I was lucky enough to get to hear Amy Spangler talk at a breastfeeding conference. She talked about going to a park one day and saw a woman sitting back away from everyone else on a picnic table nursing her baby. She wanted to tell her how proud she was of her nursing her baby in public and not to hide from everyone. As she walked up to her she could tell the woman was getting defensive, scared Amy was going to belittle her for nursing in public. After Amy talked to her telling her how proud she was for doing the best thing for her baby the woman relaxed and became more comfortable with it. Challange for those of you who aren't as shy as me: If you see a woman nursing in public... do what Amy did. Especially if she's trying to "hide" somewhere. I love seeing breastfeeding moms, it makes me miss nursing my kids.
I always make eye contact with a nursing mom and smile and on occasion I have told her what a great job she is doing. We all need support and encouragement and despite all of the research that concludes b/f is best for baby and mom, there is still a lack of education and support, even within the medical community.
Funny nursing story......when DD was 6 months we were in WDW having lunch at Le Cellier. She was fussy and I knew she was hungry so I told my family to box up my lunch and I would meet them outside. I found a nice bench outside Le Cellier where they do Kidscot. It was so nice and quiet and I could not believe nobody was around. That was until the doors to the O Canada show opened up and people came pouring out!! I was totally covered but it was a shock because I didn't know that was where the show let out. I still laugh when I think about it