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Should mums be putting breastfeeding pictures on Facebook?
Facebook caused uproar when they removed images from profiles claiming they violated terms of service, were these pictures discriminating, offensive in some way? Not if you class breastfeeding vulgar. But should mums be putting breastfeeding pictures on Facebook in the first place?
While mothers who posed feeding their baby with a bottle are deemed natural, a baby feeding from its mother is not allowed? Wow.
Now forgive me if I am wrong but how can Facebook justify this?
What rules are mothers breaking? They are allowed to pose on the beach wearing a bikini yet are punished for feeding their baby?
I am a breastfeeding mother, I did feed 4 out of 6 of my own children, I do admit that I never posted pictures of me feeding to Facebook and would never do so. I don’t have a problem with other women doing it, but I am not that confident feeding in front of others, let alone show it off.
I don’t see feeding my child a reason to pose and snap a photo for Facebook and do think mothers who upload albums full of their milky boobs, a little odd. Why would you make a full album? The odd picture yes, you should be proud and it’s a beautiful memoire to keep, but to me it should be a personal picture. I would not want to show off my boobs online, again personal choice.
I also wonder how my kids would feel if years later they saw themselves sucking from my boobs? Yes it’s natural and yes I would have been feeding them, but they would be saying OMG mum you have your boobs on the internet.
I credit all mothers who breastfeed as it can be difficult and I do understand the upset this decision by Facebook has caused. They are discriminating breastfeeding mothers.
The argument I have with Facebook is it allows disgusting pages and images to be uploaded, although these pages are reported by thousands, it stays, yet they remove an innocent and loving mothers feeding photo?
“Facebook has clarified its policy when it comes to photos of breastfeeding: only photos of babies actively nursing are allowed. Everything else is considered nudity and will be taken down if reported.”
You are allowed to breastfeed in public, so why not be allowed to show feeding images in public?
Facebook went on to say that the breastfeeding images that they removed were ones that had been reported? Which I find hardly likely, I personally have experiences where haters had stolen images of my babies and posted sick text across them, yet when reported they were never removed and were only done so when I involved the police.
What do you think? Should breastfeeding pictures be allowed on Facebook? Do mums need to share such personal photos?
About The Real Supermum
More power to women for breast feeding.
Somethings like feeding, doesn’t matter if your feeding by bottle or breast should be kept private.
The majority of people don’t care how you feed your baby they just don’t want to see it.
Also there’s an element of look at what I can do, with these sort of pictures. I for one couldn’t breast feed, a lot of women really struggle to try and breast feed but just can’t. Those mother’s that put up breast feeding pictures are just making others who can’t do it feel bad.
Congratulations you can breast feed or bottle feed. Just keep it to yourself, as long as your looking after your baby no one cares.
I breast fed my daughter but I would not be posting picture on facebook about it. I never fed in front of my daughters dad or my family members. I have no problem with the mums that do but then again it’s their facebook and they’re proud of what they’re doing, who are we to tell them it’s wrong? x
I breast fed and yes there is pics on facebook of me doing it u can’t see anything there’s nothing wrong with breast feeding Jesus u see more boobage on some music videos on tv!! Pre watershed!! My pics are set to friends only so no one I wouldn’t want to see can see Theres even a pic of my hubby cutting the umbilical cord!! I’m sorry for all those ppl who can’t breast feed for whatever reason but we don’t not show things like ppl walking or dancing incase we offend a paralyzed person let’s get real there’s no shame either way breast fed or not its personal choice I proudly fed in public fair enough I used a mussy to cover bits I didn’t want to show lol
And why should feeding be kept private ??? As adults we eat in restraunts parks and other public places that’s the dumbest thing I ever heard!!!
Would you make an album dedicated to your breastfeeding pictures?
People post pics of them bottle feeding there child so why jusy because it’s a boob it’d wrong to post pictures on Facebook! Yes there’s pictures of me trying to breast feed Ainslee which he wouldn’t take to but it’s still an amazing moment that I wanted to share with everyone xx
I think breast feeding is such a obviously natural thing so why so people hide it? If they are proud of it and want to share then go for it. I couldn’t personally put a picture of myself breastfeeding but if others want to then they should be able too xx
But create a breastfeeding album?
