Nursing On A Plane

First of all, don't let anyone tell you that you must not or cannot breastfeed in public. It is truly a rare event when someone would be offended by a child breastfeeding, but there are those people out there who it might bother if they are sitting close to you.

Mention to the flight attendant upon boarding that you are planning on breastfeeding your baby on the flight and maybe see if at the check in counter you can get an aisle seat or even a front seat at the bulkhead to give you more room and privacy.

Once the people sitting next to you have seated, ask them politely if it would bother them for you to breastfeed. If they balk at your question, see if the flight attendant can move you to a seat next to another mom or person with kids possibly? If there is no alternative and you must stay where you are, then try to cover up the best you can, your partner can help you with this also, but not so much that it will make it hard for you to do what you have to do, but enough so that those around you who might be offended can see you are making an effort to consider their feelings.

Unfortunately there are some people out there who just don't understand how important breastfeeding is for babies in their first year. Some people are very modest about their bodies and take offense because of their religious beliefs etc.

So although you can't please everyone, do the best you can to respect those around you, but don't go out of your way to make them understand. If you have to breastfeed, go ahead and breastfeed in the end, you will only be around these people for a short time anyway...