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I wanted to make a comment about the argument that women showing a breast is a temptation for young men. I think it's a misguided argument. Any person has seen and heard much, much worse in the movies and television.

I would argue that young women and especially young men NEED to see nursing babies. It will build a healthy respect for what the body was created to do. My personal experience growing up was that I didn't know hardly anything about about how the body works which caused me to get curious, which in turn led to finding answers from the wrong places and brought on temptations that should never have been an issue. Children and adults need to be able to have appropriate and truthful discussions about the topic of sexuality and the body. In my mind this is the ONLY real defense from the scum we pick up nearly every day.

My wife and I read a book called "And they were not ashamed" when we were first married. It cleared up a lot of issues we would have potentially encountered as newly-weds. If you haven't read it, and you're and adult, you should!

In general as a culture, I think we spend too much time focusing on the "can't have, can't touch, can't look". We need to focus on the purpose, and the when, not the CAN'T!

We don't say you can't drink coffee/alcohol etc. without also talking about the reasons behind it and all that we understand about the subject. Yes, we obey for obedience sake, but there is a reason behind it. If we know the reason truthfully and as completely as possible, it makes obedience so much easier; and it provides a very strong defense.

@ Johnny, my point in using these pictures is because they portrayed what life was like then. It's a little different than, say the famous statue of David. Most paintings of nudity are for art's sake and were not meant to suggest that people walk around in the buff. But I agree that a painting alone isn't enough to put for a solid argument, so I'll echo what Merriwyn said.

@Anonymous, you are absolutely right. I wish I could change the way worded that conversation and I probably shouldn't have shared that part of it here. Oh well, you live and learn- enough people have read it I'm not going to change my post. Thank you for pointing that out.

A little update: I sometimes cover up with my wrap, I often don't. I try to be discreet, I'm not always, depending on the child's mood. Sometimes I do go to the lounge to nurse, usually I don't. And all of the above are okay. Let's support each other with whatever we/they feel comfortable with. The important thing is that the little ones get to eat. 🙂