Today my parents were over and I used my nursing cover. They thought it was so weird and expected me to whip my boob out in front of them. I would just feel super uncomfortable if my dad saw me BFing with no cover. How bout you?
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In the early days I fed her without a cover if I was inside my home, or my parents or in laws. It was so frequent that it just didn't make sense. As she got older and it was less frequent, I would go into her room for our nursing session and then come out.
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Pretty much since day one being home I fed E without a cover. However there were/are lots of times I would prefer a bit more coverage. I try to as discreet as possible. I get feeling a little awkward about it at first. E hated the cover with fury of 10,000 suns.
Whenever I was feeling too uncomfortable or E was too distracted I would take him into another room and nurse him and come back.
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DD2 is 12 months old, still nursing, and I have never once used a cover with her. I used one with DD1 for a couple of months, only in busy public places, but then decided I couldn't be bothered and ditched it altogether.
I nurse in public, in front of family members, friends, strangers, etc, and I'm just not that fussed about it. I am pretty discreet and you'd have to really be looking to see anything, so yeah, I have no qualms about nursing in front of others, my dad included, without a cover.
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I never use a cover. Kind of a NIP honey badger.
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@birdofafeather: @MrsRcCar: @Ree723: @oliviaoblivia: I wish I could feel more comfortable, but I just get embarrassed. I don't know what it is. I even feel awkward with the cover sometimes. I guess I need to get over it.
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No, never. I'm just not comfortable. I use a scarf.
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It depends. With just my mom or MIL I would just nurse without thinking about a cover. With FIL, I would absolutely use a cover & if I didn't, he would be uncomfortable and leave the room. With my dad, I don't use a full on cover, but I keep a burp rag on that shoulder to minimize skin or nip slips. Other than those people and a few close friends, I'm just not comfortable (at least not while I have a baby that has to relatch multiple times and can't do it without help yet) BFing without some kind of coverage.
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I use a cover in front of everyone except my DH and mom. I have no problem feeding H in front of grandparents, friends, DH's coworkers, etc - but I do prefer as much coverage as possible. I have a Bebe au Lait that I love and use often.
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I don't even own a nursing cover...
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Nope. No cover.
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I nurse without a cover in front of people like my mom, MIL, my aunts, nana... I leave the room and nurse in private if my dad and uncles are around, but now that I think of it I've nursed in front of my brother. He doesn't care. Neither do I.
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I do the tank top thing. I pull my shirt up and tank top down, which exposes very little.
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I nurse without a cover. Just because I find it difficult to use one. Sometimes I use a scarf but she doesn't like being under there. I feel very fortunate in that I had my older sister as an example who was very confident nursing with no cover so now my family is used to it. With my husbands family if lo fusses too much under a scarf I some go to a different room. I do wish it was just the norm in society to nurse and embarrassment didn't happen....
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I generally used a cover in front of male family/friends and in public, I'm not interested in making others (especially my dad and FIL) feel uncomfortable. But E nurses well under the cover, so it wasn't much of an issue. I have a cover that has a stiffened top that allows me to look down and see her, which works well.
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I use a cover in front of anyone besides DH and DS.
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I use a cover if it's not DH, my mom, his mom or his sister. I'm ok with just whipping it out in front of a girlfriend if they don't mind.
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@Peasinapod: I do too! We both get all hot & flustered from it!
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I nurse in front of everyone without a cover. Occasionally I'll just leave the room if I'm around people that I'd prefer not see me nursing. I never tandem nursed around DH's family because it was so revealing (I was basically topless) but I did tandem with my own family, including my dad, brother, uncles, sister's husband, etc. both our families are very supportive of breastfeeding!
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Ya, usually with a cover.
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I was learning to nurse when my parents came to meet LO in the hospital. My dad waited in the hall for a while but I told my mom I didn't care what he saw if he didn't since I know how excited he was to meet LO. That kind of set the tone.
In public I nursed without a cover but I still used a cover in front of most men I knew. I nursed in front of my boss with a cover once when he and his wife came to meet LO. That was kind of awkward but they were having a baby a couple weeks later. They came over to check out life with a newborn so I figured it was relevant.
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I always used a cover.
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I used a cover in front of male friends and family, or left the room, depending who it was. Female friends and family or total strangers I didn't bother. Early days I would throw a blanket over us, but she would nurse for soooooo long, like the whole time t took me to eat lunch at a restaurant.
With my dad, he feels so awkward around a bfing mom its hilarious. He doesn't want the mom to do anything different, he just averts his eyes so much it makes me laugh.
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Cover = too hard to maneuver! Not worth the inconvenience.
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No. No way. Never. I don't even have a cover though, so I just went somewhere I could have privacy if people were over, or made them step out. Also had to fend off a lot of requests from family members to pop in and help out, because the "helping" usually meant them chatting while I tried to find a place to nurse/washed all the extra dishes from their dinner.
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I nursed in front of my parents, sister, or MIL without a cover, but used one in front of my FIL and everyone else.
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No cover in front of my mom & dad (although my dad sort of wanders in and out of the room) my sister or my MIL. With my BILs or FIL I just excuse myself to another room. I know it makes them uncomfortable and it's not really worth it to me to use a cover. J is only 11 weeks so we're still figuring things out a bit.
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No cover in front of family and friends.
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No cover around DH or my mom, cover with anyone else. It was just the way I felt most comfortable.
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No cover but I pretty much only wore cardigans or button front shirts so that I could nurse without my whole boob out.
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I've always used a cover except for around DH.
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Without. I usually use a blanket around spouses of my girlfriends but my dad and grandfather - meh they've seen it all lol. I'll take my convenience and comfort over them seeing a little boob. They aren't typically looking.
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No cover around my parents, sisters or MIL, I will cover for my BIL'S
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I pumped in front of good friends but never family. My H+ PP boobs need to stay put away.
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I've never seen covers for sale here. I tend to just go into a quiet room to nurse because DS pulls off so often and I'm not really comfortable with everyone seeing my milky nipples...
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No cover, but I have gone into a different room with my brother/dad/FIL
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LO1 I always left the room. This time I use a covered goods cover and love it. I use it all over the place now, and I've seen some people squirm a little but oh well for them. Gotta keep an eye on one kid while feeding the other.
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I always nursed with a cover in front of DH's family, but I will nurse without in front of my sisters. I once nursed without a cover at home in front of my SIL and warned her beforehand. She looked so uncomfortable so I stick with the cover. Now that LO is older I prefer to go into another room.
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I used an A+A blanket at home with company or at my parents house. At my in-laws, I go in another room. In public, it depended.
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My friends in our area nurse openly around anybody with no cover, so I pretty much expect that to be normal. I can't yet predict what I'll feel comfortable with around whom, but my expectation is that I'll probably start out using the cover and then move to just going without. You obviously don't have to expose your whole boob to nurse.
Whenever I was feeling too uncomfortable or E was too distracted I would take him into another room and nurse him and come back.
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