As in at the table? I'm not sure if I will or if I'll sneak away to a quiet room somewhere... Probably the latter. The wedding's in Spain so I'll have to brush up on some Spanish to be able to deal with any questions about it I guess...
As in at the table? I'm not sure if I will or if I'll sneak away to a quiet room somewhere... Probably the latter. The wedding's in Spain so I'll have to brush up on some Spanish to be able to deal with any questions about it I guess...
honeydew / 7589 posts
Absolutely. Baby deserves to eat too! I don't think it should be an issue, people can just look away if it bothers them.
coconut / 8498 posts
It depends on who is around and if I want to deal with it. It's not that I think nursing has to be in private, but sometimes I just want it to be. And sometimes I don't want to deal with people's opinions about it.
kiwi / 673 posts
It would depend who I was seated with. If it was friends and family or my tablemates didn't care, I would definitely go for it. I might be a little shy if I didn't know them well or if they seemed uncomfortable.
pomegranate / 3272 posts
Honestly, I wouldn't feel comfortable nursing at any dinner table. Again, not that I think it needs to be a secret or anything but I would feel more comfortable in a more private area.
coconut / 8305 posts
I was still a bit novice at NIP when my SIL got married and we were sitting under some bright lights so I stepped out (they aren't too keen on NIP) but now.. I'd nurse right there & have a number of times while out to lunch with them.
coconut / 8498 posts
Oh, and I wouldn't right now with my LO. She's at an age where she gets super distracted and is basically turning flips while nursing even in private. I'd rather not bare my goods at someone's wedding.
grapefruit / 4291 posts
It would probably depend on what I was wearing and how distractible LO at the time.
coconut / 8475 posts
@travelgirl1: if I were good at nursing discreetly then yes. I never mastered that though & it was always a huge production when I nursed so I'd absolutely find a quiet place (weddings usually have nice bathrooms)
cantaloupe / 6630 posts
In my heart, I agree with @Arden: - baby deserves to eat as much as anyone. But with FIL, loads of my BILs, five of my nieces and nephews and loads more family around, I don't know if I have the courage of my convictions.
nectarine / 2217 posts
restaurants yes, but at a wedding... maybe, maybe not... depends on where i'm seated and who i am with at the table! and also if LO is at a distractable stage or not, and what I'm wearing so many factors!
ETA: i SUCKED at nursing discreetly I still did it when i could, but haha it wasn't very discreet unforunately...! hopefully for LO #2!
cantaloupe / 6630 posts
@TurtleDoves: Oh I'm a disaster at nursing discreetly. Right now it's so hard nursing even at home because A's harness makes it hard. I have to lean forward. In public it's a nightmare, it stresses me out. If we go to Spain though, it will be because she's out of the harness so fingers crossed, it might be easier. I don't like the nursing in bathrooms though - I don't want her to eat by a toilet, bless her.
GOLD / pomelo / 5737 posts
If I were BFing, yeah I would. (Unless I was having a hard time doing this discreetly, then I'd sneak off somewhere, because it would be more relaxing for me. That would be what's most important- that baby and I were comfy.)
pomelo / 5093 posts
Yep. But I'd breastfeed pretty much anywhere. I might throw a cover on (lol, that would be a joke) if I felt especially judged.
bananas / 9357 posts
I would. As long as DS wasn't a distracted nurser at the time. I can get him latched on pretty discretely so I would feel comfortable with it.
persimmon / 1479 posts
I wouldn't. Just because I am comfortable with it doesn't mean everyione is and at a formal event I would slip away to a more private place. Dinner at your own house...go for it, but someone elses wedding...IDK.
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