tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post3215144699409899211..comments2023-08-26T11:45:53.143-03:00Comments on Rachel's Rantings in Rio de Janeiro: Breastfeeding: A Difference in CultureRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13209527132116902328noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-22144709019907653372011-01-10T18:07:08.475-02:002011-01-10T18:07:08.475-02:00I love that it is accepted and encouraged in Brazi...I love that it is accepted and encouraged in Brazil. I bf mine for 22 months and I fed him everywhere, never felt like I had to cover up or that anyone even noticed, it just felt normal and fine. My son wouldn't take a pacifier or a bottle either. Breastfeeding is work! Back in the US during our visits, it was a whole different feel, there was an awkwardness for sure. It's too bad. Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16157534345604450915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-60997299675470774962011-01-09T20:31:47.719-02:002011-01-09T20:31:47.719-02:00I bf in public (in Chile) when we're out at re...I bf in public (in Chile) when we're out at restaurants or malls. I've never seen anyone give me a second glance. I don't care if they do. Boobs become non-sexual when used to feed babies, I cant imagine anyone turned on by that! A guy who tries to perv on a bf mum is a pathetic twat ;)<br /><br />And if anyone told me to go in a 'special room', they'd get a earful of f***Lanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03378737160853320433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-22032430163584811702011-01-09T18:07:22.150-02:002011-01-09T18:07:22.150-02:00We have uptight people in Brazil too. A few months...We have uptight people in Brazil too. A few months ago I was pregnant and taking my older kid to the pediatrician with my husband and there was this couple with a baby and a nanny in the waiting room. I could not believe when I realized that while the girl was breastfeeding, the father and the nanny were taking turns with a blanket to make a curtain and block our view from her precious little Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103190752732967939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-72949389189809589192011-01-09T15:17:46.509-02:002011-01-09T15:17:46.509-02:00I really wish Americans had a better view of breas...I really wish Americans had a better view of breastfeeding. *sigh* I only BFed my son for 4 months (I worked outside the home so it was getting difficult to pump at work) but never felt comfortable enough to do it in public because of the reactions I'd see other moms receive. However, if I ever have another child I would be sure to BF in public...it's my right. :)soontobesinglemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846073157818577730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-49692979156822164142011-01-09T10:36:38.604-02:002011-01-09T10:36:38.604-02:00I too got comfortable just "popping it out&qu...I too got comfortable just "popping it out" to breastfeed in Brazil. Then I took my son when he was 7-months old to the States and got told by a guard at the National Air and Space Museum when I was sitting on a bench out of the foot traffic to breastfeed that "they have special rooms for that". UGH! Definitely culture shock for me! Of course the extended breastfeeding of Corinnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-62790518581934548642011-01-09T07:12:59.631-02:002011-01-09T07:12:59.631-02:00I love that there are explicit and detailed televi...I love that there are explicit and detailed television Public Service Announcements about how to successfully breast feed on Brazilian television. Or the local expert on a morning talk show demonstrating proper form.<br /><br />NEVER in the uptight US! Did Mary breast feed Jesus? Did she use a clean serviette?Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14003236423048071844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-47307718044979108812011-01-09T04:43:06.673-02:002011-01-09T04:43:06.673-02:00Breastfeeding in Brazil is great - I was even enco...Breastfeeding in Brazil is great - I was even encouraged by the waiters at Fogo de Chao to do it right there at the table as I got served beef. When I asked if they could give me a clean serviette to cover up, they looked at me in utter astonishment as if to say "cover up what?", maybe there I should have answered "any beef juices from falling on my baby, and keep the meatfest andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05929452558720184266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-34772200343572739202011-01-09T01:35:41.865-02:002011-01-09T01:35:41.865-02:00I breastfed for a full year- just stopped last mon...I breastfed for a full year- just stopped last month. But I always covered up in public. I felt crazy enough to be doing it in a restaurant or a park to begin with. Although I think that had more to do with my self-consciousness than anything else. I honestly never encountered any of the "Breastfeeding is gross" people that you hear so much about. <br /><br />But I live in New York. So Mommy Shortshttp://www.mommyshorts.com/noreply@blogger.com