I absolutely hate the word "discreet" when using in conjunction with breastfeeding.
"Discreet" implies that a topic if off limits, taboo, forbidden, dirty, unwholeseome. Secret.
Married lovers are discreet about an affair. I can be discreet when (not) talking about a friend's criminal past. President Obama is in discreet talks with Syria and Iran.
Why the heck is breastfeeding secret? Shameful? Unwholesome? Forbidden?
It just doesn't make sense.
Do people mean "modest" instead, as in showing a minimal part of their bodies? That makes more sense, though not completely.
Why should a woman EVER be secretive about breastfeeding?
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"Discreet" implies that a topic if off limits, taboo, forbidden, dirty, unwholeseome. Secret.
Married lovers are discreet about an affair. I can be discreet when (not) talking about a friend's criminal past. President Obama is in discreet talks with Syria and Iran.
Why the heck is breastfeeding secret? Shameful? Unwholesome? Forbidden?
It just doesn't make sense.
Do people mean "modest" instead, as in showing a minimal part of their bodies? That makes more sense, though not completely.
Why should a woman EVER be secretive about breastfeeding?
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well said!!
). When DD was 6-7 months, and we were back on track, I didn't like exposing my tummy anymore, so I started wearing singlets or camisoles under buttoned shirts, so I could pull them down rather than up, and use the shirt to cover a bit on top. However, some days I run out of singlets or buttoned shirts (all in the wash!), and end up using an ordinary top. My 1-year-old likes to pull at my top/singlet/cami/bra, and sometimes it does get exposed. We have never been able to use nursing covers, DD hates restrictions of any sort. And yesterday, when I had to wear an ordinary top, I walked around town with my very tired DD feeding in the Ergo, exposing quite a bit of my midriff. I don't like it, but hey, it happens! I'm not trying to offend anyone or draw any attention to us (my tiny red-headed DD already does that! 
) ), nor am I trying to convey some sort of political message about breastfeeding. Although in a way I do, I demand my right to take my high-need DD out in public (where everyone says she is SOOO good, tihi! Thanks Ergo & breastfeeding!), I demand my right to get out of the house, using public transport (as I don't drive), I demand my right to have lunch in town, because mums need to eat too. And twice lately we've gone out to dinner (sorry, can't leave DD with anyone). And I guess I demand my right to do these things. I'm a part of society too, "despite" being a mother! Not that I've ever had to demand any of these things, people are usually very positive, a lot of the time they will even commiserate if you have a crying baby, I've never actually had a negative comment, breastfeeding or otherwise (in public, that is). 
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it was the word, not the use of language. no worries!
