Nursing in public

When you’re breastfeeding, one challenge you have to face is to breastfeed in public. When Gwen was 1 month old, we already took her to Alabang Town Center. In the middle of our malling experience, she cried and wouldn’t stop. I panicked and didn”t know where to go since I can’t find a breastfeeding station. It’s a good thing that we’re shopping for a gift at Kamiseta that time, they have comfy flowery sofas there…

I’m also not brave enough to bare my skin and my flabby tummy (because I’m not using bpi a50) when breastfeeding in public, thanks to the invention of nursing covers. I’m using one from Next9. I salute mommies I see in public vehicles such as jeepneys who breastfeed while inside the vehicle. I can only breastfeed Gwen and whip out my boobs blatantly when we’re inside the house and inside the car. When we’re in a restaurant or malls, we will first look for a quiet and less crowded spot before we nurse and use the cover.

Now that Gwen is 4 months old, she dislikes being covered and became curious with her surroundings. This is another challenge for me, nursing in public without a cover! Another thing that hinders me from breastfeeding in public is because of my conservative husband, haha. He’s more conscious that I might show something not for public consumption even when I’m using the cover. I do hope that there will be more breastfeeding stations set up in malls, restaurants and parks in the future.