3 tales of breastfeeding - good/bad/ugly
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vernacular_lifeI wouldn't consider myself a 'boob nazi' but in the past month or so have really been surprised about how strongly I feel about breastfeeding. I've never been challenged when nursing in public, but want to print out the Maryland state Breastfeeding laws just to have on hand. I'm not going to be In Your Face about it, but I'm also not going to sit on a toilet in a dingy bathroom.
The good:
Had lunch/outing with 2 other mothers with infants whom I work with. Lovely day. We picniced, went to the Visionary Art Museum in town (folk artists and untrained artists - fantastic for kids!), and had lots of Nursing in Public. It was nice - and the museum staff were fantastic in their support. One employee even told my friend Stacey that she'd clear a bench for her if she needed one in a different location :)
the bad
I get so annoyed at the uneducated. The women who say they won't be able to bf because they have small boobs, etc. What makes me angrier are the way that these myths keep being passed on as truths, and it seems that the basics of breastfeeding aren't really covered in prenatal care. You're lead to believe that your baby will die if, heaven forbid, you have a piece of sushi, but so little on WHAT your body is doing and how breastfeeding 'works'
the ugly (and this IS ugly)
A woman I work with had a son in February. She started back to work in April, dutifully going down to the nurses office (our designated 'pumping room') several times a day for the past 3 months with no problem.
Yesterday, she had stepped away from her desk. When she returned, one of her male coworkers was found opening her cooler bag and getting out a bottle of expressed milk!! He thought it would be 'funny' to put some in his coffee! I flipped out when I heard this. (coworker definitely flipped out)
Don't know what kind of disciplinary action the Milk Thief had, but will find out on Monday. I dont know what I would do if that happened to me. What kind of charges could you press against this asshole?
The good:
Had lunch/outing with 2 other mothers with infants whom I work with. Lovely day. We picniced, went to the Visionary Art Museum in town (folk artists and untrained artists - fantastic for kids!), and had lots of Nursing in Public. It was nice - and the museum staff were fantastic in their support. One employee even told my friend Stacey that she'd clear a bench for her if she needed one in a different location :)
the bad
I get so annoyed at the uneducated. The women who say they won't be able to bf because they have small boobs, etc. What makes me angrier are the way that these myths keep being passed on as truths, and it seems that the basics of breastfeeding aren't really covered in prenatal care. You're lead to believe that your baby will die if, heaven forbid, you have a piece of sushi, but so little on WHAT your body is doing and how breastfeeding 'works'
the ugly (and this IS ugly)
A woman I work with had a son in February. She started back to work in April, dutifully going down to the nurses office (our designated 'pumping room') several times a day for the past 3 months with no problem.
Yesterday, she had stepped away from her desk. When she returned, one of her male coworkers was found opening her cooler bag and getting out a bottle of expressed milk!! He thought it would be 'funny' to put some in his coffee! I flipped out when I heard this. (coworker definitely flipped out)
Don't know what kind of disciplinary action the Milk Thief had, but will find out on Monday. I dont know what I would do if that happened to me. What kind of charges could you press against this asshole?
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