Feeding in public

[ameise]

Hi, I will be moving to Singapore next year with a new baby and was wondering if it is illegal or considered offensive to breastfeed in public? If so, what do people do when they are out and about? Do shopping centres have parenting rooms?

Many thanks!

[Currymeister]

Fine to do so. Just make sure that it's not obvious.

[endacotta]

Hi

I am breastfeeding my little one and you will find allot of the malls do have areas where you can breasfeed in a little room. if you are out and cannot find one I have used changing rooms, been in a coffee shop even a bench in one of the malls - people do not usually take any notice as long as you are discreet.

HTH

Anita

[joop]

Not illegal to do so, you may want to buy a nursing bib if you're breastfeeding in public, or visit this link that has a list of nursing rooms for mothers: http://www.mumcentre.com/essentials/nursing.htm

[ameise]

Thanks for the replies! Change rooms are a great idea I hadn't thought of, but it good to hear that there are special rooms around where it should be more comfy. I also didn't know that nursing bibs existed, baby stuff is a whole new retail world!

Thanks again!

[cbavasi]

i fed my daughter all over town when i wasn't near a nursing room and no one blinked. muslin cloths are great for this purpose - breathable fabric and large enough to throw over shoulder.

[QRM]

Well put it this way recently I read in some local rag the locals where upset with some Ang Mohs walking around without a shirt on the MTR, mind you I can see their point who want to rub up with some sweaty hairy bloke in a crowded train.

[skye]

There's a huge difference between a sweaty bloke travelling on the MRT without a shirt and discreetly breast-feeding. OP, it's not a problem at all. If you are just starting out and aren't very confident, you might want to use a mother & baby room, although they double as baby-changing rooms and can be a bit wiffy, but no-one will bat an eyelid if you sit in a corner of a coffee shop to feed. My local and expat friends feed anywhere we have coffee or lunch and no-one pays any attention. Once you get the hang of it it's very easy to do discreetly and unless people are really in your face, they won't know what you are doing anyway. You can throw a muslin or shawl over your shoulder for added privacy, rather than those baby-bib thingies.

[ameise]

Thanks for the advice - it is good to know that it wont be a drama.

Although I am looking forward to embrassing my child, I was thinking of waiting until it was a teenager rather than getting my shirt off on the MRT straight up .