Friday, August 19, 2011

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

The Real Reason Not to Cover Up Nursing Mothers

One of the best articles I've read explaining why we should not cover up while nursing our babies. 

By Martha Neovard

"I was browsing the internet last night at about 3 am, while lying in bed and listening to the crashing of a distant storm, when I came across a recent blogpost, by a woman named loralee (See the blog). The blog itself was fantastic. The author openly admitted she has a level of discomfort when confronted with the sight of an openly nursing mom and baby. Her first reaction is kneejerk, a "cover that up" level of discomfort. Her second reaction is to check herself, take some deep calming breaths, assure herself it is well within the dyad's rights to eat wherever, whenever, no matter what implement they are using to do so. Yes, the article was fantastic, level-headed, pensive, and provoking. A very well-written piece, and after I read it I was left with a sense of relief and satisfaction. So then, stupidly, I moved on to the comments section."
 
Read the full article at...
http://thebabeandbreast.blogspot.com/2011/07/real-reason-not-to-cover-up-nursing.html