Guest guest Posted July 4, 2000 Report Share Posted July 4, 2000 Hi, Jen's comments about the lady at the casino reminded me of pictures that my father took of our family during our last move. (my youngest) was 7 weeks old that day we arrived at our new house, and in every picture of her and I all you see is the back of her head. I was nursing her in every single picture!! In a few you could see a fraction of skin between her head and the flap of my nursing shirt, but not in every picture and not very much skin at all. I hate to cover with a blanket since it gets so hot during the summer. Amy Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2000 Report Share Posted July 4, 2000 Amy Lynn, It is so true. I usually tell women to practice nursing in the mirror before nursing in public so they can see what others see. Usually that makes them feel more confident that they aren't showing too much. Wendi http://www.lactivist.com breastfeeding info & resources Re: know if someone's nursing Hi, Jen's comments about the lady at the casino reminded me of pictures that my father took of our family during our last move. (my youngest) was 7 weeks old that day we arrived at our new house, and in every picture of her and I all you see is the back of her head. I was nursing her in every single picture!! In a few you could see a fraction of skin between her head and the flap of my nursing shirt, but not in every picture and not very much skin at all. I hate to cover with a blanket since it gets so hot during the summer. Amy Lynn ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and find your ancestors now. Search over 550 million names and trace your family tree today. Click here: http://click./1/6254/0/_/410002/_/962775092/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Give the Gift of Life Breastfeed! http://www.lactivist.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2000 Report Share Posted July 5, 2000 >I often wonder though...how do you unhook the >bra and latch the baby without looking? > You do it over and over and over..... The latch I usually have to look. My baby has latched onto my *arm* and given me a hicky on my arm before, lol, not to mention the ones on my areola, so I can't trust her to latch on centered on her own. I usually have my nipple exposed while she latches on. You can see it from above but really no one else can. Or you can turn your back on any people while you latch on and then turn back around. HTH Lynn ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2000 Report Share Posted July 5, 2000 >I often wonder though...how do you unhook the >bra and latch the baby without looking? > You do it over and over and over..... The latch I usually have to look. My baby has latched onto my *arm* and given me a hicky on my arm before, lol, not to mention the ones on my areola, so I can't trust her to latch on centered on her own. I usually have my nipple exposed while she latches on. You can see it from above but really no one else can. Or you can turn your back on any people while you latch on and then turn back around. HTH Lynn ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2000 Report Share Posted July 5, 2000 >I often wonder though...how do you unhook the >bra and latch the baby without looking? > You do it over and over and over..... The latch I usually have to look. My baby has latched onto my *arm* and given me a hicky on my arm before, lol, not to mention the ones on my areola, so I can't trust her to latch on centered on her own. I usually have my nipple exposed while she latches on. You can see it from above but really no one else can. Or you can turn your back on any people while you latch on and then turn back around. HTH Lynn ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2000 Report Share Posted July 5, 2000 " The person next to me on the plane will have a bit of a shock though. LOL. " I have a dd like yours. I had a male flight attendent come by and offer me a blanket, so I took that as a hint Hey, I figured I was on my way to mexico to walk around in a bikini. They certainly weren't seeing any more than that! Lynn ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2000 Report Share Posted July 5, 2000 " The person next to me on the plane will have a bit of a shock though. LOL. " I have a dd like yours. I had a male flight attendent come by and offer me a blanket, so I took that as a hint Hey, I figured I was on my way to mexico to walk around in a bikini. They certainly weren't seeing any more than that! Lynn ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2000 Report Share Posted July 5, 2000 " The person next to me on the plane will have a bit of a shock though. LOL. " I have a dd like yours. I had a male flight attendent come by and offer me a blanket, so I took that as a hint Hey, I figured I was on my way to mexico to walk around in a bikini. They certainly weren't seeing any more than that! Lynn ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2000 Report Share Posted July 5, 2000 I didn't use a blanket more because it seemed more cumbersome and I thought it made it more obvious what you doing even if no one could see anything. I have a picture of us a my brother in law's wedding where I'm nursing my then 3 month old daughter and no one is the wiser. I do like my sling for discreet nursing, nothing at all can be seen, and since I also use it to just carry them around, no one knows what they are doing unless they are noisy eaters! Sue At 12:32 AM 7/5/00 -0500, you wrote: > > >I hate to cover with a blanket since it gets so hot during the summer. > >Amy Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2000 Report Share Posted July 5, 2000 I didn't use a blanket more because it seemed more cumbersome and I thought it made it more obvious what you doing even if no one could see anything. I have a picture of us a my brother in law's wedding where I'm nursing my then 3 month old daughter and no one is the wiser. I do like my sling for discreet nursing, nothing at all can be seen, and since I also use it to just carry them around, no one knows what they are doing unless they are noisy eaters! Sue At 12:32 AM 7/5/00 -0500, you wrote: > > >I hate to cover with a blanket since it gets so hot during the summer. > >Amy Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2000 Report Share Posted July 5, 2000 --- Sue Didier wrote: > I didn't use a blanket more because it seemed more cumbersome > and I thought > it made it more obvious what you doing even if no one could > see anything. I always felt like I was drawing more attention by covering up too then by just doing it. Nursing shirts are great I might add. I don't mind just pulling up my shirt, but when you are out and about and need to walk around or something then is when I think they equal their