Do you have lactaboobiephobia?

This picture illustrates perfectly how it's done. With lots of practice nobody is the wiser what you're doing. The baby is under the edge of your shirt and then usually drops off to sleep. You can refasten your bra and rearrange your shirt with one hand. Happy baby and no fuss no muss. I got so good I could walk and nurse while following the older ones.

I do remember the library in small town Florida. There was one woman who worked there who was offended to death that you would sit at a desk behind the book stacks...well out of sight of other patrons...and nurse a baby. She would demand I do it in the ladies room. Needless to say I never did. But I wanted to confront her "&%*$%, do you eat YOUR lunch in the bathroom?!".
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It can be done very discreetly these days. A family friend had a baby and used that kind of shirt to nurse her daughter. It's great that this has been invented so moms can feed their babies in public without causing a stir.
 

It's really sad that people are so put off with it when boobs are everywhere in your face now a days like the video says! Men don't mind the extremely low cleavage but a normal woman feeding a baby has to be asked to hide it? It is a natural thing.
 
The couple of women I've known over the years were fine with nursing in public while not exposing their entire breast, a shirt, a small blanket almost anything would do. If I ever had to feed my infant like that, I'd do it modestly in public.
 
We just had lunch yesterday with DIL and her newborn baby girl; she just used a piece of material(maybe a shawl?) to insure privacy.

Everyone got their lunch, including grand-daughter Kallie. :wiggle:
 
tnthomas said:
We just had lunch yesterday with DIL and her newborn baby girl; she just used a piece of material(maybe a shawl?) to insure privacy.

Everyone got their lunch, including grand-daughter Kallie. :wiggle:
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That's how my daughter-in-law did it while we were visiting. She used a shawl and everything was cool out in public.
 
Cookie said:
Its OK IMO if done with some modesty. No need to flaunt it though, as I've seen some do.
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I have seen the "flaunters". There was a woman at the mall a few months ago who was sitting out in the main thoroughfare on a bench, baby on her lap NOT nursing with her breast hanging out. She was looking around repeatedly as if she was looking for someone to be offended; at least that's how I interpreted it. I walked into a store and when I came out a couple of minutes later, the breast was still on display and the baby was still not being fed.

Outside of a few people, I think a glimpse of a breast isn't going to send anyone into mental trauma, but I don't think there's any need to go too far in the other direction, either. No one should have to nurse a baby in a bathroom.....ugh.....but there are so many "discrete" ways to breastfeed without any undue stress on mother or baby. Find a less-traveled spot, sit with your back to the crowd or use a nursing shirt/shawl/thin cover.

Just my humble opinion.....I have no breast...er....dog in the fight. I didn't breastfeed.
 
Funny though, I nursed more than ten years between five kids...and never once had the urge to take a "selfie";) Of course it was back in the day...I do have a lovely painting my Dad gave me of a nursing couple. I'll have to post it later.

I was at the county fair with the oldest when he was just a newborn. We were in an open dining hall and this sweet older gentleman came by to tell me what a beautiful baby we had. He walked back to his seat and I guess his wife whispered that the baby was eating too. He looked a bit flustered, but that close and he had no idea...then you know you've perfected discreet.
 

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