Breastfeeding another person's baby, a stranger's baby that is

Okay I have breastfed another person's baby (well toddler), and I believe that Viveka probably has been breastfed by others. I've donated milk as well, but there's a limit to really wanting another person's baby to ensuring babies have access to the liquid gold.

Yeah that limit has to be breaking and entering and nursing a stranger's infant. I'll be interested in seeing what happens in this case.

Again, we know that there are drawbacks to not breastfeeding (working on my verbiage here... there aren't benefits to breastfeeding, there are drawbacks/dangers to NOT doing it), but they definitely may outweigh the drawbacks of illegally entering someone else's house. Not sure if there needs to be a crime for breastfeeding someone else's kid, but well... hopefully this is an isolated case. I wouldn't want big government telling me what I can and cannot do with my breastmilk...

Change breastfeeding restrictions

As I type this, dozens, perhaps hundreds of moms are breastfeeding their babies, toddlers and preschoolers in Forest Park, GA. Their restrictions on breastfeeding bring to light the CHANGE that is needed in the US and world-wide to make breastfeeding acceptable to the general public.

I'm collecting a list of places with breastfeeding restrictions. You can post them below or at http://www.attachedresources.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=52&p=646#p646 (I will add any here to that list).

I am also accepting volunteers to help organize peaceful changes, including:
- petition creators (like http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/repeal-breastfeeding-restrictions-in-forestpark-ga/)
- individuals to fax and mail copies of signed petitions
- individuals to help moderate comments that may come through that are not breastfeeding supportive
- individuals to create facebook and twitter information using #breastfeedingisnormal

Please email amanda@attachedresources.com to assist.

Are you a nudist because you nurse your toddler?

To prevent nudity in their city, Forest Park officials have decided to make it illegal in their metro-Atlanta area, to breastfeed a child over age 2 in public.

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/27920007/detail.html?sms_ss=facebook&at_xt=4dd29f22dcc6e137%2C0

How in the heck do they believe that not allowing nursing of toddlers and/or preschoolers will prevent nudity? Most extended breastfeeders I know are either discrete, choose not to nurse in public, or are too busy to notice what part of the city they're in when travelling to indicate that "hey, when I travel, do I have to restrict when or where I nurse?"

The fact is, breastfeeding is part of our parenting styles, and even if YOU, reader, are not someone who breastfeeds, this restriction affects you. It is one more restriction a level of government is placing on a FREE person in the USA. What is happening to a person's freedom when we allow this unnecesary restriction to go through without a fight?



So here's a wiki link to the city. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Park,_Georgia

This LINK is made available and we ask that you share it as much as possible. Once we rearch 250 signatures we will contact the City of Forest Park with the petition.

Your right to nurse in public

Sad. sad. That's how I see it. First, we have to have a law to protect our right to nurse in public and then, with that protection, we still have our rights compromised!

http://attachedresources.com/articles.php?article=4