Mesera sorprende con mensaje a mujer que amamantaba en un restaurante

La lactancia materna es uno de los primeros acercamientos más importantes que existe entre madre e hijo.

Pero, a través de los años, quizás por cuestiones de una mentalidad más conservadora, se ha puesto en debate el acto de amamantar en público.

Sin embargo, en el último tiempo han existido movimientos que buscar reivindicar dar pecho en lugares públicos y, de esta manera, comenzar a cambiar la conciencia de las personas respecto de este acto.

En ese contexto, y según publica "The Huffington Post", una mesera del restaurant Snooze, An A.M. Eatery de Gilbert, en Arizona (Estados Unidos), sorprendió a una de las clientas que se encontraba amamantando a su hija con un emotivo mensaje y un trozo de torta a modo de regalo.

Así lo publicó Isabelle Ames en su cuenta de Instagram, donde mostraba la nota escrita a mano que decía "Muchas gracias por amamantar aquí. Mucho amor y respeto. Erica".

I am still teary eyed writing this hours later. While at breakfast this morning I was doing my usual thing- trying to wrangle a very active ten month old while trying get at least one sip of my coffee. When Charlotte got hungry, I started breastfeeding her. It went okay, but lately it's been extra difficult. She has a total of 6 teeth now, and we have both been sick for a week. When she finished, my server came over and said, "this pancake is from me, to you. Here is a little note to explain why." She then began to tell me how "us mommas gotta look out for each other". Instant tears. I gave this incredibly sweet stranger a hug and cried again. For those of you who don't understand why this is meaningful, I will put it into perspective. Breastfeeding is one of the hardest things I have done, next to labor. No one prepares you for it, but everyone expects you to be excellent at it. You feel like a complete failure when it doesn't happen right away. For the first two weeks after Charlotte was born, I could only pump and cry because I was so broken-hearted that I couldn't get her to latch. Then for the next 4 weeks, I could only breastfeed with a nipple shield. It was better than pumping but still not the same. It was not until about 6 weeks after she was born that she latched for first time and I was able to successfully breastfeed. I cried tears of relief and ecstatic joy. Even at 10 months old, it is still hard some days, without even talking about breastfeeding. I haven't slept in days because she is sick. I am beyond exhausted. Yesterday I got so frustrated I screamed fifty curse words into a pillow. That's #momlife some days. But for a complete stranger to see me, and say "thank you". I felt like she was there on my journey the whole time, and she knew how many times I wanted to give up but I didn't. So often, before I feed Charlotte in public I get a twinge of fear. "Okay, this is the time. Someone is going to harass me. They are going to yell at me. Someone is going to tell me I can't do this here." But not today. Today I got love, respect and a free pancake. Thank you to my fellow momma, Erica ❤ #normalizebreastfeeding #lovewins

Una publicación compartida de Isabelle Ames (@mrsalexanderames) el 28 de Feb de 2017 a la(s) 10:49 PST

"Sentí como si ella hubiera estado conmigo siempre, durante toda mi travesía, como si ella supiera cuántas veces he querido abandonar aunque no lo he hecho. Muchas veces, antes de dar de comer a Charlotte en público siento una punzada de miedo. Hoy va a ser el día. Alguien me va a intimidar. Me van a gritar. Alguien va a decirme que no puedo hacer esto aquí. Pero no, hoy no ha sido así. Hoy me han dado amor, respeto y una tortita gratis", detalló la madre al medio.

Isabelle espera poder generar conciencia dando a conocer su caso. "Que esto anime a la gente a reconocer que ser padre es difícil a veces, ya seas madre o padre, ya te inclines por el pecho o por el biberón", señaló.

At the creek with my smiley girl ☺️

Una publicación compartida de Isabelle Ames (@mrsalexanderames) el 21 de Sep de 2016 a la(s) 6:56 PDT