Nursing in the chapel

[Islander]

Originally Posted by jolee65

Well im not muslim and didnt live back in the time of Jesus Christ or Emma Smith , were talking about here and now, not other nationalities or what Mother Mary was doing with the Son.

Nobody said hide or be ashamed, but be mindful of your surroundings, and no people not breast feeding in the chapel should have to leave.

I have one of those fussy babies too. I am early always because of meetings but my wife arrives 10-15 mins before sacrament and feeds the baby in an empty room.

If you have to get up you can always sit in the very back and still listen to the speakers. An yes, it is as much a cultural as familiar issue. In my native island I never saw anybody nursing in public, more or less, while in the US I realized in certain families it is a common practice. Hispanic sisters in the ward, according to my wife, feel very uncomfortable in public and would only nurse in the designated room.

It is the most natural thing in the world and nobody should be ashamed or worried of nursing where and when necessary if they take steps to be discrete and modest about it.

[Elgama]

Originally Posted by jolee65

Have you ever thought of feeding your baby before you get to church and maybe you wouldnt have to deal with a fussy baby, and i dont think im the majority but this is how i feel so arguments havent changed it any, it just gave me some insight.

Also children staring arent lame , there children.

who said the child was lame? personally I don't think either of mine would think twice about seeing a breast at 5 and 2, they certainly wouldn't be uncomfortable by it. And like I said I would have explained to my daughter baby was being fed and not made big deal about it. She thinks babies/toddlers being breastfed is normal. I am not sure if you are in the majority or not, but I guess I do struggle a lot with the idea that there is anything wrong with it, I understand you need to teach your children the way you feel they need to go, I would just rather my daughter was like the lady you first posted about then someone who felt she needed to hide.

And my son fed before church and every 2 hours up until he was weaned at 16 months church is 3 - for me sacrament is the third hour, right now its not a concern I stopped feeding him 6 months ago, but my new baby will be fed on demand and if they are anything like my son I suspect I will need to feed them 2 or 3 times during church for the first 6 weeks. Sacrament last is always a convenient naptime as much as anything else. But I will not be going in the classroom set aside this time with my son it was different there weren't so many children now they are its the timeout, angry parent room not exactly conducive to the spirit.

It's fine to feel the way you do and conduct yourself appropriatly but I can't see anything wrong with someone feeding their baby in sacrament either and for them the decision should be what they feel comfortable with

-Charley

[tanuvasamama]

I have a two week old, my fifth child so this topic is very fresh in my mind. I don't think a nursing mother should be asked or even encouraged to leave sacrament. I do however think she should do her best to be covered. Nursing noises are so small in comparison to those talking and being irreverent, that it shouldn't even be an issue. I think she should cover herself because by the church we have been directed to keep our bodies covered. Her garments would normally cover her boobs when not nursing, so that's an indication that it's not a part of the body the lord wants us exposing.

I agree that the mother's lounge isn't always the best choice because it is sort of a hang out and chat room...not always a place where you can listen to the speakers.

[GingerGolden]

I nursed my two and let them wean themselves naturally.

Personally, I think that this is one of those:

What Would Jesus Do?

Moments...
For any onlookers or room sharers...

[Elgama]

Originally Posted by GingerGolden

I nursed my two and let them wean themselves naturally.

Personally, I think that this is one of those:

What Would Jesus Do?

Moments...
For any onlookers or room sharers...

he'd have probably been 3 or 4 before he weand but not sure I see him nursing his kids

[RachelleDrew]

Keep in mind, for some people who have a ways to travel to get to meetings, feeding your baby prior to church may not be an option. It wasn't for me, by the time we got to the meeting he was hungry again, and that was with me feeding him right before we walked out the door.

For very young babies, I was recommended by the lactation consultant to feed on demand, it takes a while to get a schedule going. My son wasn't one of those every two hour eaters until he was nearly four months old, it was more like every 45 minutes.

I'm kind of surprised by the lack of understanding going on in this thread. It's very disheartening.

[GingerGolden]

Originally Posted by RachelleDrew

For very young babies, I was recommended by the lactation consultant to feed on demand,

more like every 45 minutes.

Yep, and the only real way anyone who's never personally fed a child by natural means is to do it. Most can never really understand what it's like to have an infant ready to tear off your clothes cause they are hungry and they know where the meal is...

As far as I'm concerned, it is a natural means of nutrition, babies eat and they want to eat when they are hungry. It's not we'd just whip em' out for the whole world to see, but babies can make for some fine little wrestlers when they want to fill that place in their tummies.

It's a natural process, nothing to be ashamed of and well, there weren't any glass or plastic bottles around, what prior to the 1950's, I think.

[Wingnut]

Originally Posted by GingerGolden

...and well, there weren't any glass or plastic bottles around, what prior to the 1950's, I think.

There were bottles, though. Probably glass early on, however, if you tour the Whitney home in Kirtland, you'll see a lead baby bottle that would have been used at the time that Joseph and Emma were living with the Whitneys.

[Elgama]

Originally Posted by Wingnut

There were bottles, though. Probably glass early on, however, if you tour the Whitney home in Kirtland, you'll see a lead baby bottle that would have been used at the time that Joseph and Emma were living with the Whitneys.

if a wet nurse could not be found for a Motherless baby they fed directly from the cow, sheep or goat that was how it was handled before bottles

-Charley

[Berean]

I wouldn't nurse a child at the age of 2 but that is just me...I woldn't go too far past one year. And there are blankets, I will not bother with fancy hiders although I am sure they are great.
And unless you were getting naked in sacrament I think they ought to chill.