I am a military spouse and I breastfed my children through toddlerhood all over the world -- USA, Korea, Thailand, Japan, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Italy, Portugal, France and other countries I cannot think of I am sure. I never once had anyone say anything to me anywhere except some friends asking the usual question of how long I was going to do that. In Korea, the female storekeepers in the markets were always so excited to see me breastfeed they would offer me a stool and gather around with oohs and aahs. In many respects, I think it is attitude. I always wished someone would tell me not to nurse, so I could tell them to go away and mind their own business. Never got the opportunity ... LOL! Ginger Chun, LLLL, IBCLC *Postpartum Doula, Breastfeeding Educator, Infant Massage Instructor* www.thenurturedcenter.com *Accredited Breastfeeding Counselor*, La Leche League USA Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony* -- Mahatma Gandhi* On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 11:33 PM, M N <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I have breastfed 3 children well past infancy absolutely everywhere, and I > have met very few comments at all. > The general attitude is very different from what I suppose it is in the > USA. > The major objection seems to be "if you breastfeed him so long you will > spoil him", rather than a problem with decency. > There has been, of course, cases of BF mothers who has been invited to > leave the restaurant, the museum, or had other very displeasing > experiences, but they are relatively a few. > The law allows a mother to BF where she wants, and there is no legal > restriction to BF, as far as I know. > > I think the fact is, there are not so much women who bf toddlers in public, > so your friend may see "surprised" looks. > She may want to have a positive attitude about it and smile if someone > looks at her. > It may improve her chances to be left alone. > > However, as LLL Leaders, we are seldom asked about BF in public: only a few > mothers-to -be perceive it as a problem, usually. > > Let us see if someone else has a different experience... :-) > > Micaela > LLL Leader, > Italy > > > On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 4:09 AM, Ruth Piatak <[log in to unmask] > >wrote: > > > Dear Lactnetters who are or have been in Italy, > > > > Permission to post. What is the cultural and legal acceptance of nursing > > in public in Italy? My friend and her husband have great emotional > > attachment to the country -- to the extent that their child, who will be > 17 > > months old when traveling there with them, is named Umbria. My friend is > > concerned about whether nursing her toddler there will get much > > disapproval, and whether she could get in any legal trouble by nursing in > > public there. This inquisitive child will not tolerate being covered > while > > nursing, so it would limit the family quite a bit to explore Italy > without > > being visible nursing. > > > > Thanks, > > Ruth > > > > *********************************************** > > Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html > To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] > Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] > COMMANDS: > 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: > set lactnet nomail > 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail > 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet > 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome > *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome