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I’m from quite a religious family. In your opinion What age is appropriate to breastfeed in public without it becoming weird for people

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I fed my 25 month old publicly until we weaned if he needed it, it never crossed my mind what other people might have thought. Why would feeding your child be weird for people? If it’s weird for them that’s their issue not mine x

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I don’t think it’s ever inappropriate to feed a baby. Some people might be uncomfortable but that’s a reflection on them. I just used a breastfeeding cover to feel more confident myself in public.

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It should never be inappropriate. If people feel offended by it then that’s a ‘them’ problem.

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I voted for under 12 months because there wasn't another option but as the others say, it's not weird to feed your child

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Any age you want. There wasnt the option for older than 12 months

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I would say the 69% that clicked results are all for older than 12 months 😂

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I feel any age is acceptable.
But I can see how over 6 months people might start to find it inappropriate as they move onto solids also

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Any age !

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My little girl is almost 18 months old and I breastfed her in a McDonalds the other day 😂 didn’t feel weird in the slightest.

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I breastfed my son publicly from day one and it only started feeling weird for ME when he was coming up to two years old. That's cos people would look, or at least I felt like they were. I'd still do it cos if he was upset or whatever then why wouldn't I.

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Any age, no doubt!

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I am with the majority here, I don't believe there is an age that it is inappropriate, if you eat/drink in public then they can feed...

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Any age, I treat it like an adult eating in public

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