In our nigeria today some of our nursing mothers choose not to breast feed their babies in public and open places and even for those of them that go with their children to work refuse to feed their kids in public but in this case i dont blame them because i feel every company or organisation should have a nursery where nursing mothers should take their kids to when they need to be breastfed. SECONDLY most our young mothers today deny their babies the right to suck from their breasts as saying they are still young and wouldn't want to have a sagged breast cos they still want to have a sexy breast, again most of them breastfeed for just 2months and when asked they say doctors advised them not to feed more than 2months and they can start applying baby foods after then while some breast feed for 6months(exclusive breastfeeding) before they start applying other baby foods. So fellow nairalanders i'd love to know if breastfeeding in public is advisable and why some of these women think having a nursery in our companies and organisations are necessary and again what are the consequences of not giving their babies breast milk and also how long a baby should be breastfed before other baby foods can be applied.

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@OP:
Dont you have punctuation marks on your PC/phone?

Bosom-feeding a baby in public could be distracting,and as a woman,it make you look like somebody with low self-esteem. When bosom-feeding in public,some women tend to expose their bosom,(which is suppose to be covered from the eyes of other men,since it is the exclusive reserve of the woman and her husband alone) and this could distract people,as men are naturally drawn to what they see.

Nursery is better,as it gives her the privacy and comfort to bosom-feed her babe without causing distraction.

6months to a year should be ideal for bosom-feeding a child,as the child would have acquire the necessary nutrients for it to develop and easily adapt to eating other food apart for b.reast milk.