my breastfeeding BUCKET LIST!

So I started this project more mentally for myself. I will eventually share my tough breastfeeding story, but long story short (for now), Estella nursed VERY often and I had a tough post-partum with the “baby blues”.

My choices were to hide away and nurse for 45 minutes at time EVERY 2 hours and feel left out of most things OR just whip it out (with a cover) no matter where I was. Yeah I got the awkward stares....turning of heads....and obvious gasps.  I nursed EVERYWHERE and rarely went into a nursery to do so. Honestly, I would go away from a public situation only because I wanted to...it was a great excuse (haha).

After a while, it became more fun. Estella and I had a natural rhythm together and it was this dance we did...every 2 hours. We both knew what to do, she did really well under the cover because she always fell asleep while nursing, and I could still have that closeness with her while being with my friends and family. Then I started to think of all the places I could nurse just cause I wanted to! It wasn’t the typical locations either....so I created this mental bucketlist....some documented and some left in memory.

Since Estella didn’t take a paci for longer than a couple weeks, I became her “paci”. She is a true introvert so when a situation became too overwhelming for her or she just needed a quick getaway, I was there. With every gulp she took, her body slowly released any tension and my body followed.

Breastfeeding has become this whirlwind of an adventure for us and I can’t wait to show Estella this adventure that we took together. I’m happy to share it with all of you!

My bucketlist

*success- stories to follow

Immediately after she was born*

Side-lying in bed*

Cubs game*

Middle of a 5k race in Chicago*

Hotel lobby in a big city

Middle of the flea market in Chicago*

John Hancock Building

In motion* (multiple times)

In the Ergo* (in motion)

Wedding*

In front of my brothers* (with a cover haha)

Farm* (on a tractor I should add haha)

Church*

On a beach

Rooftop terrace

Park*

At Cloudgate (The Bean!)*

Buckingham Fountain in Chicago*

In a foreign country

Chinatown

Viet-town*

Restaurants* (boring!! Haha)

Out in the open (no cover)*

Amusement Park

Museum
In the car (while she was in her seat)*

Library*
On a boat!
Air plane (especially after the dumb American Airline fiasco!)
At "Public Display of Breastfeeding" Day* (updated 8/16/13- story here )

(keep in mind, I tend to add locations to it on the spot when I come upon the opportunity!)

I can’t think of anymore right now. It feels weird to actually write it all down. Any ideas of places I should add?! ;)