Totally Exposed Part 2

A big thank you to my friend, Kirsi, for sending me this hilarious post from The Feminist Breeder on breastfeeding in public, aka, topic du jour...

http://thefeministbreeder.com/why-subscribe/5-places-where-breastfeeding-is-certainly-inappropriate/

In the post she suggests there are 5 locations in which breastfeeding may in fact be inappropriate.  They are as follows:

1.  In traffic.
2.  In a car chase.
3.  In battle.
4.  In orbit.
5.  In a public restroom

While I laughed hard and happily at this woman's hilarious thoughts on each of the above, and I will definitely be following her blog (as should you!), I'd like to throw in my own two cents.

1.  In traffic.... I have in fact dangled my breast over my child while keeping her securely fastened in her car seat while my husband navigated traffic.  Not recommended or particularly safe for mom, but if it kept baby happy and quiet, I was all for it.  *Side note:  Yes it has occurred to me that if anything happens to me, my child won't be able to breastfeed anymore, making putting myself in danger while breastfeeding quite counter productive to the whole mission, and yet....*

2.  In a car chase...  I don't know, breastfeeding in a car chase, while it might violate car seat laws, has the potential of keeping the kiddo calm under pressure.  And calm under pressure seems pretty apropros for car chases.  Am I wrong here?

3.  In battle... Just like the car chase, staying cool under pressure seems pretty important in battle as does staying quiet.  If I wanted to sneak up on someone so I could take them out, I'd want my kid to stay quiet.  Breastfeeding does just that.  Seems standard protocol for mothers going in to battle IMO.

4.  In orbit.... This sounds terrifying.  When I'm terrified I need a nice snuggle and some warm milk, don't you?  I'd want to be snuggled in close to my mama or other loved one if I was launched into orbit or reentering the earth's atmosphere at mach whatever, so I vote this is an appropriate time for nursing.

5.  In a public restroom... No arguments here.  These are nasty.  If you don't agree, go ahead and nurse away, but I'd rather not hang out in one of these longer than it takes to hover-tinkle.

Thanks again to the Feminist Breeder for her good laughs.  I hope I added some more.  Happy weekend!