Distractions During Mass

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If you look at old photos of women who are breastfeeding, it was actually very typical to “take out the whole breast.” Yes, even in generally more modest times when hem lengths were longer and necklines were higher! My babies have, in general, not tolerated fabric anywhere near their faces while they eat (I wouldn’t like it either!)

With this baby I’ve done a lot more pulling my top down, rather than wearing two shirts to lift up or wearing specific nursing shirts. Even then, “with my whole breast out,” unless you are staring at me trying to see something, you won’t see anything, and I’m not a small chested woman. My baby’s head covers it all. And yep, I’m mostly a skirt wearing, headcovering lady who finds myself at the TLM more often than not - and most of the ladies I know have the same approach.

I will say that for some moms and with some babies it can take time to figure it out. But good grief, they’re the ones with the trouble, and if you’ve got eyelids and a neck that can turn then you go ahead and use those muscles, because there is nothing stopping you.
 
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I know my opinion is an unpopular one.

I have no problem with women breastfeeding in other public places, but as I said, it is completely inappropriate to breastfeed in church whether or not anyone else is there. It is especially inappropriate to breastfeed in church during Mass, no matter how discretely.

Its not a matter of practicality, it is a matter of respect for the sacred. Jesus hung on the Cross for six hours, but you can’t go out to your car for twenty minutes?

If it is done without others being aware, that is slightly better as it would not cause distraction or be possible occasion of sin. However, as I have said time and again, it is inappropriate and should be avoided if at all possible.

I’m now muting this thread.
 
This is simply not true—even the pope has weighed in on it.

You may not like it, which is fine. But then you’re the one who should go out to the car.
 
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I said that once
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Of course I’m not suggesting that women shouldn’t come to Mass. They could go out of the church to breastfeed though. I would be very distracted if a woman next to me got her breasts out during Mass. I would likely be unable to pray, and may have sinful thoughts due to it.

How do people make a massive deal about head coverings, and then get their boobs out?!?!

That rings twice to me.
 
I’ve also been to churches in some poorer area. Many women ride public transit with their infants.
 
Something tells me that MockSock doesn’t know very much about babies. Like, how often they eat. Does MockSock want Mom and Baby to go to the car every week? For how many months - - it’s not like eating is a one-time event. This would be week in and week out.
 
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