"Isn't that awkward?"
Yeah. I hate that question. Or any variation of said question (i.e. Is that weird? Should you cover? Is this an okay place to do that?) You may be asking what "that" is. It's breast feeding. This topic comes up a lot for me as Rhapsody is still eating every hour during the day (however she sleeps all night long!) Which means that I have to feed her anywhere and everywhere. She's been like this since she was two months old, and doesn't really show signs of slowing down! I've tried to make her 'wait' longer before, but she is just starving an hour after being fed; and even crazier is that Rhaps won't take a bottle. So when I am in public and she cries, I feed her. And that's when the questions come out. For a society that lets women 'dress' themselves in practically nothing, people really freak over a breast feeding mom! I always cover when I am in food establishments out of respect for the people who have to be around me. But anywhere else I prefer to feed and walk; which means no cover. Rhapsody doesn't like the cover and will just move it around anyways, so if I can't pay attention to her completely, I won't cover. I never thought that this would ever be in issue. I didn't think people actually got upset or freaked out by a nursing mom (I never did). But they do. And it makes me sad. I'm never indecent, never revealed (not even a side boob is exposed). And I've absolutely mastered getting Rhapsody on without showing any of the dreaded nipple exposure, and I can't go a day without wearing a camisole to make sure that I am perfectly covered at all times. So where does this question come from? No it isn't awkward. I literally do this ALL the time. No I shouldn't cover. I am not 'exposed.' And, yes, this is an appropriate place to feed because my daughter is hungry and crying, and if she wants food I WILL give her food. Trust me. The alternative is not an option. I'm not sure if any of my other breast feeding moms feel the same, and I'm sorry for such a glum post, but JEEZE, I'd been asked about fifteen times to many and had to get it off my chest!
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