Ugh, it makes me claustrophobic just thinking about it.ģ) One of the benefits of breastfeeding is the eye contact between mom and baby. I wouldn’t want to eat with a blanket over my head, would you? Especially when it’s hot.
Most of the time, my babies would try to pull the cover off. And balancing a blanket on your shoulder while trying to see what you’re doing to get the baby latched is a big pain in the butt. And really, the only time one would “need” to cover up due to possible nipple exposure (if that’s the reason you think moms should cover up) is during the latch-on. Even with my third baby, keeping a cover over my shoulder while latching on wasn’t easy. Especially when you’re a new mom, and you’re trying to wrangle a squishy baby into a comfortable position where they can latch on correctly. Should women have to cover their babies to feed them in public? That sounds a little silly, doesn’t it?īut to answer your question, there are several reasons why moms might not cover up in public:ġ) It actually is hard to cover up and feed a baby at the same time. You’re not feeding a breast, you’re feeding a baby. I actually would love to get to the stage when we stop calling it breastfeeding, and just call it feeding. That’s great that you support breastfeeding. “I totally support breastfeeding, but what’s so hard about covering up to breastfeed in public?” As a mom who nursed three kids in all kinds of situations, I thought I’d address a few of these: Of course, there are always some unnecessarily mean people, but some sentiments that come up frequently are legitimately well-meaning. In real life, I’m surrounded by people who are very supportive of breastfeeding, so it interests me to read comments and questions about the appropriateness of breastfeeding in public.
Any time a breastfeeding story comes up in the news, especially one in which a breastfeeding mom is asked to leave an area to feed her baby, I break my own rule about not reading online comments out of sheer, morbid curiosity.
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