I try to be somewhat discrete about it, but it doesn't always work out that way, and honestly I am more concerned that my child is getting fed than that some stranger may catch a glimpse of part of my boob.
Nursing covers are nice, but the all prints are SUPER bright, which some consider cute but make me feel like a huge red sign over my head saying HEY LOOK HERE I AM BREASTFEEDING IN PUBLIC. I have a nice cover that is white with a butterfly pattern all over it that my Dear Friend made for me, I prefer that one to the udder cover by far.
In California I am not overly inclined to cover my child with a blanket, but I will use that or a muslin blanket or just feed her in her sling when I need to.
Seriously, I need to do it often..
My kid apparently loves to eat in public. Actually, what happens is, she gets hungry, I feed her, she gets distracted because we are out in public so she stops before she is full. She falls asleep and wakes up hungry again. So no matter where we are she needs to eat.
This last weekend, it was in the middle of a lake.
I. kid. you. not.
We were on a paddle boat and she decided she was starving, so I had to make it work around her HUGEMONGEOUS life jacket.
Disneyland, the Wild Animal Park, every restaurant we have ever been to, yep, she's nursed in all those places.
I do feel slightly bad for our friends who spend time with us as they are always having to talk to me over my kid eating but I already pump while I am at work and she takes bottles during the day so the last thing I want to do is make her take more bottles when I am there to feed her.
I have been truly fortunate not to have any real issues with breasteeding, No mastitis, no thrush ( I believe, this is due to me letting the girls air dry after feeding her, and using cloth breast pads instead of disposable ones) no supply issues. I do have tea from my sister that I drank for day or two during one of A's growth spurts.
I plan to drink it for a week here soon so we can build up a bigger freezer supply.
At about 6 weeks A would get super fussy after eating and get gassy, I tried eliminating dairy for 2 weeks and it did nothing. I really believe in most cases mama's diet doesn't really affect baby. There are, of course, exceptions, but usually when I hear a mamma talking about eliminating foods, it is right around a growth spurt time: 2 weeks, 2 months, 4 months... Baby is going to be super fussy and unsatisfied after eating no matter what mamma eliminates.
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