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BFing & big boobs
I have tried a couple of times to feed in public to no avail. I feel like I have to get completely undressed to do so. I also feel like my boobs are really just to big to pull out discreetly and feed my son. Is there a trick to this that I just have not figured out? I have nursing bras and tanks and have tried both. I wear shirts that either un-button or criss-cross so it would seem easy to breast feed him. There have been times I really just needed to feed him where I was but ended up having to go to the vehicle or find a private room. Suggestions?
TIA
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Re: BFing & big boobs
I hope I can hear ideas too, because it just does NOT work for me at all. Granted, my nursing tanks are all the type that just expose my whole boob, too, and my bra does as well.
On top of that, I have to support my boob with one hand to be able to feed her and she likes to pop on and off unless she's REALLY hungry. I'm not very talented with getting her latched on, I'd flash everyone getting her on before I got to use a cover. And the one time we tried feeding at the mall -- in a dressing room -- she screamed and fought for most of it even though she was clearly starving.
I was a G cup pre-pg.
With DD, it took me until she was 6-8wk old before I could manage NIP. And even then I had to have a chair with armrests. It was easier to do with her in a sling because the sling provided support for her and a bit of coverage for me (just enough that I didn't have to worry about it too much). If I didn't have a a sling I crossed my legs to rest my ankle on my knee to prop DD in a good angle.
It probably took another month or so before I weaned myself off of having to have armrests or the sling, but I always preferred to nurse in the sling. After a while I could get her situated to nurse in the sling and then walk around and contine shopping or whatever which was nice.
With DS I was able to NIP pretty much from the beginning, but still mostly used the sling for a long time.
Quizzle, I was the same way and the girls needed a little 'lift' when I was feeding... I would put a burp cloth (I'd grab it in the center and let the sides fall down) under my boob to give it support so I would have both hands free for the kiddo. It also helped with any dribble, since Kaitlyn was a dribbler in the beginning. They actually MAKE something for this... I found this out after Sam was like 4 months old and by then, just not worth it for me. lol (I saw it at A Woman's Work)
I did like jen5/03 and would cross my leg over my knee opposite of which side I was nursing on and always tried to use a chair with arm rests and a higher back so I felt it helped give me more coverage from the back. I always had to use a nursing cover... I just couldn't manage to get her latched on discreetly.
Ok I dont feel bad anymore. Jen I think you are the most talented woman I know - walking around and breast feeding at the same time! I could never do that.
I feel like I have to get completely undressed to feed. And then he is sooo hot natured that I have to leave him uncovered or he is sweating before we are half way through!
The chairs with arm rest are something I have to have. I can usually support him with my arms and legs fairly easy. Guess I will just stick to undressing
Jen, I'm super impressed you're able to feed in a sling! I'm about an H or I cup now (I was an F or so prepregnancy) and I can't even imagine feeding her without holding it up.
I've tried the cloth thing but haven't had a super amount of success with it.. I do put her head on a prefold now, though, so that helps some with the dribble. Is the thing at woman's work some sort of wedge or something> I need to go back down there to get resized for a bra anyway ... I made the mistake of going down there 10 days postpartum and then lost another 15 pounds so now my band size shrunk and my boobs grew more.
Yeah, it's a little inflatable type wedge if I remember correctly... Maybe not inflatable, but it is a little wedge. I saw it when I was picking up storage bags... It was on the wall with all the pumping accessories, etc to the right when you walk in the door.