When you NIP, do people gawk or ignore?

Stellasmom · September 2011

I nurse with a cover in public nearly every day since I have a nearly three year old. This is the first child I've nursed and I expected people to gawk in public, but it's hilarious because it's as if I suddenly become invisible once I put that cover over my head. People go to great lengths to look anywhere but at me. Lol. The only hawkers are small children and they always get ushered away urgently by their Moms.

eesome · September 2011

That's funny because I get the complete opposite!

People glance, then look away, then glance again...rinse and repeat. They especially love to watch as I try to switch baby from one side to the other, or when I take her out to burp her. It's almost like they want to sneek a peek of the nips. Ha!

rowanleaves · September 2011

I only use a cover in really crowded places. Otherwise, I dont even bother. Its a boob. Either you have them, and its not a big deal, or you have seen them up close at some point in your life, and its still not a big deal!

Jelliebean1982 · September 2011

It depends on who it is. Some people will carry on full conversations while I nurse like it's no big deal. Little kids always want to see the baby and will try to take a peek. Others act really strange...like FIL will walk out of the room even though I use a cover. Around other women I don't use a cover though. They can see my boob. They have them too.

MrsGo4Hockeychick · September 2011

I very rarely use a cover, and I very rarely used one with DD1 either (and she nursed until 22 months).

I only ever got positive feedback. I never noticed people going out of their way to stare or ignore.

I did, however, have a little old lady buy me a bottle of water when I was nursing at the mall once. She told me that when she nursed her babies, she was always thirsty...so she wanted to make sure I had enough water too.

shockleyh · September 2011

umm,

I haven't tried yet. Embarrassed

I'm the one that would probably be awkward about it & make it really obvious that I am uncomfortable. surely some day I will HAVE to do it. I keep a cover with me in case but I usually head home or offer DD a bottle while we're out if she's hungry.

catahoulatte · September 2011

I've only NIP once-at a restaurant that thankfully put us in a nice corner table so I could prop my elbow and get all set up without being out in the center of the restaurant. It was also casual and kid-friendly. It was kind of like eesome's experience...people were very curious and I got repeated looks. But no one seemed to have a proble, it was more like "what's under that cover?". Haha

LJR 84 · September 2011

shockleyh:
umm,
I haven't tried yet.
I'm the one that would probably be awkward about it & make it really obvious that I am uncomfortable. surely some day I will HAVE to do it. I keep a cover with me in case but I usually head home or offer DD a bottle while we're out if she's hungry.

This is me too! I always nurse ds right before we leave the house. He doesn't really take a bottle though, so I'm sure ill have to nip at some point!

Phil413 · September 2011

MrsGo4Hockeychick:

I very rarely use a cover, and I very rarely used one with DD1 either (and she nursed until 22 months).

I only ever got positive feedback. I never noticed people going out of their way to stare or ignore.

I did, however, have a little old lady buy me a bottle of water when I was nursing at the mall once. She told me that when she nursed her babies, she was always thirsty...so she wanted to make sure I had enough water too.

That is so sweet!

tink7227 · September 2011

I always use a cover and people look away like I have the plague. People I know don't seem to care but strangers are scared of me. Stick out tongue

animalcrckers · September 2011

MrsGo4Hockeychick:

I did, however, have a little old lady buy me a bottle of water when I was nursing at the mall once. She told me that when she nursed her babies, she was always thirsty...so she wanted to make sure I had enough water too.

AWWW! that little old lady ROCKS! i too get crazy thirsty while nursing

animalcrckers · September 2011

MrsGo4Hockeychick:

I did, however, have a little old lady buy me a bottle of water when I was nursing at the mall once. She told me that when she nursed her babies, she was always thirsty...so she wanted to make sure I had enough water too.

AWWW! that little old lady ROCKS! i too get crazy thirsty while nursing

measrn · September 2011

I've only had one sort of awkward encounter- I had been talking with a girl in a mall food court about our babies. After I ate, DS decided it was his turn, so I obliged. The girl never looked back at me. I figured she wasn't a fan- not a big deal. A little later I seen her walking around with her baby nursing. I kinda made this face Tongue Tied

If DH is with me, I almost always use my cover. He doesn't like when I don't (It took him a little while to be comfortable with me nursing in public with it).

For the most part, I'll see people look and then look away or give a little smile. It wouldn't bother me either way, though. If DS is hungry, I'm going to feed him.

shockleyh · September 2011

animalcrckers:
MrsGo4Hockeychick:

I did, however, have a little old lady buy me a bottle of water when I was nursing at the mall once. She told me that when she nursed her babies, she was always thirsty...so she wanted to make sure I had enough water too.

AWWW! that little old lady ROCKS! i too get crazy thirsty while nursing

Oh yeah!! I think BF moms should get a free camelbak from their insurance companies! LOL!

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