US Moms Think Public Breastfeeding is Perfectly Natural

Lansinoh-- A company that makes an assortment of breastfeeding products commissioned a survey which the results showed that US mothers think that public breastfeeding is natural. We already knew this because breastfeeding IS the natural way to feed a baby and SHOULD be done anywhere the mother darn well pleases BUT its always good to have information to back you up ;)

So lets look at the survey!

Lansinoh looked at 13,000 mothers from 9 (China, Brazil, France, Mexico, the United Kingdom and the United States) different countries, 2,045 of which were from the United States.

From the surveys given to the mothers in the United States:

93% believe that "Breast is Best"
64% said they would feel guilty if they did not breastfeed
57% think that breastfeeding in public is natural only 3% think its wrong

the most challenging places to breastfeed are the car, the grocery store, and the bathroom.
Jennifer Garner, Jessica Alba, and Kate Middleton are the three celebrities that US moms most identify with. 1 in 3 moms said that they would feel more comfortable breastfeeding if they saw more celebrities breastfeeding.

While this survey is promising, I am a bit concerned because mothers should not feel guilty if they choose not to breastfeed that is their choice like with all things but they should know that there has been tons of studies done to show the risk of formula feeding....with all choices there are risk and benefits and we should not shame mothers for their decisions here.

It breaks my heart that these mothers are still being shamed to the restroom to nurse their babies. Stop it people its gross in there! No one eats in the bathroom  and neither should babies.

my last point: as much as I hate to see "well X Celebrity breastfed so I am too!" I can not get away that they are highly influential and most anything do gets replicated as the new "style". I hate that they are making a natural process a "fad" but whatever... whatever gets the babies to the breasts. I do wish that there were more women of color who held such high positions that breastfeed and if they do I do wish they were more public about it.

I challenge every mother not just the breastfeeding kind that when they see a breastfeeding mom in public give her a thumbs up, high five, or at least a smile. That tiny bit of encouragement can go a long way.


Click here and here to read more about the survey.