No i don’t think that they should have a whole album! Maybe 1 or even 2 pictures but not a whole album. That’s just a bit too much!
I don’t see a problem with it tbh.
You can’t see anymore than someone who is wearing a bikini or low cut top so how can they now allow it?
You get moaned at for posting photos of bottle feeding babies by mams who say you should breast feed but can’t post breast feeding photos.
The world went PC mad years ago x
I think there is nothing wrong with putting the pictures of nursing your baby on Facebook! People have pictures of feeding their baby from a bottle so why should we hide the way we feed our babies?! Its not as if you can see anything! Breastfeeding seems to be a bit taboo with some people and this Facebook malarky just shows that! Breastfeeding is the most natural thing in the world! The sooner people realise that the better!
And yes I would make an album just to show its nothing to be ashamed of or something you should hide x
people can post what they want on their own facebook tbh i really couldnt careless what they have got on their own page. i dont see why people get so defensive about it?? i couldnt breast feed ronan at all and even if i could i think i would post pics and yes theres is pics of him with a bottle do i care? no, so why should anyone else? if people get offended about what on my page then go find the unfriend button simple as!! there are worse things on facebook than breast feeding mothers, even i have a pic of my boobs (covered up) on facebook and i have posted a pic to emmas page of me with a bikini top on so you could see my boobs lol seriously people are getting offended by boobs. i say we all take a stand and post our boobs on facebook haha xx
I’ve not made an album but I might do now lol
I’ve got nothing against breast feeding, but to me its something personal. Not something to be plastered all over a social networking site. If ur goin to put loads of pics on with ur boobs out u might as well walk around topless. I no its a natural thing, but the then so is child birth. Would u put a pic of ur baby’s head crowning on Facebook? Or just a pic of ur fanny? I no i wouldn’t x
Also I’ve just seen a post on another mum’s group asking their members to get photos of them breast feeding in the dairy section of their local supermarket. Im sorry but that is ridiculous. Its not even a natural photo then, its staged. All i seem to see on that group is pictures of mum’s with their tits out. There is no need!
I happily breastfed my son and was confident doing so infront of family and friends I also have photos but I wouldn’t put them on fb or the internet. I understand why people would do it but I personally wouldn’t.
I’m a Breastfeeding mum this time round and I have a few piccys of me feeding on fb, most I post to another Breastfeeding site as I don’t feel comfortable my friends seeing pictures of my boobs but have no problem with other women doing so. I have loads of pictures feeding, it’s the time when my lol boy first started smiling and cooing, it’s special moments he smiles and he looks so beautiful I need it on camera. I do not take the picture because I like looking at my boobs (although they’re rather nice I think lol) I take it to hold the memory of my son in these moments. Most Breastfeeding mums will agree that you no longer see your boobs in the same way while feeding, it is more like you have two bottles strapped to your chest, they arent your own and I must say Breastfeeding is anything but personal to me. It’s not personal when I’m having to rush around shopping center with my toddler and baby in carrier feeding while I’m pushing pram, it’s not personal when I’m out at a friends feeding while have a laugh. It’s just me doing what is natural and right. X
I dont see a problem with ladies posting their breastfeeding pictures. You choose what you look at and what you dont and dont think those mums should be made to feel bad about it or as if its something to be ashamed of. I bottle fed my daughter and put pictures of her having a feed, its the same to me x
dont see the problem personally , as look at some of the pictures ppl put up of women practicly showing all there cleveage barring their nipple n bottom of there boob . and after all thats all thats showing when ur beast feeding n its nature ffs ….. how can they say its vulgra n indesent pffs , full album may b a bit to much but the odd picture then y not xx
A full album might be too much but then again there’s no saying the album has to be full of pictures. Then at least if they have that people KNOW not to look in that album if it’s not something they want to see rather then going through pictures and that popping out at you x
I don’t see a problem with it if that’s what people wanna do I didn’t breast feed non of mine but would never turn my nose up at someone who does or how they decide to do it x
i think its great that people bf but a whole album is odd i wouldnt have a whole ablum of evie being ff or a whole albm of my dinners.. some people share to much on facebook
Tbh I wouldn’t, why would you want to show everyone feeding your child?? Doing it in public is fine baby needs to eat but I just dnt understand why ppl want to show it off xx
I think it should be aloud