I breastfed in public for the first time today.....

[cafebistro]

It only took me 7 months to pluck up the courage .
And guess what? It was fine. Nobody batted an eyelid! I wish I'd have had the courage sooner, I would have avoided having to feed in smelly old toilets!

Good for you!! It's really hard at first but does get easier and gets a lot less attention than a crying baby!!

Congratulations!! And you never know, maybe there was another woman there who thought, "maybe I could do that too!"

Well done!

Thanks! I wasnt planning to but was out with a friend and said I was off to the toilets to feed DD. She looked at me like I was mad and asked why I didnt just feed her here?
So I did!

Yay! That's great Much nicer than smelly toilets I'm sure...

Well done! I used to wear/ carry big scarves around with me all the time so I could cover up and keep me baps to meself. So it never occurred to me that I might need courage to bf in public, I just did it. But I admire you for finally doing it after 7 months of probably convincing yourself that you couldn't. Onwards and upwards! (if only my baps had stayed even vaguely 'upwards' after bfing !!)

lol well done! what a shame you didn't go out with that particular friend earlier.
enjoy your freedom now

Yay! Congratulations!

xx

Well DOne cafe Bistro You now have a freedom you have never known before.

And well done for BFing so long in the closet (water closet that is ) many people give up much sooner rather than BF in public.

well done you!

Long may it continue!

attagirl!

HOORAY congrats

Well done!

well done.
And well done your friend.

Fandabbydosy!

Now start to plan all those public spots you'll be feeding your baby in

Woohoo!

Well done! Keep going!

Brilliant.
It's a huge psychological barrier for saome women yet as you say, 99.9% of population couldn't give two hoots!

Poor you, 7 mnoths in purdah!

YAY! Well done! There'll be no stopping you now. You'll be getting them out everywhere! lol. No seriously congrats, it' scary at first but does get easier x

Two hoots, or two hooters, moondog?

I'm so sorry. It's late. I'm tired. I must to bed. Pronto.

hurray!

Oh well done!

Please just let me tell you this:

I proudly BF both DS for a time. With each one I was ready to let anybody who took a pop have it with both barrels (I even had an undoubtedly award winning monologue all lined up)...

BUT

the ONLY comment I ever got was from a table of four very old pensioners (2 men and 2 ladies). I was being particularly discreet as I have a very healthy respect for our oldies,...but as I left the cafe one of the ladies stopped me to say that they all agreed how nice it was to see a baby being so fed.

How lovely?

So just think, next time you do it, there WILL be a sea of passers-by who think "Go girl - you are amazing!"

(PS Everyone, I am not in any way anti bottles

Thanks everyone for votes of confidence!
I was very discreet and sat at the back of the cafe in the corner so people wouldnt be walking past. I told my DP when I got home and he said "Oh." .
So he burst my bubble a bit but I knew my mnetters wouldnt let me down.

congrats cb, i gave up bf cos i couldn't face bf in public i ony wish i had said to xp get me some of those scarf things (my mp wasn't covering everything) then i could've carried on. not very supportive (of lot of things) that's why he's x

Well done! I don't think most men can understand why it is scary to bf in public for the first time. Did he know it was a worry for you?