The other day Trinity was off of school but Caleb still had school. So while my Velcro Caleb critter was running amok at school for a few hours, I decided to spend some time with Trinity. We decided to go to IHOP for breakfast. It was glorious. Trinity and I were able to hang out and have a great time. The baby was there, but she's so easy that she's no trouble at all. Just as I was polishing off my German pancakes, eggs, hash browns and bacon (shut up. I'm nursing and hungry) I realize the baby is going to need to nurse soon. In a flash I realize that I am not dressed correctly to nurse this baby in the restaurant. I ran out the door in a frenzy to get Caleb to school in a nursing tank and a fitted zip up hoodie. So to nurse her I would have to unzip the hoodie and unclip the tank top to reveal my entire boob. ...that's not really my gig. You see, there are 4 different kind of nursing moms. The great thing is that they are ALL good. They are all right! Just because I don't pull my whole boob out to nurse doesn't mean you shouldn't. If that's how you do it, go ahead! No judgement at all from me. I am a huge advocate for the right to publicly breastfeed any time, anywhere, in any fashion. Seriously... feed the babies! Let's check these mommas out: 1) The Sneaky Momma This mom will not nurse anywhere in front of anyone. If she is out in public she will go to her car, a bathroom or a nursing room. If she is home and company is over she will go to a bedroom. The baby is happy and chubby so we all know he is being fed, but no one has ever seen it. New mommies are usually in this group since they are still figuring it all out. Seriously, with newborns they can't find the nipple, milk goes everywhere...it's a hot mess. Sometimes it your own personal modesty that puts you in this group. 2) The Tented Momma This momma will nurse her baby anywhere, but does it with finesse under a cover. I'm always amazed at their ability to wrestle a curious baby under a cover and keep them there. My kids would wrestle like it was the WWF if I tried to put a blanket over them. They can be spotted anywhere smiling and nursing. They don't have to worry about accidental exposure at all due to the cover. That must be lovely. 3) The Ninja Stealthy and discreet, these mommas have mastered the art of nursing without a cover, yet do not expose themselves. This is my team. Usually there is some clothing layering involved so even the tummy is covered. Shirt goes up, boob comes out, and baby latches on covering the boob. Usually people just think you are holding the baby close and don't even realize what you are doing. I have some pretty amusing stories of freaking people out who realized what I was doing only after chatting with me for five minutes. These mommas will nurse anywhere at anytime because they are confident and can! 4) The Confident Momma These are up over the shirt breast feeders. The whole boob is out. Usually it's because baby doesn't like fabric around them, on top of them or near thier face. These mommas nurse everywhere at anytime and are awesome. So here I am at a restaurant and realizing that to nurse this baby I will have to essentially be a Confident Momma and whip my entire boob out. And unless this baby is completely freaked out, I don't want to do that. It's not that I'm afraid of offending the people in the restaurant, I frankly don't care what they think. I just personally like keeping my boobs to myself. Thankfully she was fine until we finished so I nursed her in the car. I giggled the whole time at how dumb I was. Trinity got a good laugh when she realized what I was wearing. Do any of you have funny nursing stories? Please share!
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Tu
11/6/2015 01:07:50 am
You also could never be Tented Mama with Trinity and her nursing gymnastics! Lol
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april mills
11/6/2015 08:46:48 am
She was seriously insane. It's bad when even the La Leche Leauge ladies are surprised and amused...
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