Breastfeeding and Following Jesus- uninviting “modesty” to the breastfeeding discussion
Often modesty is thrown around as an argument for how women should or shouldn’t feed their babies in public. As a follower of Jesus, I care a lot about what God might think. The Bible has a lot to say about modesty, things like not braiding hair, keeping a woman’s head covered, wearing gold… you know, all that stuff most Christians are following religiously. Or not. But does it have much to say about breastfeeding modestly or women being “discreet?” Is there a history in the church of breastfeeding being taboo?