https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:33:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-covers-and-nursing-in-public/page/2#post-2627830 Tue, 27 Sep 2016 12:20:52 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2627830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Goose: I've nursed three babies here and only had one mildly negative experience. I was wearing (not nursing) my youngest and an employee came to tell me where I should nurse. Not even close to a big deal but weird. Like sure, I'll drag my other two children off the playground so I can lock them into a breastfeeding closet when their sister is hungry. She was very young so I think she just didn't know better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-covers-and-nursing-in-public#post-2627801 Tue, 27 Sep 2016 11:57:44 +0000 avivoca 2627801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: I live about two hours south and got the same mix of rude stares/good for you's last time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-covers-and-nursing-in-public#post-2627778 Tue, 27 Sep 2016 11:33:55 +0000 snowjewelz 2627778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I have to use one, I like the ones with the wire opening so you can see down without having to hold fabric. My DD never nursed well out either; we'd both just get so hot and she'd fidget and get distracted, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-covers-and-nursing-in-public#post-2627433 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 15:42:47 +0000 pastemoo 2627433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Goose: I think so, but it was also rural.<br /> In Cincinnati I get a few rude stares and a few, "good for you"s (all the good for you's are from elderly women, I love it) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-covers-and-nursing-in-public#post-2627365 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 13:37:15 +0000 agold 2627365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you all, so much, for these tips! You all encouraging me to ditch the cover are awesome! I'm going to try to work up the courage to do it! I don't really care at all.. but still worry about offending someone. </p> <p>And thank you all for telling me about the bebe au lait. I realized I received one of those as a baby shower gift. Its such a lame pattern, though, that I shoved it away in a drawer. I brought it out with me the other night and it does function pretty well. So I'm keeping it in my diaper bag! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-covers-and-nursing-in-public#post-2627323 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 12:22:02 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2627323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: @pastemoo: is Canada more breastfeeding friendly than other places?! Glad I live here! :). If I need to whip my boob out then I will wherever. I did feel awkward on a trip to England because I never saw anyone breastfeeding. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-covers-and-nursing-in-public#post-2627202 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 08:34:31 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2627202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: I'm in Canada, maybe that's why I don't care. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-covers-and-nursing-in-public#post-2627200 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 08:26:00 +0000 winniebee 2627200@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I live in the conservative northeast -- the first time around I used the Hooter Hider. The second time around I used it very sparingly - really only if we were like eating at a table at a restaurant. Boobs were out in public and the rest of the world can shove it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-covers-and-nursing-in-public#post-2627093 Sun, 25 Sep 2016 13:01:36 +0000 pastemoo 2627093@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: LOL. I love this.<br /> I am also anti cover, but more because of the heat. I endured the cover for a couple months with my son, gave up right around 9 weeks, on a trip to Canada, and no one there gave 2 sh*ts, so it made me more comfortable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-covers-and-nursing-in-public#post-2627085 Sun, 25 Sep 2016 12:38:32 +0000 erinbaderin 2627085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@californiadreams: I once had somebody come up to me and say "that's so nice to see!" which actually I thought was kind of weird, but still better than being a jerk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-covers-and-nursing-in-public#post-2627057 Sun, 25 Sep 2016 10:06:42 +0000 pastemoo 2627057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@agold: double shirt, pull one up and the other down<br /> or<br /> burp cloth over my shoulder to cover the top boob,<br /> or<br /> a fancy nursing shirt like milk nursingwear (my favorite)</p> <p>basically what everyone else said :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-covers-and-nursing-in-public#post-2627043 Sun, 25 Sep 2016 08:19:30 +0000 littleblessings 2627043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with PPs. The two shirt method is the best when nursing. Covers are huge and annoying in my opinion. Plus later on they will frustrate the babe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-covers-and-nursing-in-public#post-2627026 Sun, 25 Sep 2016 03:53:46 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2627026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@californiadreams: I had some people, women, smile and nod approvingly too. For the most part though people just went on with their business. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-covers-and-nursing-in-public#post-2627022 Sun, 25 Sep 2016 00:49:54 +0000 californiadreams 2627022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: that's interesting that they always look away. Lately I find if I notice someone noticing me bf-ing, they will often smile in a "that's so sweet" kind of way. I even had another mom come up to me at the zoo once and thank me for breastfeeding in public. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-covers-and-nursing-in-public#post-2627021 Sun, 25 Sep 2016 00:43:13 +0000 californiadreams 2627021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was out with my mom the one time I tried to use my cover with my first newborn. I got frustrated, yanked it off and nursed peacefully. My mom was horrified and told my husband all about "what I did" when we got home. I laughed and have since converted myself and my mom into an "it's ok to whip it out any time, any place, baby's gotta eat" approach. