Should I feel weird about my sister-in-law breastfeeding when my kids are there visiting?

[Anonymous]

She almost always nurses with no cover of any kind. When my boys (11 and 13) go over to hang around with their cousins she seems fine with this, although she is pretty much topless. The watch and ask questions about babies and such and she answers their questions, She is absolutely huge so I am wondering if that is what they are really interested in.

[Anonymous]

You really shouldn't. Feeding babies is perfectly natural.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I would be.

[Anonymous]

Nope. My 11 yr old wanted to be in the room when I gave birth. I allowed it. Now he's in med school to become an ob, because of it.

[Anonymous]

Of course not! I think it's awesome that you SIL is comfortable and sharing something so wonderful with your sons. This builds empathy and compassion. You are the one sexualizing breasts, not them.

[Anonymous]

I think I would be uncomfortable with it too. But that doesn't make what she's doing wrong.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't be uncomfortable, unless your SIL is deliberately trying to turn this into something sexual.

[Anonymous]

No, it's good for them to see it as something natural and not sexual.

[Anonymous]

So. She is nursing her kid. In her OWN HOME. And there still are people who think she should have to cover up.

FFS.

Grow up and teach your kids what breasts are for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So. She is nursing her kid. In her OWN HOME. And there still are people who think she should have to cover up.

FFS.

Grow up and teach your kids what breasts are for.

+1

[Anonymous]

So you want to tell a mother nursing her own child in her own home to cover up ?

Please , just dont.

This is a great opportunity for you to teach your young men about so many things : how to deal with awkward and uncomfortable situations , how to be a polite guest in others homes , how people make different choices than we make Nd last but not Least, about breastfeeding and the purpose of breasts

[Anonymous]

Oh yes OP. Have her infant starve so that you don't experience 'weird' feelings about her large breasts.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely not. She is feeding her child in her home.

I am very well-endowed. When I was nursing, I was huge. I would cover in public or at a friends home. At my home, I nursed without a cover. My child hated the cover and I was at home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely not. She is feeding her child in her home.

I am very well-endowed. When I was nursing, I was huge. I would cover in public or at a friends home. At my home, I nursed without a cover. My child hated the cover and I was at home.

So, what would have kept you from just walking around topless in front of them otherwise?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So you want to tell a mother nursing her own child in her own home to cover up ?

Please , just dont.

This is a great opportunity for you to teach your young men about so many things : how to deal with awkward and uncomfortable situations , how to be a polite guest in others homes , how people make different choices than we make Nd last but not Least, about breastfeeding and the purpose of breasts

You are very naive. Those boys are at the age of puberty and they will be masturbating. Aunty is giving them the equivalent of a titty show that will only turn them on, not teach them.