Breastfeeding Challenge, Limerick Parent and Baby Centre, Sat 5th

iguana

It's a bit of a niche event I guess but The Limerick venue for this years Quintessence breastfeeding challenge will be the Parent and Baby Centre in Eastway Business Park. The event is a worldwide record attempt by breastfeeding mothers and is part of our national breastfeeding week. Despite Ireland's low breastfeeding numbers, last years highest numbers in the world were achieved by Dublin and the second highest were in Cork. It would be great if this year Limerick could also have such an impressive turnout.

The event starts at 10am with the challenge itself at 11am. It's set to be a great family event and will feature children's entertainment, music and lots of cake.

Do ye race each other or something?

crazygeryy

Wtf? Seriously is this a hoax by some really clever pervert?

Marcus Halberstram

Dear Diary...

banbhaaifric

Saw this mentioned on the Breastfeeding support thread and hope you get lots of Limerick mums turning up tomorrow. Hoping to be at the Cork event myself.

Not sure any amount of challenges will help with the kind of moronic comments above though :rolleyes:

Good luck tomorrow

banbhaaifric

banbhaaifric wrote: »

Saw this mentioned on the Breastfeeding support thread and hope you get lots of Limerick mums turning up tomorrow. Hoping to be at the Cork event myself.

Not sure any amount of challenges will help with the kind of moronic comments above though :rolleyes:

Good luck tomorrow

Ah be nice. Best of luck with the boobie day

banbhaaifric

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Ah be nice. Best of luck with the boobie day

That's alright. My mum calls me 'The Restaurant'

James McNulty

"Ready...Set...Suck"!:D
In all seriousness, best of luck. Apparently, "on draught" is always better than a bottle

Hawkeye1

jesus

seachto7

Seriously! Who organises this rubbish? I'll probably get a warning off the mods but for f*ck sake. A breastfeeding competition. Go 'way and ****e...

taxus_baccata

2.5 hours to go! looking forward to meeting all my lovely friends or should I say compeTITors! I'd love to see what the poster before me imagines happens today, when the reality is a wonderful gathering of family and friends supportive, encouraging and nurturing to each other. I wonder should we do egg and spoon races while feeding just so there will be some competitive element???!!!!!!

taxus_baccata

seachto7 wrote: »

Seriously! Who organises this rubbish? I'll probably get a warning off the mods but for f*ck sake. A breastfeeding competition. Go 'way and ****e...

I don't know whether to laugh or cry at this:eek:

johnmolloy554

taxus_baccata wrote: »

I don't know whether to laugh or cry at this:eek:

Don't worry. Some of us feel like right tits for posting on this thread...Breast of luck with your day!

taxus_baccata

johnmolloy554 wrote: »

Don't worry. Some of us feel like right tits for posting on this thread...Breast of luck with your day!

Ah we gotta love the Limerick Thread - always some decent banter!

We had a wonderful time over 34 mammies fed their babies in Limerick alone, with many more centres around the country also registering a great turn out!

Thanks to those of all you who commented in light hearted way about the event, I was upset to see the one blatantly hateful comment - there's no need for that here!

phill106

Sounds interesting, was there different categories?
Target practice?
Endurance?
Trickshots?
I must know!

I'm ready to try anyway for next year

seachto7

Baffling!!! A load of mammies sat around with their knockers out breast feeding. I hope it was done in private. To be honest, I get ticked off with mammies breast feeding in pubs or cafes etc. Do it in private please!

phill106

seachto7 wrote: »

Baffling!!! A load of mammies sat around with their knockers out breast feeding. I hope it was done in private. To be honest, I get ticked off with mammies breast feeding in pubs or cafes etc. Do it in private please!

Should post that in the ladies lounge or parenting forums.
Wait five minutes though, I need to make some popcorn!

seachto7

Seriously though. Who does like to see people breastfeeding in front of you.........

I've seen it in pubs, restaurants, cafes. I usually go in for a drink or some food, not for someone to pull their boob out in front of me...

No thank you.

taxus_baccata

seachto7 wrote: »

Baffling!!! A load of mammies sat around with their knockers out breast feeding. I hope it was done in private. To be honest, I get ticked off with mammies breast feeding in pubs or cafes etc. Do it in private please! [/QUOTE


So, seachto7, let's ban page three girls then strip clubs and what about porn....actually low cut tops; too suggestive altogether. Let's get rid of them all......see where it goes..... Sounds like fun.....:ee

Luckily the rights of mothers/parents/guardians to feed their children (in what ever fashion they choose) is protected by law. If you have a moment I suggest you have a look at the following http://youtu.be/KiS8q_fifa0

I promise it does not contain any images of breastfeeding or of breasts which might offend your disposition.

seachto7

You have to open a paper to look at page 3 girls. Same with p0rn.

Bare tits in a public do make me uneasy, that's just me though. I wouldn't like to be sat beside someone breast feeding in a cafe either. That's just me though.

banbhaaifric

seachto7 wrote: »

Baffling!!! A load of mammies sat around with their knockers out breast feeding. I hope it was done in private. To be honest, I get ticked off with mammies breast feeding in pubs or cafes etc. Do it in private please!

