I think I'm Gen X? (1981)
I enjoy breastfeeding in public because it's NORMAL and setting a good example to society and helping other women to realise, hopefully that they too can do the same!
At first, I hid away in parents rooms but only because the attachment we had was very difficult the first 3mths we had alot of feeding problems and were doing bottles also BUT mainly due to my big tummy with stretchmarks all over it, which I felt VERY conscious about and still do..... (but am doing something about that now!)
But once DD was about 3-4mths old.... I started feeding anywhere!!!!!! I even fed her on a plane when she was just 8wks old
I don't cover up either.... I just do it discreetly for my privacy more than anything!!
If someone had a problem with it, they'd be picking on the wrong person if they chose mehehe
It's NORMAL! And we're still feeding at 1yr of age so I look forward to continuing feeding DD in public and not feeling I have to hide away just because society feels feeding a baby past 1yr is not normal..... it is normal!
I remember hiding away in the bedroom at our house when DD was just 2wks old and family came over but I look back and realise now that it was just all new to me and DD and we had feeding probs which didnt help all that. I think even if we didnt have problems at the beginning I still would have used the parents rooms alot initially just until we got used to feeding and correct positioning etc...... most mum's feel this way too I'm pretty sure. It's a learnt skill.




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