Ha ha ha. I'm nursing O at the Target.

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In the Starbucks, under a cover, in a back corner. No one has noticed except a preteen boy who turned red, some employees who couldn't care less, and another mom with 3 little kids hanging off of her cart who made eye contact with me and ... raised the roof. I love a good 1995 throwback.

[LeggsBenedict]

she RAISED THE ROOF? omg. amazing.

[eb777888]

omg, lol. The MOM raised the roof at you? lol lol

[nicanmatt]

I never got to nurse David outside of the hospital's NICU and one of my favorite things to do with C is nurse in public. The worst was having to do it in Panera, sitting directly across from a guy who was eating with his girlfriend. LOL I honestly don't know if he ever noticed, but the elderly women next to me gave me lots of smiles. The best was on the beach, I didn't have a cover yet so I stuck a big blanket into both straps of my suit and into the bottoms so it didn't fly up. It was uncomfortable, but the salt air, breeze and scenery were outstanding.

Love that someone raised the roof for ya! You are a rock star!!

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Nov 10, 2013 12:45:27 GMT -5 LeggsBenedict said:

she RAISED THE ROOF? omg. amazing.

It was one handed and brief, but the roof was raised. We smiled and then she hearded her brood away.

[bania]

I'm dying at the mom raising the roof. Dying!

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Nov 10, 2013 12:49:40 GMT -5 kevin arnold said:

What? Is this a thing?

Not that I'm aware of. No one has ever even made eye contact with me before. Lol.

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Lol! I like her.

[thebreakfastclub]

Nov 10, 2013 12:59:16 GMT -5 jenny1980 said:

Nov 10, 2013 12:56:57 GMT -5 frkls said:

i'm sure this is less than shocking, but i say something or make some kind of positive gesture to nursing moms every time i see one. 

Do you live in an area where BFing is not very common?

I have never seen anyone BF in real life. I only hear about it on GBCN!

[speckledfrog]

Nov 10, 2013 12:53:05 GMT -5 kevin arnold said:

Nov 10, 2013 12:51:37 GMT -5 cville said:

Not that I'm aware of. No one has ever even made eye contact with me before. Lol.

Right?! Talk about awkward.

I'd avoid eye contact but come in for an awkward fist bump. That's cool, right?

Nooooooo.  Do not approach me while my boob is out!  I'd take a thumbs up, a raise the roof, or even a "You go girl!" before I wanted to fist bump a stranger while nursing.

[speckledfrog]

Nov 10, 2013 13:05:40 GMT -5 thebreakfastclub said:

Nov 10, 2013 12:59:16 GMT -5 jenny1980 said:

Do you live in an area where BFing is not very common?

I have never seen anyone BF in real life. I only hear about it on GBCN!

I wonder if you just didn't notice.  Moms can nurse while the baby is in a carrier, too, which is super discreet.  Sometimes "sleeping" babies are actually eating.

[lilafowler]

Woot woot!

[lilafowler]

But are you ruining your baby by drinking coffee while nursing?

:-p

[thebreakfastclub]

Nov 10, 2013 13:20:21 GMT -5 speckledfrog said:

Nov 10, 2013 13:05:40 GMT -5 thebreakfastclub said:

I have never seen anyone BF in real life. I only hear about it on GBCN!

I wonder if you just didn't notice.  Moms can nurse while the baby is in a carrier, too, which is super discreet.  Sometimes "sleeping" babies are actually eating.

I look at babies all the time now that I have one though, and still nothing. And I live in a blue state even! I have a CW who pumped for 6 months, so that is the longest I know of IRL.

[eb777888]

Nov 10, 2013 13:27:08 GMT -5 kevin arnold said:

Nov 10, 2013 13:18:44 GMT -5 speckledfrog said:

Nooooooo.  Do not approach me while my boob is out!  I'd take a thumbs up, a raise the roof, or even a "You go girl!" before I wanted to fist bump a stranger while nursing.

Dude, I was totally kidding. Seriously, if I notice someone nursing I just go about my business. I had no idea that I was supposed to get up and sing "I'm Every Woman."

lol! I'm kind of here, too. 

[thebreakfastclub]

Nov 10, 2013 13:29:27 GMT -5 tators said:

Nov 10, 2013 13:27:45 GMT -5 thebreakfastclub said:

I look at babies all the time now that I have one though, and still nothing. And I live in a blue state even! I have a CW who pumped for 6 months, so that is the longest I know of IRL.

This is crazy to me!

I have also never seen anyone in the Walmart swimsuit. So I assume both are just internet legends. LOL.

[TrickyBob]

That is awesome!

[iamgrace]

My boobs are out alllll over the place. Lol.

