What if I feel too nervous to breastfeed in public?
Women get very nervous breastfeeding in public. They'll tell us their palms are sweaty and they're pouring sweat and their baby is screaming and people are looking at them. So, I think it gets easier as you go. The first time you do it, you're really sweaty. Oh my God, what am I going to do and the waiters and…. So I think starting, as we said before, in places where it's noisy and it's easier and there's nobody looking at you because there's too many people around and getting your practice in those kind of places and then moving out. I still think the best thing you can do as a novice breastfeeder in public is to go with a mom, or a couple of moms, who have done it over and over again. They just make you feel so at ease, and comfort in numbers. And then start in the bathroom and then move out to a restaurant. Start and move out. It will be a real cool day when you see the breastfeeding symbol in every store. It just welcomes women and says: “Can I get you a glass of water, what can we do to help you?” I just think that airplanes, they should be doing that for moms, they should be coming down the aisle. They do, to some extent, but to that breastfeeding mom: “Can I get you an extra glass of water, do you need an extra snack?” Those kinds of things would be so terrific.