I'm interested to know more about what you mean when you say "ticked off". Seeing women breastfeed clearly makes you uncomfortable, but can you identify what it is exactly that makes you feel that way? Is it seeing some breast visible? Or maybe nipple if the baby briefly disengages? Or is it the action of the baby sucking on the nipple/breast?

Breasts are very sexualised in our society so maybe there are elements of arousal or the feeling that breasts are for the bedroom only?

It would be interesting to hear because I think nowadays most people know that bottle feeding doesn't have the same benefits as breast feeding which confers immunity, prevents obesity etc, but still react badly when women breastfeed.

seachto7

I definitely don't get aroused!!! Just uneasy with the visible breast etc. in a place like a cafe, restaurant, bus etc.

Same way that if I walked into a cafe and there was p0rn on tv, or a naked couple in the seat next to me, I'd feel uneasy.

Good question though. I suppose it's the close proximity of it.

But I do find the original post unusual...

Insect Overlord

But pornography is designed to make you feel aroused. A mother feeding her child is one of the most natural things in the world, and there's nothing sexual about it. How can you say that two totally different things can make you feel uneasy in the same way?

iguana

seachto7 wrote: »

But I do find the original post unusual...

Tbh, attitudes like your are exactly why events like the Challenge are so important. There should be absolutely no need for such events as it should just be a normal, everyday occurrence that mothers of breastfed children are able to get on with their lives, which includes venturing out of the house, while also feeding their children when necessary. However knowing that there are people out there who feel like you do makes that so, so, so very hard for most of us.:( If I'm out of the house and my son needs feeding I just want to feed him and not have to have a part of me worry that this feeding may be one that results in me facing harassment and feeling upset and shamed. Being a mother is a joy but it's hard, tiring work sometimes and I shouldn't have to feel uncomfortable for giving my son what he needs. So we rally around each other and create events designed to let people see how normal breastfeeding is while ensuring that we have the strength in numbers to feel safe and protected.

Sure you run into the paradox that when you create an event to show that something is normal that within the context of it being part of an 'event' it isn't normal but that's how it is for minorities or minority activities that attract ire. In some ways you can liken it to an event like Pride. In that by holding a big parade to celebrate homosexuality as a normal part of life you are holding homosexuality apart, as something that needs it's own special event. But what it also does is show that it is a normal part of life that is going on all around you all the time and that it is supported by the majority and the law and if you have a problem with it, you are in the minority.

It's also worth a mention that the same laws that make it illegal for you to make a homosexual couple/a mixed race couple/someone of a different race/etc feel uncomfortable and unwanted in a public venue also applies to breastfeeding women. If you feel uncomfortable with any of the above your options are to get over it and get on with your life or leave. If you attempt to transfer your discomfort onto the person who is just trying to get on with their life in a perfectly normal manner you are in breach of the law and the management of the establishment has a legal duty to remove you from the premises.

seachto7

Well, if I'm in a cafe, I would leave if there was breastfeeding going on around me. What's next? A nappy changing coffee morning?
If I want to be around breastfeeding, boobs, dribbling babies in a cafe, I'll try and meet the love of my life, and have kids of our own. I'll gladly pitch in as an aide to a breastfeeding mom. But I'd rather not have to graphically watch parenting hour while I'm having my morning tea and scone.

Not everyone likes being around babies funny as it may seem to you.

seachto7

Insect Overlord wrote: »

But pornography is designed to make you feel aroused. A mother feeding her child is one of the most natural things in the world, and there's nothing sexual about it. How can you say that two totally different things can make you feel uneasy in the same way?

Sex is also one of the most natural things in the world, but I'd rather not look at a couple at it in a cafe or in public.

Insect Overlord

seachto7 wrote: »

Well, if I'm in a cafe, I would leave if there was breastfeeding going on around me. What's next? A nappy changing coffee morning?
If I want to be around breastfeeding, boobs, dribbling babies in a cafe, I'll try and meet the love of my life, and have kids of our own. I'll gladly pitch in as an aide to a breastfeeding mom. But I'd rather not have to graphically watch parenting hour while I'm having my morning tea and scone.

Not everyone likes being around babies funny as it may seem to you.

So you'll happily slurp on your tea, drop crumbs off your scone, pick the bits of raisins from between your teeth, rustle your newspaper, answer your phone, tap your pen against the table and scrape your chair on the floor, but if it's time for the baby to be fed you'll kick up a fuss? Grow up.

seachto7

I wouldn't kick up a fuss, but I'd leave.

milkandsugar

Probably best you leave. Breastfeeding when and where you baby needs to feed is protected by law. Your sensitivities are not.

seachto7

Lol, you'd swear I was a threat or something.

Stellaluna

You don't have to watch though, surely there's other things to look at in a cafe? I regularly manage to ignore behaviours I personally find annoying in public spaces such as spitting, urinating and what I would consider over-the-top public displays of affection not to mention chewing food with your mouth open. I think mothers should have the confidence to be able to breastfeed their babies in public places (as is their right).