Ultimately, breastfeeding is between you and your child, and if you're not
comfortable nursing in public then you shouldn't feel any pressure to do so.
That one encounter helped my husband to feel 100 % comfortable
with nursing in public as well — knowing that people would not always be rude to his wife.
Women should be encouraged to nurse wherever THEY feel comfortable, and that may start with seeing other women
nurse in public in a normal situation, not an emergency or a protest.
I grew up seeing my mother nurse my siblings, I saw
women nursing in public, even family members breastfeeding and dry nursing each other's babies.
Next time you see a
mother nursing in public — no matter how she chooses to do it — give her a smile or even better, a kind word.
When you
do nurse in public, choose spots you feel comfortable in as well, like booth seating in a restaurant.
I'd like to see that progression... as well as the change in the culture's view
on nursing in public.
Because let's face it: I'm human and if people told me to leave or cover up everywhere I went, I would
stop nursing in public.
They are easy to use, though they make it more challenging to
nurse in public just because it takes 2 hands to get it on.
My breastfeeding journey has so far included
nursing in public from one side of the world to the other and back.
Even if you have no
problem nursing in public, pumping in public is somewhat awkward no matter what you are comfortable with.
She
still nurses in public sometimes and her favorite place to nurse is at the seaside with her feet in the water.
So, essentially this wonderful man wrote an article in response to several
different nursing in public harassment episodes that occurred.
So did you find, that you were
nursing in public sooner with your second, maybe than your first, because I definitely found we were doing that.
Although nursing in public has now become much more acceptable, it is quite normal for you to find the experience a little awkward and embarrassing.
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