BREASTFEEDING in the parks!!

[emh1129]

Well, I guess I have a unique situation- I live out in the middle of nowhere (Oklahoma) and I only have one friend who breastfeeds. Unfortunately, a lot of mothers my age (24) in this area go straight onto DHS assistance-straight to formula, and never even give breastfeeding chance. I know I personally feel that way. And with the nearest LLL meeting an hour drive away.....BUT I am a PROUD breastfeeding mom, and I refuse to let other people get me down! I am doing what's right for me, and my son!

GOOD THING I HAVE YOU LADIES!!

I'm young, too (25).. I have a lot of friends who bf, but it's also the crowd that I hang out with (some are from an AP playgroup, some I met at LLL) so it might not be a realistic representation of the bf'ing climate here.
I know it can feel lonely.. too bad there isn't a LLL mtg closer to you! Are you also on MDC? There is a way to find other moms in your area in their tribal area. Just a thought

 

[AngieWin]

Nak here too! And an MDC mom. Do a search in the tribal threads for the DIS group It isnt as active lately, but it may be time to start it up again!

 

[Tinker_]

MDC???

I LOVE Mothering Magazine!!!! Didn't you love the way they came up with the breastfeeding symbol!?!?!

I am happy to have my one friend that BF's! It just seems people around here view it as a short term thing. I went to have lunch with my old co workers the other day, and ran into my old boss, who also had a son when I did (his wife rather!) and he said, "so, are you still breastfeeding?" and I said, "Of course!" and he said, "Hmmm." I was angry beyond words!

I'm not trying to throw a pity party for myself, it's just sad how it is around here. I think it is great that other area's of the country have more support!!

 

[Tinker_]

Nak??

 

[Tinker_]

Nursing at Keyboard?? Okay I got it!! YUP- that's me all the way! Is there a group? I'll do a search! Thanks for that!

 

[DisneyPhD]

I think I have nursed all over WDW (between 2 kids.) Last year May was pretty amazed with myself that I managed to nurse on a wicked crowded Monorail full of obnoxious cheerleaders. I was in a dress no less. I was wearing a sweater over it, and the dress had an opening in the front, but still I was amazed by myself really.)

With my 1st we looked for a quiet spot at MK hoping DD would fall asleep and we could transfer to the stroller and not need to return to the room for a nap. Being in frontier land we found a nice rocking chair in the back of the Hall of presidents. It worked great, she nursed we had some peace and quiet, and then the show let out. About 200 people ran past us, waking up DD. (and me with my top up. ) Oh well. The problem with MK is when you find a quiet spot, so does someone else. The problem now is many of the quiet and lovely out of the way spots are now smoking areas.

Being a seasoned mom I have walked around WDW standing in line nursing.

TTA is great for nursing and naps. We normally ride twice. The 1st time they are too excided to fall asleep.

 

[Daydreamer64]

I'm still nursing- when the baby is hungry - he eats!- I do attatchment style parenting/nurse on demand- so the baby will be the one to decide when to wean. The older boys were around 17 to 20 months old before they weaned. You are not alone.

 

[monorailsilver]

I have never taken any nursing kids to Disney but I did take my ds to Sesame Place when he was around 9 mo & I nursed him there in the cafeteria (it was a/c) while my dh had our oldest dd on some of the water rides.

Currently I am NAK (cute) my 3rd right now & she is almost 11 months.

I'd never frown on anyone NIP either.

My dh can even deal with it now & deal with me NIP although I don't do it that often because my kids like peace & quiet.

Oh I did get some looks last summer when we were at this dinosaur place in CT at their new sprinkler park. I was outside at one of the tables nursing my baby (the same one I am NAKi now) while dh & my other 2 were running around. I kept myself covered but I swear I had a few gazes & then they realized & looked away rather quickly.

 

[Davidsmommy]

My daughter is going on 3 and we are still nursing. At this point, she is just nursing at bedtime so we didn't deal with nursing at the parks this last trip - but I did see several mommies nursing and I always gave them a discreet smile (I didn't want to make them feel odd, but wanted them to know I supported them).

No-one really knows I am still nursing my daughter - my friends - even the ones who nursed - would think I was a little odd. My parents know from being around at bedtime, but no other extended family or friends really (if they asked or it came up in conversation I would tell them though).

I did NIP proudly until she stopped nursing a lot during the day. And, I fully support nursing mothers.

 

[becca011906]

I'm on MDC also, but not so much anymore...had to get a new user name and pass word b/c my account was taken over and someone eles sold a bunch of stuff under my name and got me some ugly feedback... so i had to get a new name and start all over ... I'm also a young mama 23 and 3 kidos! nursed my first for 18 months (through high school, graduating, buying a first home, ect, ect) nursed my second one till she was 3.5 y, and my 3rd weaned around 2.5 years...

 

[disnut1149]

Hi
I just wanted to say that it's so good to see all of you nursing mothers!! My kids are grown and when I nursed it was out of fashion. Most mothers were bottle feeding. When I nursed, the attitude was "there's your closet. You can go nurse in there. I did nurse on the beach, at stores ( I'd go in the dressing room) and at the pool. My kids were 1, 2 1/2 and 3 when they stopped nursing. My DD nursed my DGD and that was fun for me to see her nursing. Enjoy it. There's nothing like it!!!

 

[disneyfreak74]

Well. . .I am no longer BFing DD but I can tell you that I did ALL over the world when we were there. . . It was like ANY dark ride. . .she took that as a clue to start rooting!!! I thought that she would be a little butterbean by the time we left.

 

[AngieWin]

I bumped the Dis mamas thread over there!

 

[Monkeyfeet]

Another MDC mothering.com mom here. MDC is the discussion board that goes along with Mothering magazine. Keep in mind that some of the views there may be quite different from your own, but it is that way everywhere. You may find some moms in your area.

I belong to a great Ap Attachment parenting (bfing, gentle discipline, etc) group here. We get together every week for a playgroup. It is great.

So a funny story about giving other nursing moms "the smile" when you are out. My dh knows that that I will do it to offer support. So dh, dd and I were at a restaurant and there was a nursing mom in the corner with some friends of hers. The baby started to fuss, so she turned herself around to face the corner and nurse. We were in a small room and it was just her party and us, so I caught her eye when she turned back around and smiled at her to show her that it did not bother us at all. So when the baby fussed again she did not turn around and just nursed right there. I told dh all of this because his back was turned. So at some point he turns around and smiles at her!! I just about died laughing at the expression on her face! I felt so bad. I think that she thought that he was trying to sneak a look and then smiled at her because she seemed so creeped out. I told dh, that from another woman it is usually ok, but from a guy it could be taken as slightly creepy.

 

[hannahsmomma]

I did not read all the post but I saw the one about nursing a 2 year old and how different people react to that. I nursed dd until she was almost 3 and she was a very big 2. Last year I nursed ds who was 15 months at the time on the plane to dw and got some looks there as well, but I thought it was better than having a screaming baby on the plane like the one behind us who would not take his bottle. Now he is 2 and still nursing like he was an infant and I am starting to think about our trip for this April. I just hope to have him cut back to just bed time by then, but not if he has anything to say about it So with 5 years of nursing experience under my belt let me know if you have any questions. I also started trying to get pregnant with ds when I was nursing dd and had secondary infertility, so I could anwser questions about that as well.

 

[kristy1129]

very old thread i found that i thought I'd bump! Leaving Sun for WDW and will be nursing my very curious 4 1/2 mo old. Wish me luck!