BFing away from home question

asgarrisi

I had a really hard time nursing DS while we were away from home. I never could find just the right spot,s ince it usually wound up being in someone else's room (like one of my young niece or nephew's) and there was no chair. So, this may sound silly, but how/where do you nurse (tandem or not) away from home when they are still little and need to eat frequently?? Also, when did you begin to take your babies out in public like to birthday parties. We will have one when they are about one month old (or less if they are born full term) and it makes me a little nervous!

Thanks for answering my goofy questions!

ougrad1

I wouldn not take infants, without shots, to a birthday party where other children are going to be.  It's just to risky to me.

I don't BF so, I can't help you there.

 

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I probably wouldn't take them to a birthday party when they're 1 month.  I see in your siggy that you're due in October, that's just the start of cold/flu season.  To BF in public, it was difficult without the help of my boppy, but it was doable.  I would normally sit "indian style" to help prop DS.  If you're somewhere appropriate, I would lay and feed them side-lying position (I would do this in IL's extra bedroom or at my moms house (extra bedroom again).

RVAYogini

If I know I'm going to be out of the house, or somewhere that I'm not sure about a comfy spot to BF, I pump and take bottles. That solves the problem much easier than trying to sit for 30 minutes with each baby while they nurse. And with twins, at one month, I didn't take them anywhere except to my parents house. I still don't take them many places because it's just too darned hard to get all that stuff together for just a few hours.

jalaiaa

Depends on where I'm going to be and who with. If I'm going to be with DH, I usually will pack one bottle of milk then BF one and he'll bottle feed the other then pump the other boob on the way to or from where I'm going while DH drives. We are actually on a trip now and went to the lake today. I took my EZ2 Nurse and sat in the back seat of my car and tandem nursed them. I never really plan to tandem nurse in public though. It is just too hard to keep them covered and in good position without my EZ2 Nurse. 

Also, I probably wouldn't take them to the party. If you do, I'd recommend a no touching rule for kids and a wash your hands rule for adults.