Charisophia

I don’t know how I feel about nursing cover-ups or “hooter hiders“. Neve is an easily distracted nurser. I can’t imagine she’d be able to nurse with a big sheet of fabric on top of her. Maybe it’s worth a try? But then again, it’s not too hard to plan outings around her feeding times.

On that note- without some sort of cover-up, I find public nursing extremely inappropriate. I don’t mind seeing women nurse, because I’m also a nursing mother. But I don’t understand why some women can’t be modest about it for the sake of others that may not feel comfortable around it. Sure it’s a natural thing and there is nothing gross about it, but there are a lot of natural things we do that should not be done in public. I once heard a mother complain that someone had the nerve to ask her to go to the bathroom when she started nursing her child in the middle of a restaurant. She got upset and asked the person if they’d enjoy eating their meal next to a toilet. Really? Is it that big of a deal just to cover up? I’m definitely not sitting at a table sipping my water with my chest exposed. So why shouldn’t I expect the same courtesy? Boobies are boobies, no matter how they are being used.  Sure, as nursing women we tend to think of our breasts as nothing but milk utters, but they are still boobies to everyone else.  Is it really so bad to practice a little modesty?