RE: The Blanket Breastfeeders...Why?Do you cover with a blanket while breastfeeding? I noticed another mother doing this at the mall today (b/c I always notice it...it's like a neon sign over the hea
I voted yes- I have used a coverup in public numerous times, and it's usually because I don't want to make people too uncomfortable. (NIP seems to be pretty rare around here- just the fact that I'm doing it, coverup or no, is helping desensitize people I think). The longer I BF the more comfortable *I* am, though, and I'm getting less and less concerned with others' feelings on the matter. These days, I usually only use a coverup if I have to nurse in a very exposed spot. Otherwise, I don't bother.
One nice thing about the poncho fad right now is that you can use one as a stylish coverup, and it doesn't scream "baby nursing here".
And oh, yeah, if I'm using a coverup it is something that secures around me somehow (like a poncho for instance)- I hate trying to nurse littleman while juggling a slippy, bunchy blanket, keep him focused and look relatively sane and discreet at the same time. Forget it! I'd rather do without.
I must say I've been a bit surprised at myself when it comes to how "modest" I was feeling about NIP. Physically, I am not a very modest person, but I felt very self- concious in the early months of BFing. (Not at home, only in public). I preferred to nurse in the car or in a ladies' lounge, and would always use a coverup, or would pump a bottle instead. Gradually I've lost this uncharacteristic modesty, but I'm surprised how long it took to really feel comfortable.
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