allaiter en public: n'importe où, n'importe quand!

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J'avais pas réalisé que c'était pas encore réglé toute cette histoire là. 

Je nage en pleine bureaucratie... Aucune date de rencontre n'est encore fixée...  

A ce sujet,
In the 1996 case of R. v. Jacob, decided
unanimously by a three member panel of the Ontario Court of Appeal, the accused, Gwen
Jacob, was charged with indecent exposure after walking down city streets topless and
then sitting on a residential porch. Osborne J.A.122, speaking for the majority of the court
stated:
. . . there is no evidence of harm that is more grossly speculative [referring to the
decision of the trial judge]. . . There was nothing degrading or dehumanizing in
what the appellant did. The scope of her activity was limited and was entirely
non-commercial. No one who was offended was forced to continue looking at
her. I cannot conclude that what the appellant did exceeded the community
standard of tolerance when all of the relevant circumstances are taken into
account. It follows that what the appellant did on July 19, 1991 did not constitute
an indecent act.123
If appearing topless in public is not considered to be an indecent act, it is quite unlikely
that breastfeeding one's baby would be considered so.

We need to ask deeper questions about why it is acceptable in certain places and at
certain times for men to be appear publicly without tops, but not for women. If we accept
that there is a larger equality issue at stake here, it is logical that we direct our efforts not
only towards the rights of women to breastfeed in public, but also toward making the
right of women to appear ?topfree? in public, as it is becoming known, part of human
rights legislation, rather than simply relying on court cases such as Jacob.
It is always preferable to have rights outlined in legislation where possible rather than in
the common law ? that is, in decided cases. Human rights commissions in any given
jurisdiction may or may not interpret cases of discriminatory acts against women
breastfeeding in public as sex discrimination. This is why it is important to protect
breastfeeding in public and topfree rights expressly within human rights legislation.

http://www.breastfeedingalberta.ca/files/BMPC-MainDoc.pdf en pages 34 et 36. 

C'est en allaitant comme tu le fais, comme plein d'autres femmes font, en public et pas seulement dans les endroits désignés "amis de l'allaitement ou des familles" qu'on fera vraiment changer les choses. Plus les enfants, qui seront les adultes de demain, verront des femmes allaiter leur bébé, plus ça deviendra une normalité parce que leurs regards posés sur ce geste demeurera pur, tant et aussi longtemps qu'un adulte ne passera pas de commentaire "sale". 

étoiledemer, où demeures-tu? 

Finalement, après plus de 3 semaines d'attente, c'est moi qui ai appelé le médiateur assigné au dossier...
Comme la personne qui m'accompagnera dans mes démarches tombe en vacances vendredi pour 2 semaines et qu'ensuite c'est moi qui suit en vacances, puis finalement la rentrée scolaire de Philippe en 3e année et Guillaume à la maternelle et la rentrée à la garderie de Laurent, j'espère une rencontre après la semaine du travail, moi qui espérais régler ça cet été...  

Que de perles dans ce document!!!
BREASTFEEDING AT MUNICIPAL POOLS IN CANADA
A REPORT FROM THE BREASTFEEDING ACTION COMMITTEE OF EDMONTON
AUGUST 16, 2002
http://www.breastfeedingalberta.c a/files/BMPC-MainDoc.pdf

Breastfeeding in swimming pools is no cause for concern because:
· When a woman breastfeeds in a swimming pool, the public is not endangered by her breastmilk, even if some of it gets into the pool;
· Breastfeeding babies are no more likely than artificially fed (formula-fed) babies to spit up or have bowel movements in swimming pools and should not be treated any differently;
· A breastfeeding child is not any more likely to ingest pool water than an artificially fed baby enjoying the water with an adult; and
· Ingestion of small amounts of pool water by babies, however fed, occurs frequently, and while less than desirable, does not generally result in illness.
A breastfeeding child's health is endangered, however, by supplementing with artificial infant milk (formula) and by premature weaning, which can be the result of a cultural milieu hostile to the needs of breastfeeding women and their children.

Since there are economic, health, social and emotional costs to not breastfeeding, women, children, and society suffer as a result.

those who the pool staff should be most worried about are the formula-fed. These infants lack the benefits of breastmilk, which contains secretory IgA antibodies and dozens of other anti-bacterial, anti-viral, and anti-parasitic substances.

Human milk is uniquely superior for infant feeding and is species-specific; all substitute feeding options differ markedly from it. The breastfed infant is the reference or normative model against which all alternative feeding methods must be measured with regard to growth, health, development, and all other short- and long-term outcomes.

When women don't breastfeed, it is more than a mere lifestyle choice, however: it is a public health issue.

When we discourage women from breastfeeding, we take something very valuable away from them, their children, and ultimately from society.

discrimination on the basis that a woman is breastfeeding is a form of sex discrimination.

the reason why breastfeeding in public is controversial, at least for some people, is due to the ?actual or threatened public exposure of . . . areolas and nipples?, which in our society is erroneously equated with engaging in and inviting sex acts.
We need to ask deeper questions about why it is acceptable in certain places and at certain times for men to be appear publicly without tops, but not for women. If we accept that there is a larger equality issue at stake here, it is logical that we direct our efforts not only towards the rights of women to breastfeed in public, but also toward making the right of women to appear ?topfree? in public, as it is becoming known, part of human rights legislation, rather than simply relying on court cases such as Jacob. 

C'est beau de vous lire les filles!

C'est inspirant!

Bonne journée les mamans xx 

C'est ce que je disais!

J'incluerais les hommes... SI les garçons d'aujourd'hui voient les femmes allaiter, ça fera des hommes et des pères avec un regard sain sur le sein nourrissier. Mes 2 plus vieux me voient allaiter leur frère et j'espère que ça en fera des hommes avec ce regard, qu'il soit posé sur leur conjointe ou sur n'importe quelle femme allaitante.


Je dis NON. Ça vient de plaintes du genre, cet incident que j'ai vécu.
En plus, les préserver de quoi, voulez-vous bien me dire?? 

Je suis tout à fait d'accord avec toi. Lorsque j'ai commencé à allaiter, je capotais lorsque toute ma belle-famille venait s'assoire à côté de moi pour me parler et surtout me regarder Je me sauvais dans ma chambre et la famille suivait re . Et au fil du temps, je me suis dégênée et je n'ai plus jamais eu le même regard sur mes seins. Mon petit frère (seulement 20 ans et jamais vu une femme allaitée ), qui était alors venu me visiter pendant 4 mois, a toujours dit qu'il n'a jamais vu autant de seins qu'en Afrique  

Effectivement! Et plus les femmes oseront allaiter en public sans se couvrir ou se cacher, plus ça a de chance de rentrer dans les moeurs...
Si ça nous gêne d'allaiter en public, c'est peut-être parce que nous-mêmes voyons nos seins comme des objets sexuels...