RE: Rules in the name of safety/caring what other's think
Alice Roddy
Kendrah wrote:
This weekend I had a painful plugged milk duct so I wasn't
in the best of moods. I went to Target with dh and the kids and my son (15 months
but big for his age) needed to nurse. I nurse in public. I do it to make a
point. Would I be more comfortable somewhere with privacy? Yes. However, if we
nursing mamas hide ourselves in fitting rooms, or bathrooms or whatever nursing
will continue to be seen as something that should be hidden. So even though I'm
always afraid that someone will make a comment or say something (even though I
know anything they saw would be b.s.), I nurse out in the open and always look
people in the eye as they walk by. For if they saw I was wavering they would
probably feel compelled to make a rude comment (not everyone of course, but
some people). Well while at Target I nursed my son in a rocking chair that was
on display in a central part of the store. I looked everyone in the eye while I
nursed but this time I could of cared less about what they thought. My painful plugged
milk duct kept me from giving a rats ass. Man, it was a good feeling!
There has been a thread on LACTNET, the email list for those
who support breastfeeding, about just this. According to people most knowledgeable
in the field, your course of action is the very best both to promote awareness
of breastfeeding and to prevent harassment. People who look others in the eye
and smile are seldom hassled. It is those who appear diffident and
uncomfortable who are vulnerable to those willing to bully.
Kendrah, on behalf of nursing mothers and those who endeavor
to support them, I thank you.
There is an alternative for those not quite comfortable with
your course of action that I think is very funny. Hooter Hiders. They provide
privacy while you nurse so that absolutely no one can complain you are showing
any skin. They also announce in big, bold, brightly colored patterns that there
is something going on behind the curtain. A good many will miss the activity of
the mother who has pulled up her shirt and is covered by her child. No one can
miss a Hooter Hider. Modesty in NIP and
in your face NIP in one neat package.
I also like the fact that they stand away from the body
enough so that mom can look down at baby and that baby can get air.
I have no financial interest in them.
Gramma Alice
Breastfeeding is the biological norm for infants. It is a relationship that provides food, connection, protection from illness to the baby and stress reducing hormones to the mother.
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This weekend I had a painful plugged milk duct so I wasn't
in the best of moods. I went to Target with dh and the kids and my son (15 months
but big for his age) needed to nurse. I nurse in public. I do it to make a
point. Would I be more comfortable somewhere with privacy? Yes. However, if we
nursing mamas hide ourselves in fitting rooms, or bathrooms or whatever nursing
will continue to be seen as something that should be hidden. So even though I'm
always afraid that someone will make a comment or say something (even though I
know anything they saw would be b.s.), I nurse out in the open and always look
people in the eye as they walk by. For if they saw I was wavering they would
probably feel compelled to make a rude comment (not everyone of course, but
some people). Well while at Target I nursed my son in a rocking chair that was
on display in a central part of the store. I looked everyone in the eye while I
nursed but this time I could of cared less about what they thought. My painful plugged
milk duct kept me from giving a rats ass. Man, it was a good feeling!
There has been a thread on LACTNET, the email list for those
who support breastfeeding, about just this. According to people most knowledgeable
in the field, your course of action is the very best both to promote awareness
of breastfeeding and to prevent harassment. People who look others in the eye
and smile are seldom hassled. It is those who appear diffident and
uncomfortable who are vulnerable to those willing to bully.
Kendrah, on behalf of nursing mothers and those who endeavor
to support them, I thank you.
There is an alternative for those not quite comfortable with
your course of action that I think is very funny. Hooter Hiders. They provide
privacy while you nurse so that absolutely no one can complain you are showing
any skin. They also announce in big, bold, brightly colored patterns that there
is something going on behind the curtain. A good many will miss the activity of
the mother who has pulled up her shirt and is covered by her child. No one can
miss a Hooter Hider. Modesty in NIP and
in your face NIP in one neat package.
I also like the fact that they stand away from the body
enough so that mom can look down at baby and that baby can get air.
I have no financial interest in them.
Gramma Alice
Breastfeeding is the biological norm for infants. It is a relationship that provides food, connection, protection from illness to the baby and stress reducing hormones to the mother.
____________________________________________________________________________________
Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search
that gives answers, not web links.
http://mobile.yahoo.com/mobileweb/onesearch?refer=1ONXIC
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