By eHow Parenting Editor
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Many new mothers are uncomfortable about breast-feeding in public, but all babies need to eat when they're hungry, and a crying baby is much more noticeable than a nursing baby. Here's how to nurse your baby discreetly, anytime, anywhere.
eHow Parenting Editor
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waelton said
on 7/12/2008 When I can't find a chair or bench, I like to sit in the car with the A/C or heater on so we're comfortable. Breastfeeding is nothing to be ashamed of. I wish more mom's would nurse in public.
oltibc said
on 12/15/2007 Instead of a blanket to cover baby, while nursing, I use a poncho shawl - much easier and it doesn't call attention to the fact you are nursing. While I agree with the comment, not to nurse in the bathroom, there are many places, like Costco or ToyRUs where families go but there isn't anywhere to sit and take care of your baby if he/she is seriously hungry.
ktbugg said
on 11/28/2007 Buy a "hooter hider". Bebe au Lait and Hooter Hiders make pretty nursing covers (http://www.bebeaulait.com/about.html). The cover has a strap to hang the cover over your neck and the fabric is cut in just the right shape to help you nurse discretely. A wire sewn in the top of the cover shapes it so you can look down at your little one while you nurse her. There is also a smart little pocket in which to store your nursing pad.
beingparents said
on 10/26/2007 It it is ironic that we living in societies that recognize the huge health benefits breast feeding has, but accommodations are still not made for mothers.
Great how to/advice. Thanks for sharing.
Anonymous said
on 2/16/2006 Rather than buying tops specifically designed for breastfeeding, I find it works out very well to simply wear a shelf bra tank top or cami under my normal shirts. When it's time to feed my baby, I simply get my daughter ready to nurse, lift my shirt, and pull down the tank top so she can latch on. The tank top helps keep my stomach hidden and also prevents drafts in colder weather and air-conditioned buildings. I've also heard of other women buying men's white undershirts and cutting slits in them at breast level, and wearing them under an outer layer, or wearing a tube-top on the stomach below the breasts, to cover the stomach when the outer layer is lifted to nurse.