Unfortunately, not everyone sees my feeding Harvey as feeding Harvey. It seems that people see my breast and not the child that is attached to my breast. I don't cover up when I feed Harvey. He doesn't want to have a blanket over his head while he eats any more than anyone else does. I don't expect him to eat while covered. It is also inconvenient and annoying to keep up with. This is hard for some people to deal with. For the most part, people stare and tell their friends to look and then it's all over with. I think it's stupid, but that's the way it goes.
Once, when Ben and I were out to eat with Harvey, our waiter told another waiter to come check us out. Sadly, either one of them were sly enough not to be made. The food-runner in the same restaurant was sweet and commented that it was dinner time for everyone!
More recently, I was given a hard time at my dad's wedding. There was a woman who was present at both the bridal shower and the wedding that clearly had a had time dealing with my parenting choices. She made a comment at the bridal shower and then again at the wedding. I'm not sure why. I didn't approach her and ask her how she felt about my choosing to breastfeed my son. Nevertheless, she approached me and had something to say about it; twice. I sloughed it off the first time as her being uncomfortable seeing me feed Harvey. However, the second time, when she sought me out, I became annoyed.
Why do some people have such difficulty with breastfeeding? What's the issue? Is it really about the presence of a breast? Because it's definitely not about feeding a baby.
(It's so dirty!!)
1 comments:
People are ass hats. Once, matt was an ass hat and asked if I would be more comfortable in a dressing room.... Um, no. You are doing a beautiful thing. A totally natural thing. Be proud of yourself. :)
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