(1/3) “I think that intuitively, even before my daughter was born, I believed in being able to feed your child wherever and whenever you want, without having to feel uncomfortable doing it in public. That was definitely the mindset I wanted to have when it came time to feed my baby, but in practice, it was much more difficult to be comfortable in the very beginning when in public. I think it was due to several reasons. I have giant boobs, so it’s hard to be discreet, even when I want to. I remember the time I just stopped caring what others thought. When my daughter was around three months old, we went back to Texas, and we were driving from Austin to Houston. We were at a truck stop in the middle of nowhere, and at that point, my daughter was not feeling great and had been traveling all day. I needed to nurse her. I remember there being all these chairs and benches outside, and I decided to just go ahead and do it. Nothing happened. No one said anything. That was a big turning point for me, realizing that I needed to be able to feed her without adding my discomfort to the situation and make it even harder for my daughter. I think that it served me well, because I have since flown with her several times, without my husband, and I have taken on this new “I don’t care” attitude, because when you are on a cramped plane, you don’t have any another option, you just breastfeed. I am glad I was able to become more ok with nursing in public.”

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