Eating in Aisle 3

Last week we went on our weekly trip to San Pedro to go to the super market. Usually Baby R stays asleep for the entire journey, but for some reason he decided that he wanted to stay awake the whole time. It was really no problem since he stays in his little wrap and attached to me. After a while he started showing signs that he was getting hungry so I started to scout out where I could go in the super busy grocery store. I have breast fed all of my kiddos and have learned to be pretty discreet when out in public when necessary. I have fed babies on beaches, on subways, on top of the Eiffel tower, at church, but I had yet to nurse in a grocery store. Not able to find a place to go, I had Senora X ask a worker who was sitting on a stool if there was a location that I could go. Without skipping a beat, the woman stood up and slid the stool to me right there in the middle of aisle 3. Hmmm, I was hoping more for a room or quiet place in the store. With a very hungry baby crying at this point, I just sat down and fed him. The worker stood up and waited patiently for her stool. I was quite shocked of how acceptable my actions were since the Dominican woman and men have quite an issue with the wrap that I carry him in and have absolutely no problem telling me so. Anyhow, as people walked up and down the aisle, not a single person took a second look. I wish that breastfeeding in public was as accepted in the U.S. as it is here.