What I learned at the Motherwear photo shoot.

This morning I had the chance to watch a photo shoot for the Motherwear winter catalog. 

I talked with the models, Heather and Monika, during breaks between outfits.  Heather's baby Sebastian is almost 9 months old, and Monika's baby Kai is about 2 and a half months old.

I have the following to report: 

• The models are indeed all nursing moms, and they really are nursing in those shots.
• It is not easy to nurse a baby and pose for a picture for a catalog.
• We have more in common than I had thought.

Monika talked about how much she appreciates being able to bring her baby to work and nurse there.  Heather talked about life as a single mom and having to pump in the bathroom at her other jobs.  She said that she's a lot more comfortable nursing in a photo shoot than on the train.  They both talked about how important nursing is to them.

All this got me thinking that, whether we're work-at-home mothers, lawyers, teachers, or drive the city bus, we have common experiences as breastfeeding mothers.  I've worked with teenage mothers and college professors, and I can tell you that they ask the same questions. 

So, what do I have in common with a model?  In appearance and lifestyle, not a whole lot.  But when it comes to experience as nursing mothers, we might as well be sisters.