Okay, some background before I get to my question. I'm ebf-ing DS2, and I'm a full-time WOHM. I also bf'd DS1 until he was 2. So breastfeeding and pumping are very comfortable for me, and are such a big part of my life that I naturally talk about it with anyone and everyone. To me, it's as common as breakfast, lunch, and dinner, kwim?
So I'm driving to work this morning, and for some reason I'm thinking about friendships and relationships with my co-workers. Out of the blue, I'm struck with the thought that I may be making some people uncomfortable with all my BF chatter. For example, I often get the question, "Wow! You're baby weight is gone! How are you going it?" My funny (to me, anyway
) response, "It's the boob juice, man!" or "Breastfeeding! The chub is coming off of me and onto him, as it should be." And it's not unusual for me to tell a co-worker I'll meet with him/her in a half hour or so, after I'm finish pumping. I know I could just not say these things... it's not like I announce to everyone when I have to go to the bathroom. But usually the words are out of my mouth before I even think twice.
The lactivist part of me thinks I should shout to the rafters how incredibly cool breastfeeding is at every opportunity. But my diplomatic Libra self wants to avoid making anyone feel weird around me.
So, my question is this. Have any of you noticed any weirdness from your coworkers about bf-ing? If so, what did you do? Clam up or blow them off?
So I'm driving to work this morning, and for some reason I'm thinking about friendships and relationships with my co-workers. Out of the blue, I'm struck with the thought that I may be making some people uncomfortable with all my BF chatter. For example, I often get the question, "Wow! You're baby weight is gone! How are you going it?" My funny (to me, anyway
) response, "It's the boob juice, man!" or "Breastfeeding! The chub is coming off of me and onto him, as it should be." And it's not unusual for me to tell a co-worker I'll meet with him/her in a half hour or so, after I'm finish pumping. I know I could just not say these things... it's not like I announce to everyone when I have to go to the bathroom. But usually the words are out of my mouth before I even think twice.The lactivist part of me thinks I should shout to the rafters how incredibly cool breastfeeding is at every opportunity. But my diplomatic Libra self wants to avoid making anyone feel weird around me.
So, my question is this. Have any of you noticed any weirdness from your coworkers about bf-ing? If so, what did you do? Clam up or blow them off?
mighty-mama
I have one coworkers that gets the shakey-shivers anytime she THINKS about breastfeeding. You know, like you get when a spider-phobe thinks about spiders? 
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