Mayim Bialik on Public Breastfeeding: It's Not Sexual

**llamamama** · February 26th, 2014, 12:06 PM

I just love that picture of her with her boys, it almost makes me want to have another one. Wait, no it doesn't.

**MohandasKGanja** · February 26th, 2014, 12:08 PM

A scale hasn't been measured to detect how little I care about seeing someone public breastfeeding.

And kudos to Bialik's amazing educational accomplishments after reading about trainwreck after trainwreck of former child stars here.

**CornFlakegrl** · February 26th, 2014, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by sputnik

first of all, it's just a boob. get the fuck over it.

but most importantly, even if you are one of the assholes who takes issue with public breastfeeding, i ask you, what's worse: accidental boob or a crying kid? pretty sure everyone (except the taliban) would take the boob over the crying.

Was that directed at me and my patchouli mom story?

**sputnik** · February 26th, 2014, 12:29 PM

^^
no! i didn't read all the posts before i replied to the article. i do agree that once a kid can ask for it, it's too old to be breastfeeding. not that i'd ever tell the mother that, i'll save my judgement for bitching with you lot.

**CornFlakegrl** · February 26th, 2014, 12:34 PM

gotcha.

**Mel1973** · February 26th, 2014, 12:35 PM

yeah, that anecdote about the child walking up to mommy, undoing her blouse and feeding itself creeps me right the fuck out...

**Novice** · February 26th, 2014, 01:49 PM

All this always makes me think of little Britain's bitty...

**sluce** · February 26th, 2014, 02:19 PM

So are you all trying to say I should stop pumping and sending my milk to my child at college since she can only nurse when she's home?

**MohandasKGanja** · February 26th, 2014, 02:26 PM

I'm still drinking White Russians made from milk my mom pumped for me back in 1971. I even label vintage years. Pasteurization is key.

**Novice** · February 26th, 2014, 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by sluce

So are you all trying to say I should stop pumping and sending my milk to my child at college since she can only nurse when she's home?

I guess it depends if she's helping herself to it or not...

**Honeythorn** · February 26th, 2014, 03:12 PM

I love me some Mayim Bialik. She seems like a super crunchy mom, but not to the point where she slaps you in the face with it. EB I don't mind if it's a 3 year old. But there was this one EB story that gave me the fucking willies. It was a lady in England that was BF her daughter WHO WAS 8!!!!! 8 bitches you read right. Look up "breastfeeding at 8" on youtube. This lady is BF her two daughters, one is 8 the other is 7.

**MmeVertigina** · February 26th, 2014, 03:21 PM

Originally Posted by mjw

"When I was nursing, I didn't feel the need to be immodest, but I also feel like that's going to vary from woman to woman. I would try to be absolutely respectful and conscious of the community I was in," she explained.

Read more at ONTD: Oh No They Didn't! - Mayim Bialik on Public Breastfeeding: It's Not Sexual

This is key.

**Chalet** · February 26th, 2014, 06:04 PM

Originally Posted by llamamama

I just love that picture of her with her boys, it almost makes me want to have another one. Wait, no it doesn't.

Aw, go ahead. We're very supportive!

**holly** · February 26th, 2014, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by Honeythorn

I love me some Mayim Bialik. She seems like a super crunchy mom, but not to the point where she slaps you in the face with it. EB I don't mind if it's a 3 year old. But there was this one EB story that gave me the fucking willies. It was a lady in England that was BF her daughter WHO WAS 8!!!!! 8 bitches you read right. Look up "breastfeeding at 8" on youtube. This lady is BF her two daughters, one is 8 the other is 7.

At this point, this becomes more about the mother's need for...I don't know what...control? It's almost co-dependent.

**Novice** · February 26th, 2014, 06:09 PM

Originally Posted by MmeVertigina

"When I was nursing, I didn't feel the need to be immodest, but I also feel like that's going to vary from woman to woman. I would try to be absolutely respectful and conscious of the community I was in," she explained. This is key.

But her "immodest" involves ankles & knees.... Check out the swimwear she endorses....