https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 11:57:53 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-breastfeeding-in-public/page/2#post-2290680 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 15:23:09 +0000 QBbride 2290680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never cover up. I usually wear a tank underneath a regular shirt so I pull the shirt up and the tank down, so not much is exposed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-breastfeeding-in-public/page/2#post-2290626 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:20:50 +0000 yellowbird 2290626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use a hooter hider but it's really cumbersome after about 4 months. My son likes to grab the cover and pull it down or stick his arms out or try to eat the thing! I hate it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-breastfeeding-in-public/page/2#post-2290611 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:10:22 +0000 autumnlove 2290611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always use a Bebe or hooter cover </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-breastfeeding-in-public/page/2#post-2290607 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:04:55 +0000 Corduroy 2290607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do the two shirt method. I only cover with a blanket if I'm nursing at a table for a meal with more than my immediate family (which I do often at restaurants so I can eat). I figure it's too hard for the people eating with me to act like there isn't a boob out. No matter how casual they want to seem it just gets awkward without a cover. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-breastfeeding-in-public/page/2#post-2290606 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:04:44 +0000 avivoca 2290606@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used a muslin blanket when I covered. Next time, I don't think I'll cover. It was a hassle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-breastfeeding-in-public/page/2#post-2290600 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:00:03 +0000 plantains 2290600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used a Bebe Au Lait nursing cover all the way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-breastfeeding-in-public/page/2#post-2290592 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:55:09 +0000 catomd00 2290592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have small girls, so usually just free boob it. I'm always on the ready in case she pops off so I can quickly cover up to avoid a nip slip. In tight areas like a plane I'll drape a muslin blanket over a shoulder and use it to shield the onlookers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-breastfeeding-in-public/page/2#post-2290532 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:04:04 +0000 nana87 2290532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to use a specifically designed cover, but lo went through a loooong phase of hating bfing in public. So I stopped carrying one. Then one day she wanted to again, and all I had was a light infinity scarf, and that worked really well! I use that now </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-breastfeeding-in-public/page/2#post-2290492 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:40:14 +0000 Mommy Finger 2290492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm more comfortable using a cover as I'm not coordinated enough to not be fully on display when latching him on and off, even if I have the nursing cami under my shirt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-breastfeeding-in-public#post-2290392 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:27:44 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2290392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My go to method is t shirt over tank top, t shirt up tank down. Then when he inevitably pops off 1 million times I can quickly pull the t shirt over. With a blanket, he just acts crazy and would make it much more noticeable punching and kicking the blanket flailing about. Never tried an actual cover though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-breastfeeding-in-public#post-2290377 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:21:14 +0000 Anagram 2290377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't answer because I've only done it 3 times and I used two different methods (I have an almost 6 week old). Once, I did the breastfeeding cover, once an A&amp;A blanket.</p> <p>I'm still using a shield, so it's particularly tricky for me. Also, my LO has a bad latch so I can't just put her on without looking and several tries--so some kind of cover is essential because my nipple is out for quite a while before I get her on correctly.</p> <p>Even later when (I hope) our latch issues are better, I have pretty huge boobs so I feel like it will always be very visible without a cover. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-breastfeeding-in-public#post-2290367 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:16:22 +0000 littlejoy 2290367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My boobs are small, and with a nursing tank under a t-shirt or button-up, I always felt covered enough. </p> <p>Also, I struggled so much with BFing issues that using a cover just wasn't on my radar. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-breastfeeding-in-public#post-2290327 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 10:38:40 +0000 bushelandapeck 2290327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Generally I don't use anything, but occasionally I will use a cover if I'm at a birthday party, out to eat, or with people I know would be uncomfortable with it. I'm pretty discrete when I nurse so I'm not too worried about overexposure. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-breastfeeding-in-public#post-2290322 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 10:33:50 +0000 Ginabean3 2290322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel most comfortable using an actual cover because usually when I'm nursing in public I'm doing other things at the same time (eating, chasing around the toddler) etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-breastfeeding-in-public#post-2290320 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 10:32:12 +0000 Greentea 2290320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just boobs, public breastfeeding is really prominent here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-breastfeeding-in-public#post-2290305 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 10:21:27 +0000 birdofafeather 2290305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Depended on where I was and how old my kiddo was. When she was little and took forever, I wore a hooter hider type thing. Then an A&amp;A blanket and then I didn't care because she got faster and more efficient. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-breastfeeding-in-public#post-2290276 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 10:06:59 +0000 MrsBrewer 2290276@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always use a nursing cover if I'm out of the house in public. If I have company over at home I will also use a nursing cover. