Comments on: Have Breasts, Will Travel

By: Ohio certified pilots

Ohio certified pilots — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 09:41:37 +0000

I breastfed both of my children, any where and everywhere. But, I used a blanket to keep covered, for my privacy as well as to keep others around me happy. I had quite a few people give me ugly looks but I just told them “this is the way God intended babies to eat. It’s healthier for them and for me. It’s a bonding experience, and I’m not going to starve my child because you’re uncomfortable. As long as you can’t see what’s going on under here, don’t be nosey and don’t worry about it.”

By: north-carolina private schools

north-carolina private schools — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 04:54:48 +0000

ha, I love it! My kids too think that boobs are for feeding babies, it’s what they grew up with. It always seems to be the older generation who are uncomfortable with it. I love your blogs, Julie! As a mom of four children, I can always relate to your stories .

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:07:08 +0000

Love this story! I have breastfed both of my daughters when we fly( and still do #2). I usually sit in the window seat and have my husband sit on the aisle to help with the fun looks …but we have been lucky to get lots of smiles and nods of approval.

And I agree with exposing your children to breastfeeding. My 1st daughter (almost 4) loves to watch, ask questions and even breast feeds her babies when I breast feed her sister.

By: Amy Keffer

Amy Keffer — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:01:53 +0000

The “old dude”‘s final comment made me burst into tears laughing!! Way to go, lactivist mommy!

By: Toni-Lynn

Toni-Lynn — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:10:41 +0000

Julie, I agree but my son was my only at the time and had never really known anything else until his brother came along. It is not as big of a deal to him now as it was then!

Toni-Lynn

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:19:58 +0000

Good for the mom for staying calm and good for “old dude” for being able to see another side. LOL
I was definitely more worried about the “muffin top” too

By: shannon k

shannon k — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:34:47 +0000

lol – great story! i’m definitely a momma worried more about covering up my muffin top than anything else!

By: Julie Cole

Julie Cole — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:52:39 +0000

no question – this was a happy ending story…old dude more accepting and the lovely mama who took the time to explain. It is hard not to be defensive of our mama ways, but a little non-confrontational chat can go a very long way!

By: Robyn

Robyn — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:24:42 +0000

I think I would have been like the woman on the plane and explained how it helped the baby. To get upset only makes both parties more upset. It seems his attitude shifted with understanding. I think if we all communicated our feelings in a positive and non-confrontational way we would all be better off.

By: Summer

Summer — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:57:20 +0000

I nursed both of my children, and with the first baby, I was so worried about what others thought, I would find somewhere private (an usually extremely uncomfortable) to feed her. Fortunately, I got over it. So with baby number 2, I nursed him wherever we were when he got hungry. I used a blanket to cover me up, but there was no mistaking what he was doing under that blanket! Slurp, AAAAHHHHH! Slurp, AAAAHHHH! It was very funny watching people approaching me, wanting a peek at the “sleeping” baby, only to watch their faces turn bright red when they got close enough to hear how happy he was to be “getting the good stuff” from Mama!