Feeding in public

• 07-17-2009 9:29 AM

  Mrs.Flores Joined on 10-07-2008 Winter Haven, Fl Posts 96

  Feeding in public Reply Contact I have tried at home to feed without showing boob. Well..... it is not working, I cant seem to latch her on without looking myself and putting her on myself. She freaks out and just moves all over. I pump so I have back up and when I stop feeding I still have milk for her, but I dont want to use it now. I have to pack bottles when we go out and my pump. I end up all by myself at friends houses in a room so I can pump like a smoker with non smoking friends. It really stinks. She about 6 weeks and I dont know what to do. Any tips.......

• 07-17-2009 12:04 PM

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  lenalanimami Joined on 09-04-2006 Lena 12/9/06 &Parker 12/22/08 Posts 1,442

  Re: Feeding in public Reply Contact oh sweetie, it will get ALOT better i promise. i used to think the same exact thing. and now my son *who will be 7 months on wednesday :(* can pretty much find the nipple and latch on himself. just practice practice practice. i can now nurse him with no cover at friends/ family;s houses without showing boob. still not completely comfortable being in public places but like i said he pretty much latches himself on now so with a blanket we are good.  just remember that it will get alot easier.

• 07-17-2009 1:34 PM

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  Amy2430771 Joined on 05-08-2009 Posts 51

  Re: Feeding in public Reply Contact I completely understand. My son is now 7 months, and I still have trouble feeding him w/o showing boob. It does get a lot easier, and he can latch on by himself, but my boobs are so small that I basically have to have my shirt up over my head to get one out! :) I know how you feel about having to go in another room like a leper, only I would take my baby in and feed him in another room instead of pumping, at least you are killing 2 birds with one stone, right? I do feed him in front of family a lot more now but I just try not to think about it being my boob and not to care what my brother in laws think when I do this! It will get easier, and in the end who cares? At the end of the day you are doing what you are doing because you are a good mom and you love your baby and it will not last forever so do what you believe is right and try not to care about what other people think about how you are feeding your baby. Good for you for doing a great thing!

• 07-17-2009 2:48 PM

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  Kimberly2670453 Joined on 02-21-2008 Wisconsin Posts 2,866

  Re: Feeding in public Reply Contact  Hey Mrs. Flores.  Glad I found you over here :-)  Sorry you are having so much trouble.  One thing that I have done when we are out or have company is excuse myself and go to another room just until Cory is latched on.  Then I am able to cover up and come back.  I also usually wear a biggish t-shirt over a nursing tank when I go out.  That way I still feel pretty much covered.

• 07-17-2009 8:29 PM

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  Mrs.Flores Joined on 10-07-2008 Winter Haven, Fl Posts 96	Re: Feeding in public Reply Contact hey well she gets on and "pigs out" she drinks so fast that she has to come off for air and then get back on. so it a constant putting her back on and her pulling off.

• 07-17-2009 8:46 PM

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  Keeger Joined on 05-06-2008 BC Canada Posts 1,016	Re: Feeding in public Reply Contact What you're describing with your baby gulping and having to come up for air, sounds like you have a over active let down. But to why you posted, have you hear of/tried a bebe au lait nursing cover? It has a rigid neck line so you can still see your baby and your nipple and get the two to connect, without a peep show. http://shop.bebeaulait.com/

• 07-17-2009 9:08 PM

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  Kimberly2670453 Joined on 02-21-2008 Wisconsin Posts 2,866	Re: Feeding in public Reply Contact  Is it because she's drinking so fast, or is her nose getting smooshed into your boob?  That happens to Cory sometimes, depending on how we are positioned.  She tries to drink, but then can't breathe through her nose, so she pulls off.  If I don't reposition us, she keeps drinking/pulling off over and over again.

• 07-20-2009 9:48 AM

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  Mrs.Flores Joined on 10-07-2008 Winter Haven, Fl Posts 96

  Re: Feeding in public Reply Contact Well we went to thr dr today for her 6 wk check up, and she said it might be the let down. I have noticed I spray out milk when she get lets go. I always make sure her nose is not covered so i dont think that is it. She hates laying down to eat so she is wrapped around my waist sitting straight up, tummy to tummy, most of the time. The doctor said to pump a little before I put her on, but i dont want to have to carry the pump all over the palce.

• 07-20-2009 10:19 AM

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  Lena751 Joined on 07-25-2008 St. Petersburg FL Posts 1,564

  Re: Feeding in public Reply Contact When my DS was little I used one of the Babe au lait covers. It was awesome for him! Now though, I just whip it out...I got over my NIP fears after about a month of messing with the cover. It drew more attention than it was worth. How would your friends feel about you nursing in their presence? All of mine were okay with it with the exception of a few males friends, which is understandable. I wouldn't want to see my wifes friend's boobs either...Seriously though, talk to your friends about it if you're comfortable doing that. They may have questions about it and you can educate them about nursing and the benefits of a breastfed baby! I have overactive letdown too. After a few months DS learned to gulp faster but I had to make sure I burped him well or he'd get bad gas. DS is 8 months now and he does much better then he did when he was as little as yours is.

• 07-20-2009 10:28 AM

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  Lena751 Joined on 07-25-2008 St. Petersburg FL Posts 1,564

  Re: Feeding in public Reply Contact Oh ~ I just saw you live in Winter Haven! I don't know if you're the type to do what you want, but in Florida it's perfectly legal to nurse wherever, whenever you want whether or not your breast is exposed to view. "Section 1. The breastfeeding of a baby is an important and basic act of nurture which must be encouraged in the interests of maternal and child health and family values. A mother may breastfeed her baby in any location, public or private, where the mother is otherwise authorized to be, irrespective of whether or not the nipple of the mother's breast is covered during or incidental to the breastfeeding." House Bill # HB 231 Fl. ALS 4; 1993 Fla Laws ch.4;1993 HB 321 Fl. Stat. 383.015,800.02 - 800.04, 847.001 (later 827.071)

• 09-05-2009 5:06 AM

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  KelodyMelody Joined on 02-07-2006 UK Posts 99	Re: Feeding in public Reply Contact with my son I used a sling to bf him in public, didnt show a thing. If you do it right you can actually make it look asif you're not doing it at all (it's an art!). Just looks like you have a baby in a sling (not all tops work with it though, It has to be an easy access one)