The other day, I posted a comment on Facebook about being able to breast feed in public and not have a blanket covering me or the baby.  This particular subject is quite a sensitive issue but I feel as if I should address it now that I am on of those ladies.  You know.. the ones you see in public with a baby attached to her chest.  Yes.. that’s me!  I honestly never thought I would do it but, after having given birth to a baby (and having a natural delivery) I feel as if it is my right to nurse in public!

At first I was very shy about doing it.  I even mentioned to Carlo that I would cover up anytime we had company over or if we were at someone’s house.  It’s how I grew up.  It’s how everyone in the US does it.  But I’m in Europe now.  Things are just a bit different here.  It’s so natural to see a mom nursing her baby at a cafe or while sitting on a bench in the middle of a Piazza.  So, when it was my turn to feed my baby, I had to do what was needed.  I had my parents with me and they kept covering me with a blanket the first time around.  I felt somewhat awkward but I didn’t want feel exposed… but after that, they also realized that everything here is a bit more relaxed.  I would nurse wherever and whenever I needed to.