Comments on: Washroom Stall for Two Please

By: LD

LD — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:01:32 +0000

I’m pretty okay with breastfeeding in public, but only because of the way Chloe nurses. She is small and has a good angle (don’t laugh – it’s true) and I don’t seem to reveal anything.
With Matt it was another story. I always felt exposed and did it in private.
But sometimes it’s hard. We were at Disney World recently and halfway through an hour long wait in line Chloe started screaming (and I fed her before the line, but it was florida in july and HOT). I couldn’t calm her so I simply stood in line nursing her.
The thing is, no one even looked at me funny. I was shocked.

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By: blissfully caffeinated

blissfully caffeinated — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:35:17 +0000

Yep. Bathroom stall, changing room at Target, back seat of my car, where ever. I do not like nursing in public (the mall, a restaurant table, etc.)either.

With my first baby my only regular outing was to the mall where there was a Nordstrom. Because Nordstrom has fabulous restrooms with a “Mother’s Room” specifically for nursing.

With baby #2 I didn’t leave the house enough for it to matter.

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By: Some kind of Wondermom

Some kind of Wondermom — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:15:48 +0000

As you wrote about your heart racing, feeling the sweat, and searching for somewhere to go, I felt like I was reliving the same experience.

I also think breast is best, but as a mother who did feed her son formula, in the eyes of nursing mothers, I do feel like I’ve done something wrong. In my case, I had such difficulties with latch, with pain, with mastitis, etc, that it was either feed my him formula, or let him starve. Breastfeeding was the most difficult and excruciatingly painful thing I have ever done in my life, and I am extremely sad about that. I wanted so much more from it. I wanted to be one of those moms who could sit on a bench at the mall, or at a friends house and nurse. But I couldn’t. I couldn’t even do it at home, let alone in a bathroom stall, because the pain was too much to take.
I hope that’s not too much to share…

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By: crazymumma

crazymumma — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 16:40:57 +0000

Yes, what SciFi said.

We can only do what we are comfortable with.

By: Urban Mummy » 22 Months & Going Strong…

Urban Mummy » 22 Months & Going Strong… — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:33:52 +0000

[...] in our society are seen more as sexual objects then as a way to feed children.Â Many mothers are embarassed to feed in public, or are looked at disapprovingly when they do.Â In the not so distant past I have read stories [...]

By: Karen Sugarpants

Karen Sugarpants — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:54:03 +0000

We all do things differently and with Dylan I was just like you. Then my mother-in-law told me how gross she thought breastfeeding was. So I purposely did it in front of her. ha ha! Karen Sugarpants's last blog post..Up Goes Mr. Down

By: Leslie

Leslie — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:06:10 +0000

I totally understand how you feel. I’ve done plenty of bathroom stall nursing. With Julia, I rarely nursed in public. Now that Lucy is here, I nurse in public a lot more, but I still feel that anxiety about it. I know that feeling you’re writing about.

You’re a great mom, Sam. You’re doing what’s best for your child, even when it isn’t easy for you. There’s no shame in that.

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By: Her Bad Mother

Her Bad Mother — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 02:46:56 +0000

Oh sweetie. I HATE that you feel this way. I so understand it, I HAVE felt that way. But it SUCKS. Our culture makes us feel this way. It sucks.

BUT. What matters is that you do it. Whatever it takes, you do it. Be so so proud of that.

(Did you read my post today? Relevant.)

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By: Redneck Mommy

Redneck Mommy — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:43:40 +0000

I was so uncomfortable feeding Frac out in public. But I kept trying and sooner or later I got over it and it didn't bother me so much. But it is so embarrassing. I hear you. Redneck Mommy's last blog post..Rubbing the Crystal Ball

By: Gliding through motherhood

Gliding through motherhood — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 23:34:13 +0000

You shouldn’t feel bad for feeling uncomfortable nursing in public. It’s a personal thing and you are doing what feels right for you, all while doing what feels right for Hudson. And as someone else already said, I’m sure Hudson doesn’t care where you are.

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