This post was written for inclusion in the Carnival of Nursing in Public hosted by Dionna and Paige at NursingFreedom.org. All week, July 5-9, we will be featuring articles and posts about nursing in public ("NIP"). See the bottom of this post for more information.
About two months ago, I posted this Nursing Etiquette video up on YouTube (that has since gone on to get over 13,000 hits).
And I didn't know what NIP was.
People started making comments on the video, used the term "NIP", and I wondered what the hell they were talking about.
Nursing In Public. It stands for Nursing In Public, people.
Maybe I didn't realize there was a term for it, because why should there be a term for it?
But I get it. Some people (like Kim Kardashian, who, ironically, shows more breast in her ordinary outfits than most women expose while breastfeeding) are not comfortable with it. But that is also a reason why it should be done more. So that people WILL get comfortable with it.
We can change society one breast at a time, people. One breast at a time.
(That's what she said.)
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This post is just one of many being featured as part of the Carnival of Nursing in Public. Please visit our other writers each day of the Carnival. Click on the links below to see each day’s posts - new articles will be posted on the following days:
July 5 - Making Breastfeeding the Norm: Creating a Culture of Breastfeeding in a Hyper-Sexualized World
July 6 – Supporting Breastfeeding Mothers: the New, the Experienced, and the Mothers of More Than One Nursing Child
July 7 – Creating a Supportive Network: Your Stories and Celebrations of N.I.P.
July 8 – Breastfeeding: International and Religious Perspectives
July 9 – Your Legal Right to Nurse in Public, and How to Respond to Anyone Who Questions It
9 comments:
I wonder how many chuckles new mamas get over the NIP acronym when they first see it ;) I think many breastfeeding mothers would agree with you though - we need to keep nursing, just so the act doesn't seem so taboo anymore. I'm guessing Victoria's Secret didn't start out by baring 98% of their models!
Haha - that video is great, and so is this post! Thank you!!
Wonderful post! One breast at a time! :)
I think the one breast at a time is going to ring in my thoughts for some time now. I love it. Thanks!
Love the video!!! :)
I agree. Why should there be any need for such an acronym?
I was so excited when I saw your video on Dionna's blog a couple of weeks ago.
I was like "hey I know her in real life!"
One breast at a time. I love it!
I only learned what NIP was a few months ago myself. And I have a breastsfeeding blog! So there ya go!
I sometimes wonder if I'm the only one who giggles on the inside over how wildly appropriate the term NIP is.
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