Confession time: I used to be a secret judgey person over public breastfeeders. I am not proud of…

Confession time: I used to be a secret judgey person over public breastfeeders. I am not proud of it. I used to think 'can't you please cover up or go to the bathroom or your car jeez'. (Please keep reading before you comment) I have never breastfed before even though this is my 2nd child. I did want to try with my son but he was in the NICU and I was hurting and he was hungry and I just couldn't get there every 2 hours so they gave him bottles. At home I had 0 support, no one I knew breastfed and my ex husband though it was 'creepy and weird', so I never tried to do it. Flash forward to 13 years later with my daughter here I am nursing away with the support of her dad and an awesome lactation consultant. I never realized, while hard, how empowering breastfeeding is. Never realized how amazing and how sweet it is watching her nurse and snuggle me it just fills my heart. After all the tears and set backs we have a routine and with teamwork we get the job done her and I. I owe an apology to all those breastfeeding moms out there, even though I never spoke negatively out loud. I could never imagine having to go to a disgusting public bathroom to feed my baby or sit in a hot car away from my family. I personally am not brave enough to nurse without a cover its my preference, but I wish I was because Elora gets hot and fussy under there. So I would like to say I now get it, and I think if more women breastfed they would get it too. Keep on bringing those boobs out ladies, feed your babies proudly, I know I do.