Less-Words Wednesday: Out and about with baby

Posted on Nov 18 in Life in Evansville, breastfeeding, parenting, personal storiesby TalinaPrint

Over the weekend we had our first meal out since Everly was born… We went to Steak N Shake where they asked if we needed a high chair and presented us with a kids menu and crayons. Don’t they know 5-month-olds typically don’t order off the kids menu or color? She did bang on the table top though.

Everly had boobies while N and I ordered food from the menu. I was pleased that nobody gave me any grief about breastfeeding my child in the restaurant while I ate.

We were there about 45 min or so and I indulged in a sugary caramel apple shake for dessert. It sent me in to a sugar overload later but was oh-so-good. Thanks Steak N Shake for being boobie/ breastfeeding friendly.

Speaking of breastfeeding in public, back during our Indy trip I breastfed in a few different Starbucks with no issues. Thanks Starbucks!

As a first time mom who is breastfeeding it can be intimidating to just feed where ever you are. For me it was not because of shyness either… I’ve done much more revealing stuff.

The main worry is that the establishment will cause a scene over it or that another patron will… Similar to the Chick-fil-A situation back in August that resulted in nurse-in protests.

There are laws almost everywhere that protect a nursing mother’s rights to nurse in public but that doesn’t protect against the humiliation and inconvenience of being harassed or the fear that someone will come at you for doing it.

If breast is best why does everyone make you feel like an ass for doing it public?

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One Comment

• Jessica Bender says:

  November 19, 2009 at 11:56 am

  Awesome! Love the photojournalism, lol! I totally relate. I am not shy, but am worried about how others will react. My friends that are nursing are sometimes shocked by my lack of shyness, but really, at this point my boob is like a fork- it’s a feeding tool, lol!

  Our Everly has been teething since 3 months also, but still no signs of teeth. She had two little tooth buds on the bottom but they went away (grrrrr). I am almost wondering if it is something that I am eating. When she has a rough night now I am writing down what I ate the day before, am going to see if I can find any similarities.

  I read that you were drinking a sleepy time tea? What is that? I have never heard of it?
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