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I am a nursing mom.
I am an intelligent, independent woman.
I don't need to be told how I can make others
more comfortable when I nurse my baby.
I don't feel responsible for the comfort of the general public.
I am responsible first to my family, my children. No more patronizing, shame-inducing discussions about what kind of cover-up works best to hide breastfeeding or how to make
onlookers more comfortable.
I deserve to be supported when I do what is right for my baby, not told I need to hide it or cover it up
or take it elsewhere.
That's what Nurse Here Now is all about:
Empowering breastfeeding moms to nurse wherever we are,
whenever our babies need it, in spite of the fact that our culture would like
to pressure us into thinking it is a shameful and impolite act.
We know that breastfeeding is not a shameful act that should be hidden,
it is a normal everyday parenting activity, and we are passing
this message on to all nursing mothers.
We won't allow "peer pressure" from society to change our thought and behavior and cause
us shame and embarrassment. We will do what is best for our babies and ourselves.
We will reject the pressure to make breastfeeding invisible, we will reject
the oversexed idea
that breastfeeding uses "private parts", we will reject the disapproval
and let it roll off our backs like water off a duck. We will empower ourselves
to reject adopting the inaccurate views of our culture.
We know better.
We will nurse. Here. Now.
Wherever and whenever that may be.
Check back for an exciting site expansion in the works!
And join us for more articles at the Nurse Here Now Blog:
http://breastfeeding.nurseherenow.com
Photo credit this page: Felix Rust
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