These words came out of my 4yo's mouth today on the way home from Whole Foods, where I had nursed her sister to sleep while shopping. I was totally shocked! She's normally quite the little lactivist. I asked her why, and she said, "Because people can see your breast." I told her that it's okay, breasts are for feeding babies and if it shows during nursing that's not a problem, and she seemed to accept that, but I wonder if my reply was enough. She asked what if my breast shows when I'm not nursing the baby, and I said that when we're done nursing I put it away.
I think the reason she brought this up is that we've had conversations recently about privacy, like not barging in on people in the bathroom and not going downstairs naked when guests are over, so she's just trying to figure out what's acceptable and what's not. Any ideas how best to handle this if it comes up again. I would be totally prepared if it were an adult who said this to me, but from my own little Nestle-boycotting, just-weaned-2-months-ago lactivist who nursed anywhere and everywhere I find it rather baffling.
I think the reason she brought this up is that we've had conversations recently about privacy, like not barging in on people in the bathroom and not going downstairs naked when guests are over, so she's just trying to figure out what's acceptable and what's not. Any ideas how best to handle this if it comes up again. I would be totally prepared if it were an adult who said this to me, but from my own little Nestle-boycotting, just-weaned-2-months-ago lactivist who nursed anywhere and everywhere I find it rather baffling.
) She has been given two bits of info that seem to contradict each other. But you straightened that with your convo today. I would say to continue to reinforce that convo...such as talking about it again next time you NIP or perhaps making a point to point out another NIPing mom to her if it seems appropriate (or if you happen to see the suave ad with breastfeeding in it or a picture in a magazine of breastfeeding- that kind of thing).
: ; heaven forbid you show a pciture of a baby at the breast in a picture labeled "breastfeeding". (yes yes, I know the bottle might have breastmilk, but they already showed a bottle feeding picture)