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-covers-and-nursing-in-public#post-2626987 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 19:48:36 +0000 Rocker2014 2626987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was always a fan of the cover because it helped LO not get distracted when nursing in public for the first few months. I used an Udder Cover, (awful name, good product) which had a rigid top so I could look down on LO. The opening at the top also helped with ventilation so we didn't get too hot underneath. I would definitely recommend it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-covers-and-nursing-in-public#post-2626969 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 18:52:58 +0000 MrsKoala 2626969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kids get too hot under cover so I just gave up. Sometimes I'd do the Swaddle blanket tucked into the bra while baby latched but usually I use the tank top/shirt deal where tank goes down and shirt goes up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-covers-and-nursing-in-public#post-2626952 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 16:27:07 +0000 daniellemybelle 2626952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sometimes I would find a corner where I could get LO latched on and then when she was settled in, I would cover us and return to civilization. That was just my personal comfort level! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-covers-and-nursing-in-public#post-2626926 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 14:01:43 +0000 KayKay 2626926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ditch the cover. If you're at all worried about it, find a more secluded spot to nurse in (e.g., Nordstrom lounge if you're at the mall, bench facing away from most people walking by, etc). But, honestly, people only get an eyeful if they are hardcore staring and specifically looking for it in the 10s that baby is trying to latch. And that's their problem, not yours! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-covers-and-nursing-in-public#post-2626925 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 13:51:44 +0000 sarac 2626925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bust it out, honey. Your baby needs to eat, and you need to not have to stress about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-covers-and-nursing-in-public#post-2626909 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 12:52:08 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2626909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In the early days when I needed both hands to nurse I would ask the person who was with me to hold the cover out away from my body a bit while I got DD positioned. I use Bebe Au Lait so the neck is stiff and sits away enough that I can look down and see DD. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-covers-and-nursing-in-public#post-2626888 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 11:30:28 +0000 ModernDayJibarita 2626888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have never used a nursing cover but have never just pulled out a boob. I do own of 2 things:</p> <p>1. Wear a nursing tank or nursing bra + stretching tank and a long loose top over it. Unclip and pull done bra/tank. Bob is loose under top. I position baby and lift loose top. Loose top covers top of breast and falls down to cover nipple if baby suddenly unlatches </p> <p>2. Wear nursing bra and a top with a stretchy neckline. Unclip bra, drap burp cloth over shoulder and boo. Under burp cloth, stretch out neckline to pull out boob (boob is outside of shirt but loose and covered by burp cloth). Position/latch baby and have burp cloth draped over top of breast. If baby suddenly unlatches you can easily pull down burp cloth to cover nipple </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-covers-and-nursing-in-public#post-2626863 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 09:45:01 +0000 maddyz 2626863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never used a cover. But I am maybe more comfortable than others nursing in public. In the early days I found the boob shirts to be really helpful. Or I would wear a nursing tank with a shirt over it. After a while the baby would cover my belly and I skipped the nursing tank, also it was summer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-covers-and-nursing-in-public#post-2626826 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 06:46:57 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2626826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They're just boobs. I used my cover once. Turned out my kid was the kick and flail type. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-covers-and-nursing-in-public#post-2626824 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 06:45:14 +0000 catomd00 2626824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't use a cover it's annoying and if you're comfortable not using one go for it. If anything, I will tuck a Muslin blanket into my bra strap and kind of drape it over my chest since I usually wear vneck shirts and pull it down. I literally sat at lunch across from my husbands aunt the other day and nursed and she commented at the end of lunch she was surprised how good the baby was and didn't need to eat or anything the whole time we were there! Haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-covers-and-nursing-in-public#post-2626818 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 06:22:05 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2626818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never used a nursing cover, but when feasible I would drape a swaddling blanket to hide a little boob. The baby nursed better when I was able to make eye contact with him. In public, I typically picked places to sit that did not have direct oncoming traffic. In general, when I caught someone make the connection I was nursing the baby they would just look the other way and keep walking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-covers-and-nursing-in-public#post-2626803 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 01:05:45 +0000 autumnlove 2626803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bebe au lait! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-covers-and-nursing-in-public#post-2626797 Fri, 23 Sep 2016 23:27:37 +0000 youboots 2626797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't bother. A loose swaddle around baby will cover a little extra. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-covers-and-nursing-in-public#post-2626796 Fri, 23 Sep 2016 23:25:19 +0000 pregnantbee 2626796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I fail at nursing covers. It's easier to do the 2 layers of shirt trick. I decided I also pretty much don't care. I'll try to find a secluded spot if possible and if not, I'll turn my back just to latch and then baby's head covers mostly everything anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-covers-and-nursing-in-public#post-2626790 Fri, 23 Sep 2016 22:35:23 +0000 Kemma 2626790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you tried just using a light scarf? </p>