We were at a tea room in a small town last weekend that had a sign " breastfeeding friendly". Love it.

[LeggsBenedict]

Nov 10, 2013 13:31:36 GMT -5 kevin arnold said:

Nov 10, 2013 13:28:39 GMT -5 tators said:

hahah between my saddle purse post, and this I feel like sometimes you dont get joking.

I'm legitimately surprised when people take me seriously. It makes me feel like a failure.

I'm starting to worry you're serious about eating cats and that you actually might be ALF.

[pamela]

Do not approach me, gesture to me, comment, whatever when I'm nursing in public. That just makes it awkward and draws attention to it and makes it not normal. If you really thought it was a normal thing, you'd just move on.

[lissaholly]

If this is a thing then I will be thumbs upping NIPers. i often joke about why it would be bad if I had a third kid because I am so much more relaxed with my second. I would be all Maggie Gylenhal nursing all the time.

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Nov 10, 2013 13:27:08 GMT -5 kevin arnold said:

Nov 10, 2013 13:18:44 GMT -5 speckledfrog said:

Nooooooo.  Do not approach me while my boob is out!  I'd take a thumbs up, a raise the roof, or even a "You go girl!" before I wanted to fist bump a stranger while nursing.

Dude, I was totally kidding. Seriously, if I notice someone nursing I just go about my business. I had no idea that I was supposed to get up and sing "I'm Every Woman."

It's all in meeeeeee

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Awesome!!!

Wish I could still NIP, but so many stares would be had at a three-year old bfing in public.  Hides in the nursing closet, lol. 

[iamgrace]

Yeah, I have no desire to thumbs up anyone NIP, nor do I particularly want people to do it to me either. I just want to be able to feed my kid. Lol.

[looseseal]

I was nursing DS in the mall food court the other day. An elderly woman sat at the table near me and asked how old she was and could she hold her. I said, 4 mos, or whatever, and then said he was eating. She said, so loudly the whole place could hear her, 'ARE YOU NURSING? AT THE BREAST? RIGHT HERE AND NOW?' When I had quietly answered yes to each question, she just said, 'well hand her over when you're done.' Weird.

[bonquiqui]

[trafficgirl]

Nov 10, 2013 14:11:19 GMT -5 looseseal said:

I was nursing DS in the mall food court the other day. An elderly woman sat at the table near me and asked how old she was and could she hold her. I said, 4 mos, or whatever, and then said he was eating. She said, so loudly the whole place could hear her, 'ARE YOU NURSING? AT THE BREAST? RIGHT HERE AND NOW?' When I had quietly answered yes to each question, she just said, 'well hand her over when you're done.' Weird.

What the hell? I'm guessing you did not know this woman.  This is such a bizarre request to me - hey stranger, let me hold your brand new baby when you don't know me from Adam. I don't get people.

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Nov 10, 2013 12:57:39 GMT -5 jenny1980 said:

Nov 10, 2013 12:52:40 GMT -5 @missuskeekers said:

I wish I was this brave. I never use a cover but I usually use a nursing room or my car.

Liberate thyself! Once you do it a few times you realize it's no big deal. I have nursed everywhere cover less (yesterday in a packed aquarium sitting rightnext to people on both sides of me) and I have never had someone so much as raise an eyebrow.

I think sometimes moms are so self conscious about it we feel like other people are way more aware than they really are. I just don't think other people give a shit LOL.

I totally sat my big old butt right down next to a nursing mom at our aquarium yesterday & started blabbing about how crowded it was... and then started unloading & rearranging my diaper bag... & then started taking my toddlers coat off, all before I realized she was BFing. DH was like Dude... Maybe she wanted some privacy...

Really most of the time people are clueless. Like me.

[looseseal]

Nov 10, 2013 14:22:01 GMT -5 trafficgirl said:

Nov 10, 2013 14:11:19 GMT -5 looseseal said:

I was nursing DS in the mall food court the other day. An elderly woman sat at the table near me and asked how old she was and could she hold her. I said, 4 mos, or whatever, and then said he was eating. She said, so loudly the whole place could hear her, 'ARE YOU NURSING? AT THE BREAST? RIGHT HERE AND NOW?' When I had quietly answered yes to each question, she just said, 'well hand her over when you're done.' Weird.

What the hell? I'm guessing you did not know this woman.  This is such a bizarre request to me - hey stranger, let me hold your brand new baby when you don't know me from Adam. I don't get people.

No, I didn't know her. I thought it was strange, too, but I was mostly amused at the volume of her voice and the follow-up question, 'at the breast?' Where else would I be nursing from?

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An awesome reminder of how a stranger can brighten your day and make you feel connected to humanity. Very cool.