The main reason men are uncomfortable with breastfeeding is because they have been taught all their lives that breasts exist for their sexual gratification. Seeing them perform another function entirely is very dissonate and uncomfortable for them and, as a character in Superstore said, "a boner killer". If breastfeeding was commonly seen this wouldn't be an issue.

Your husband has the problem. My teenage sons coped with me breastfeeding their younger siblings, even when they had friends over. I used to host international students and had a lot of male Arabic Muslims stay. I did wonder how breastfeeding you go with the students, but they didn't care a bit. They all seemed to see it as normal, their mothers, aunt and sisters did the same. They were happy to look me in the eye and chat without any awkwardness.

Needs a serious talk with the husband as this is just possessiveness over a part of her body that to him is heavily sexualised. As most women know, when you have a baby the body becomes a functional thing first and foremost, at least for a while.

If the husband won't let the baby eat, 1) he gets to deal with the hungry baby that he's torturing for no reason, and 2) he's not allowed to eat, either.

Immature man lashes out over his wife feeding baby. What does he think will happen, his friends will think she is coming on to them? SMDH. Stop sexualizing breasts.

sounds like the friends were all normal about it. they noticed, then politely looked away and carried on as if everything was normal, because it IS exactly that. sounds like the boyfriend was angry because he views her breasts as HIS and was being pathetic and possessive and trying to assert ownership of her body.

Worst part of nursing was people who thought I was trying to be "sexy". Even if I had a blanket covering myself and the baby.

I think your child comes first. Why are YOU allowing your "mates" to be around your wife at such an intimate moment for them both. YATA my dude......

This is normal. When I was a baby my mom breast fed me all the time around my dad’s friends and they didn’t think it was weird at all. And neither did he.

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Nope she's in the wrong here. She knows enough to cover up in public. She can cover up for a few minutes while guests are in her home. What happened to respecting our partners feelings about our behavior? If a girl can feel uncomfortable with a guy being extra friendly to her friends when it's completely innocent a guy can be uncomfortable with his girl walk around with her boobs out around his friends. Even if it's completely innocent. She is being extremely dusty to him. They should probably have a conversation about it. But as a woman I don't want to randomly see other people's body either. And as a guest in their home I hope they have enough decorum to keep it to themselves.

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PLENTY of men enjoy looking at breasts, even if you think the reason they're exposed is not sexual. I can't believe the comments saying the friends probably just didn't even notice. OP doesn't have to care who sexualizes her breasts, but let's not pretend breast milk isn't a whole category on Pornhub.

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As a breastfeeding mom, I would never breastfeed uncovered in front of friends as I wouldn’t want to risk making them feel uncomfortable and I do not have main character syndrome. Covering myself up with a piece of whatever is zero effort to make everyone happy.

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OP is the AH. Knowing her husbands friends were there she should have covered herself while in the kitchen getting food. The husband whispered his concerns to her and she elevated into an argument. I also breast fed.