Nursing in Public

Ace, at 3 months old :)

So this could be a controversial topic.  Nursing in public.  When is it okay? When isn't it okay? Well my opinion on this is obvious.  IT'S ALWAYS OKAY!  There is absolutely nothing wrong with breast feeding a child in public.  If a bottle fed baby can have his/her lunch in public, then a breastfed baby has the same rights.

• In 45 states, there are laws that specifically allow women to breastfeed in any public or private location.
• In 28 states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands exempt breastfeeding from public indecency laws.
• 24 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have laws related to breastfeeding in the workplace.

Click here to learn more about breastfeeding state laws :)


So why do people think it's so "abnormal" to breastfeed in public, uncovered?  Is it any worse than a half naked girl walking in the mall with her tits half way hanging out? Absolutely not!!! In my opinion, nursing in public is amazing!  It's so empowering!  And it is a special bond that a mother and child share!

I have no idea why people think that a breastfeeding mother needs to cover herself while feeding her child.  Firstly, from experience, babies don't really enjoy being covered up while trying to eat.  It gets hot, and I'm sure it's pretty scary under there!!! Secondly, what is more natural than nursing your child? Animals nurse their babies.. I saw a picture the other day on Facebook of a gorilla nursing her baby... The caption said "'Like' if you think this is cute".  I swear that picture had hundreds of thousands of likes.  That's funny, because you NEVER see human beings walk up to a nursing momma and say "AWWW HOW CUTE!". Not that I want people to do that to me, but still...

One thing that really grinds my gears is when men say that breastfeeding isn't sexy.  Seriously? Last thing I heard, our breasts weren't meant to be 'sexy'.  They were made to FEED our children!!! I hate this worldly view on breasts and how they're just for looks.  So to all you men out there who think it's nasty, get over it! Breastfed is BEST fed!

So on to my story for today :)

I have always been weird about nursing in public mainly because of the worldly view on it.  Or should I say the American view on it.  I honestly felt slutty or indecent if my boob was out in public like that... So I always covered myself.  I made a point to constantly make sure that not even an inch of my chest was showing. It slowly changed from covering myself completely, to just covering the top of my breast so my sons head wasn't covered, to no covering at all.  

Today, I nursed, uncovered for the very first time at the mall.  I was actually eating a milkshake at this delicious ice cream shop called Mitchell's Homemade Ice Cream and it is THE BOMB! Anyways, :) this guy walks in, stares at me, and I'm just like 'HELLO?? You're staring at my sons lunch thank you very much".  I smiled and he just walked away.  Nobody really bothered me.  But it's so hilarious catching someone in the middle of a double take.  WHAT? YOUR BOOB IS OUT? um, yes... I am feeding my child. So, I'll keep this one short and simple, nursing in public is totally natural, normal, and beautiful.  And I love it. <3  You can call me indecent, slutty, or gross.  But honestly, I really don't care. Because that is how my son grows and stays healthy and that is all that matters to me :)

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  thanks for reading!!!!!!!!