When Moms Collide: Breastfeeder Kicked Out of Pool

re: When Moms Collide: Breastfeeder Kicked Out of Pool

Becky — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:05:14 GMT

@Danielle, I'm with you. I showered daily, that was it, and we were fine. Breastmilk is full of antibodies, and baby saliva tells your breasts which ones to make for your little one, so unless something other than your baby's mouth or milk gets on there, you're fine

re: When Moms Collide: Breastfeeder Kicked Out of Pool

Danielle — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:31:19 GMT

Alicia...you cleaned your nipples every time you fed your baby????? Are you kidding me???? With what? soap? windex? ajax?

Sorry. I know I'm a bit over the top, but I never once cleaned my nipples before feeding my three babies. I took a shower (almost) everyday and figured I was clean enough. Have I lost my mind? Am I the only one?

re: When Moms Collide: Breastfeeder Kicked Out of Pool

Alice — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:43:52 GMT

It is dirty. I always cleaned my nipples before feeding my babies. Dotn botle feeders clean the bottles first? I hav enever understood why so many breast feeding moms think they dont need to clean their germ and fungus covered breasts before sticking in their child's mouth but freak out over dirty toys and soak them in bleach. Pools are notoriously cirty even with the best managed. E Coli is very common and will kill an infant in 24 hours. Besides, would you place your infants bottle in chemical laden water with 100 stangers butts soaking in it? Yuck! Wash your boobs people! It is common sense. My grandmother told me to do it.

P.S. Pools are not sterile. Surgical tools are sterile.

re: When Moms Collide: Breastfeeder Kicked Out of Pool

Mike Adamick (Cry It Out!) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:48:13 GMT

Yes, thanks for the imagery Shannon ...

re: When Moms Collide: Breastfeeder Kicked Out of Pool

theclevermom — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:53:59 GMT

A further point: if the pool is as dirty as some people claim, with all its leaking diapers, what in the world are you doing soaking your body in that filth for?! What a ridiculous idea!

re: When Moms Collide: Breastfeeder Kicked Out of Pool

theclevermom — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:52:16 GMT

There is only one issue here: Ellie Karkouti performed an illegal act by approaching a breastfeeding woman and asking her to move. Ellie Karkouti violated Cinira Longuinh's Human Rights as they are legally defined by the Ontario Human Rights Commission, which is a chargeable offense.

Ellie Karkouti stepped in a big steaming pile when she decided to single out a mom who was quietly and discreetly nursing her child amidst a group of her peers. I don't think she's yet spoken to a lawyer, because she keeps talking to the press and doing stupid things like hiring Kevlar clad security guards for the day a large group of nursing mothers came to the pool with their families.

Karkouti keeps saying it's a health and safety issue, which has been debunked in the many pool specific breastfeeding related human rights violations (including one by a colleague of mine). It's a human rights violation, clean, clear and simple.

re: When Moms Collide: Breastfeeder Kicked Out of Pool

Maureen — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:39:53 GMT

I wouldn't care if someone were breastfeeding in the pool -- or wherever. I was one who didn't have a problem breastfeeding my kids almost anywhere. However, I don't think I would have done it in a pool. My kids tended to do some nasty things in their diapers while nursing, and I hate to think of the leakage.

Ew!

re: When Moms Collide: Breastfeeder Kicked Out of Pool

diera — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:52:49 GMT

I wouldn't be a party to helping kick her out, but I do have to say, I can't think of anywhere more uncomfortable to breastfeed than in a pool! It sort of reads to me like "woman told to stop breastfeeding while firewalking". :-)

re: When Moms Collide: Breastfeeder Kicked Out of Pool

Mary — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:44:08 GMT

Okay. I totally support breastfeeding in public -- yay, Angelina! and so on -- and I do think the owner of the pool is making a silly argument. But I would have gently encouraged this woman to get out of the water, too. I don't like the idea of someone breastfeeding in a public pool any more than I like the idea of someone peeing in the same pool (even though pee is sterile). The pool is just not a place for bodily fluids. And unless that mom and kid are some sort of crazy champion breastfeeding neatnik team, there's a chance that a little milk is going to dribble down into the water. Is there a reason this lady couldn't have just sat poolside in a chair instead, and THEN gone for a swim?

re: When Moms Collide: Breastfeeder Kicked Out of Pool

leahsmom — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:31:57 GMT

@ShannonLCCate - thanks. I knew this already, but now I will never be able to look at my boobs without being grossed out!

re: When Moms Collide: Breastfeeder Kicked Out of Pool

Shannon LC Cate — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:12:49 GMT

Just speculating here, but I would imagine that boobs with a little breastmilk on them, smothered inside a bra for an hour or two would grow quite a bit of bacteria for the baby to lap up in the next feeding, whereas chlorinated pool water will clean those suckers right off. That baby probably never had a more germ-free meal.

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Ashers mom — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:11:26 GMT

People are stupid and uneducated.