***I’m reading this very touching article as I’m nursing our 11 month old. I would just like to commend and thank this dad for his support of breastfeeding and nursing in public. Whether they realize it or not, daddies really do make a huge impact on the success of breastfeeding. If it weren’t for the support of my own husband, I know that I would have never made it this far in my breastfeeding journey with our Sprout. Especially not working full-time outside of our home. So, kudos to all the pro-breast feeding daddies out there. Your words of encouragement will go much farther than you could ever imagine!
by Jay Parr
I was about twelve, riding the DC Metrobus home from school, when a woman started complaining loudly about another woman breastfeeding her baby on the bus. I didn’t see anything, so I don’t know if the nursing mother was covered up or not, but that’s irrelevant here. The complaining woman made her way up to the driver, a taciturn and tough-looking man who looked like he would as soon cut your throat as say hello (I remember him because he drove that route often). He focused on the afternoon traffic as the woman complained, until he came to a light and she demanded, “Well? Aren’t you going to do something?”
The driver looked out at the cross traffic for a moment, absently drumming his fingers on the fare box, then turned to the woman and shrugged.
“Baby’s hungry.”
I can’t say for certain that the woman immediately…
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