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-breastfeeding-in-public#post-2290275 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 10:05:30 +0000 Astro Bee 2290275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've tried several things, but what works for us best is either nothing, or an A+A swaddle tied in a knot around my neck and sort of hanging in the middle. I don't use it to cover LO up or over his head, because sweaty! Instead, it's discretely covering most of my upper chest, and is ready to soak up milk spray when he pops off suddenly, or when he drools. It's multi-functional! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-breastfeeding-in-public#post-2290260 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 09:57:16 +0000 jedeve 2290260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just wear a v neck and pull my shirt down to nurse. I don't really care if anyone sees my breasts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-breastfeeding-in-public#post-2290234 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 09:43:32 +0000 jetsa 2290234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For my first I always covered for this one I do the pull the tank top down and my shirt up trick. I'm covered and she gets to eat without a blanket on her head. She's a very hot-natured kid too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-breastfeeding-in-public#post-2290180 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 09:04:06 +0000 BSB 2290180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a few nursing covers and used one while I was in the hospital. I threw the lighter one in my purse. We have a private nicu room with a curtain that can be pulled at the entrance and I pumped with it that way the first few times. I was organizing the baby stuff and noticed I have a bunch of nursing covers. I have a shirt type, a hat type, two nursing covers with a rigid flexible top wire (one made with a thicker fabric material and one thinner). I wasn't out in public but I felt pretty comfortable using it. I don't have any issues with people BF without a cover but for me I wanted some extra privacy when I BF so that's why I got nursing covers. (Plus, I've always been more conservative on showing skin.) Since it's so light and has that flexible plastic top to it, I can definitely see myself using it again, if I had to BF at the mall or something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-breastfeeding-in-public#post-2290173 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 08:59:53 +0000 YouGotMe 2290173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used a nursing cover exactly once. If I need coverage I just use a muslin blanket near my shoulder but I really dont usually care </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-breastfeeding-in-public#post-2290169 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 08:54:49 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2290169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wore cami's so I could pull a regular shirt up, and pull the cami down. Covers/blankets were just a bigger pain and bigger distraction. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-breastfeeding-in-public#post-2290151 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 08:35:11 +0000 MamaCate 2290151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I nursed with a cover with LO1 and just got a nursing scarf for LO2. I gave used it three times so far and like that it covers front and back and stays on your shoulder. LO is only 9 weeks so he still takes a minute or two to successfully latch so I feel more comfortable covered up for now. Although one of the times was at church so I think I would probably stay covered (in the pew) so I didn't shock anyone into making me move to the baby room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-breastfeeding-in-public#post-2290147 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 08:33:36 +0000 snowjewelz 2290147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use a nursing cover that has the insert at the top to "open up" the neck line so I could see her. Blankets never worked for us since DD hated being so covered and we both get really hot/sweaty, etc. </p> <p>I am not comfortable with nursing without a cover b/c she suddenly/randomly pulls off sometimes! And my boobs were so big that even with the two layer thing, I always felt like I'd flash somebody. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-breastfeeding-in-public#post-2290144 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 08:30:26 +0000 MrsRcCar 2290144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>E has always hated a cover. I either wear nursing tops or Tami tanks from old navy (sometimes with another shirt sometimes not). I try to just nurse him quietly and these days without the crazy gymnastics that comes with nursing a busy toddler. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-breastfeeding-in-public#post-2290133 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 08:22:18 +0000 Rockies11 2290133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a cover for a couple of weeks with my first, but once we got the hang of it, I nursed openly absolutely everywhere - check-out lines, professional sporting events, Ikea, restaurants, etc. Everywhere we go, on the go. Now I am 2.5 years into nursing, I wouldn't even notice if my boob was hanging out of my shirt in public with no baby on it. I do the nursing tank/shirt thing because yikes re: postpartum belly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-breastfeeding-in-public#post-2290129 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 08:21:19 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2290129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tried a cover a few times and hated it, so then just used a light blanket, but eventually stopped with that because LO just pulled at it all the time and it was a pain to keep in place. I always wore a tank top under whatever shirt I wore so my belly stayed covered. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-breastfeeding-in-public#post-2290125 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 08:17:24 +0000 blackbird 2290125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wear a v-neck shirt so I can just unclip my bra and pull my breast up, versus messing with layers of clothing, but after I get him situated, I set an A&amp;A blanket on one side of my shoulder (if he's not in the sling), depending on which side he's eating from. </p> <p>I don't cover him up, but I do drape the blanket so that half my boob is not hanging out for all to see. I'm an F, so I feel exposed without something there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-breastfeeding-in-public#post-2290092 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 07:42:55 +0000 irene 2290092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted for other because it was sort of "all of the above"...</p> <p>When LO was a newborn I had a cover purchased and we used it fine. Then at one point when he started realizing that he was covered, he disliked it and was distracted, so we no longer could use it. I always has breastfeeding tanks which works out great, and my boobs are relatively small, so eventually we ditched the covers and I don't BF covered. It is still quite discreet because his head basically covers my entire boob. So I guess my cover was his head haha. </p>