </i></p>
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		<title>By: Spilt Milk</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes. I always felt uncomfortable when people mistakenly tried to make me more comfortable by avoiding looking at me. It made me feel like there was something horrible about what I was doing, in their minds. When people just talked to me normally while I breastfed, I felt very comfortable and supported. If men inadvertently looked at my breast while it was exposed it didn&#039;t really bother me at all - unless they were obviously embarrassed and then I would feel embarrassed for them. I&#039;d much rather have a man that I know show moderate interest in the proceedings than turn away - as for a stranger, staring isn&#039;t a good plan but certainly an encouraging smile is always welcome.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes. I always felt uncomfortable when people mistakenly tried to make me more comfortable by avoiding looking at me. It made me feel like there was something horrible about what I was doing, in their minds. When people just talked to me normally while I breastfed, I felt very comfortable and supported. If men inadvertently looked at my breast while it was exposed it didn&#8217;t really bother me at all &#8211; unless they were obviously embarrassed and then I would feel embarrassed for them. I&#8217;d much rather have a man that I know show moderate interest in the proceedings than turn away &#8211; as for a stranger, staring isn&#8217;t a good plan but certainly an encouraging smile is always welcome.</p>
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		<title>By: Jenny</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I agree.  Looking everywhere but at the nursing mom isn&#039;t good.  Actually, I just put my finger on what that frantic glancing elsewhere reminds me of.  It&#039;s what I do when I am having blood drawn.  So, yes, eye contact is the way to go.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree.  Looking everywhere but at the nursing mom isn&#8217;t good.  Actually, I just put my finger on what that frantic glancing elsewhere reminds me of.  It&#8217;s what I do when I am having blood drawn.  So, yes, eye contact is the way to go.</p>
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