Grrr
For the first time I got "in trouble" for breastfeeding in public. I was down a side hall in a low traffic area of the convention center in Nashville, my mother sat on the side of me facing the minimal traffic going by, and I wore a nursing cover. A convention center employee came up and asked if there was a problem – if had been uncovered earlier? She was very polite. She said a man had complained. I COULD NOT believe it – I was more covered up than I had been before we were nursing, you know? The employee was great – she went back and told the man I was covered and almost finished, and then checked back with me to make sure we were all ok. But still. Puh-leeze, people, my kid is screaming the house down because he needs to eat NOW, what should I do? Anyone who suggests I go sit on a toilet in the bathroom has (a) never had to nurse a baby – it would be nigh impossible to juggle everything, and (b) Gross!! A public bathroom?
Grrr. Had he complained straight to me, I would have been tempted to rip off the cover and go au naturale. Or however you spell that. Harumph.
3 Comments
Nora
I join you in GRRR. I hope she told him off as politely as she could. Seriously! That is exactly the kind of thing I was talking about a few weeks ago in a post. You are doing nothing wrong. If you find Trace Adkins in Nashville give him a big kiss from me, K? Thanks sweetie!
super jane
oh, i wish i would\’ve been there. honestly, i would\’ve walked up to him and given him a piece of my mind. ever since i birthed my babies, i\’ve been a wee bit more outspoken about things. this subject would\’ve totally put me over the edge.
Aimee
you know for something that is supposed to be so natural…there are a lot of people who complain…this makes me very mad…i would have just taken the cover off…there is nothing worse that stupid people…♥~♥ :oD the shortest distance between two people is a smile… :oD ♥~♥