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Yesterday my husband and I took our children on our annual trip to the apple orchard up in Middletown, Connecticut. Lyman Orchards to be exact. We have been going annually since our oldest was about 9 months old, and it overall is a super fun day. We get to go into the orchard and pick, then head down to the old country store and get some delish fresh baked goods, fresh product, etc.
We had gotten a bag of seed to feed the ducks with the toddler, and my husband walked with Ben and our bags to the car to put them in the trunk, and meet us over at the duck pond.
I walked out of the country store, and down the steps to see three women sitting on a blanket all breastfeeding babies that varied in age from about 3 months to about 6-7ish months. I stopped in my tracks and wanted to go over to them and give them a standing ovation. You hear so many nasty stories about women being told to cover up, or harassed in areas that are meant for families, and here they are, breastfeeding proudly in the middle of this little park area.
Then my toddler looked at me and says “Mommy, what are they doing?” It all clicked, and this was the best opportunity that I was going to have to teach my toddler about breastfeeding before the new baby comes. (Or at least I think)
I leaned down to him, looked over at the ladies, and said to him “They are feeding their babies… The babies are drinking their Mommies Milk.” The women looked over, smiled, and we all went on our way. They continued to nurse, and we walked over to the duck pond to feed the duckies, where a million questions came into play about the Ducks mommies, their milk, and why we were feeding the ducks seed instead of milk.
Oh the joys of parenting. But this was such an amazing opportunity for teaching. I am sure the women were worried they would end up being one of those stories with us harassing and telling them to cover up because I didn’t want my kid to see that, that we hear about so typically.
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Wbat a wonderful teaching opportunity indeed. How did your little man react to this new information?
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I think more than anything he was more interested and inquisitive.
I think when Benjamin was born, he was too young to understand feeding him period.
Now they both eat actual solid foods… I guess I have 9 months to prepare. LOL
yesterday must have been the day for it, cause Keith and I went to tanger outlets after a wedding yesterday and outside the carters outlet was a nursing mama, nursing how I used to nurse shirt up, enough covered so you didn’t see too much, and NO blanket, I was so excited, I smiled at her, and turned ot Keith and said “aww look how sweet I love it when I see a mama nursing her baby!”
Nolan weened himself about 2 weeks ago for good (We have been on the 1x a week plan for the last month though.. and it has been 2 weeks now (well tues) I think it is over 
he is 2 and I am so thrilled we made it that far..BTW we are going to lyman farms to apple pick today 
I love this story! I nurse my son at our farm market all the time, and it’s funny I remember thinking the first time what I’d say if someone told me to cover up. I had it all planned, I could say WE OWN THIS PLACE, haha!
Our horse is still bfing her baby, who’s now a year old and as big as mamma, so there’s a lot of nursing going on at our farm, though everyone tells us to separate them and get her fully weaned. We tried once, when mamma was sick, and she broke through the fence to be with her baby. That was enough for us, they’ll decide when it’s time Nothing like extended breastfeeding a 1-ton baby
AMAZING! I love hearing this! Every other friday, the local Homeopath in my area hosts a “Red Tent” meeting. A whole bunch of crunchy mamas get together at a wonderful park and talk cloth diapers, baby wearing, breastfeeding, natural birth and other organic shiz! At one point there was 5 of us nursing in a circle, and 2 moms were nursing toddlers. [One tandum nursing at one point too!]
Sometimes people give weird looks, but most moms look kind of jealous! I’m glad to know there are other park-loving-breastfeeding-in-public mamas out there!
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This was a great story. I fed my baby( the youngest of five)at the park and after all these years I still get the looks and some stares. When my baby is hungry he’s hungry. Need more people coming to us and saying your doing a great job instead of the glares that we at times get.
What a great story! So glad that you took the opportunity to teach your little one that breastfeeding is normal.
My 17 month old is still quite possessive of my boobs, so I have about three months to get him used to the idea that a new baby will be renting out his favorite equipment.
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