weight in gold ===== annette icq#17233927, YIM=penna4yrs, AIM=annie4yrs wife to david mom to josh, curtis, and luke " I'd rather be jetskiing, but sometimes God gives me other things to do. " __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2000 Report Share Posted July 5, 2000 --- Sue Didier wrote: > I didn't use a blanket more because it seemed more cumbersome > and I thought > it made it more obvious what you doing even if no one could > see anything. I always felt like I was drawing more attention by covering up too then by just doing it. Nursing shirts are great I might add. I don't mind just pulling up my shirt, but when you are out and about and need to walk around or something then is when I think they equal their weight in gold ===== annette icq#17233927, YIM=penna4yrs, AIM=annie4yrs wife to david mom to josh, curtis, and luke " I'd rather be jetskiing, but sometimes God gives me other things to do. " __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2000 Report Share Posted July 5, 2000 > I always felt like I was drawing more attention by covering up > too then by just doing it. Nursing shirts are great I might > add. I don't mind just pulling up my shirt, but when you are > out and about and need to walk around or something then is when > I think they equal their weight in gold Because of the problems we've had nursing in public is not an option...YET! (see I'm still hopeful <grin>) I often wonder though...how do you unhook the bra and latch the baby without looking? -Jen -------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.TheElliotts.org CUR #153 ICQ#875060 I was born Creative, not Patient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2000 Report Share Posted July 5, 2000 I'm still trying to find some I like, for when we're out. I'll have to go after the baby so I can try them on, the store I was at wouldn't let you return them if they didn't fit, so my choice was to buy one that was great big and would look like a sack on me or take a chance on not being able to use it till I lost some weight. They had this GREAT black dress I wanted for church but I couldn't buy it because I didn't know if it would fit, it will likely be gone when I go back. I'm hoping maybe they'll have more of a selection then, there were only a few choices. Sue At 08:53 AM 7/5/00 -0700, you wrote: > > >I always felt like I was drawing more attention by covering up >too then by just doing it. Nursing shirts are great I might >add. I don't mind just pulling up my shirt, but when you are >out and about and need to walk around or something then is when >I think they equal their weight in gold > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2000 Report Share Posted July 5, 2000 The unhooking the bra is pretty easy after a while, I just do that from underneath so I was staying totally covered up while I did it. If I had trouble rehooking, I just pulled it over my breast and hooked when I could see what I was doing. I always held mine in the cradle hold, so you get a pretty good idea where the baby's mouth/head need to be to latch on, and a hungry baby will find the nipple, that's one thing the rooting instinct is for. I nursed in public from the beginning and was more comfortable with each with each baby.I have a friend who could only nurse if her breast was totally hanging out because she was usually home she never tried anything elso so had to work outings around feedings. I determined when I first had my kids that I would not be tied to the house and would do/bring along whatever was necessary to keep up a fairly active lifestyle. Sue At 10:57 AM 7/5/00 -0500, you wrote: > >Because of the problems we've had nursing in public is not an option...YET! >(see I'm still hopeful <grin>) I often wonder though...how do you unhook >the >bra and latch the baby without looking? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2000 Report Share Posted July 5, 2000 The unhooking the bra is pretty easy after a while, I just do that from underneath so I was staying totally covered up while I did it. If I had trouble rehooking, I just pulled it over my breast and hooked when I could see what I was doing. I always held mine in the cradle hold, so you get a pretty good idea where the baby's mouth/head need to be to latch on, and a hungry baby will find the nipple, that's one thing the rooting instinct is for. I nursed in public from the beginning and was more comfortable with each with each baby.I have a friend who could only nurse if her breast was totally hanging out because she was usually home she never tried anything elso so had to work outings around feedings. I determined when I first had my kids that I would not be tied to the house and would do/bring along whatever was necessary to keep up a fairly active lifestyle. Sue At 10:57 AM 7/5/00 -0500, you wrote: > >Because of the problems we've had nursing in public is not an option...YET! >(see I'm still hopeful <grin>) I often wonder though...how do you unhook >the >bra and latch the baby without looking? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2000 Report Share Posted July 5, 2000 The unhooking the bra is pretty easy after a while, I just do that from underneath so I was staying totally covered up while I did it. If I had trouble rehooking, I just pulled it over my breast and hooked when I could see what I was doing. I always held mine in the cradle hold, so you get a pretty good idea where the baby's mouth/head need to be to latch on, and a hungry baby will find the nipple, that's one thing the rooting instinct is for. I nursed in public from the beginning and was more comfortable with each with each baby.I have a friend who could only nurse if her breast was totally hanging out because she was usually home she never tried anything elso so had to work outings around feedings. I determined when I first had my kids that I would not be tied to the house and would do/bring along whatever was necessary to keep up a fairly active lifestyle. Sue At 10:57 AM 7/5/00 -0500, you wrote: > >Because of the problems we've had nursing in public is not an option...YET! >(see I'm still hopeful <grin>) I often wonder though...how do you unhook >the >bra and latch the baby without looking? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2000 Report Share Posted July 5, 2000 I've nursed in public a fair amount and will be doing alot next week on vacation. My problem with NIP are 2 fold. #1, I have never learned to nurse one-handed. I have very soft floppy breasts, and my dd can't latch on unless I hold my breast with my other hand. This causes additional skin exposure and makes nursing kind of obvious no matter what shirt I wear. #2, dd is 5 months old and is in that very destractable, head-whipping around, nipple-exposing stage. She also pulls at my shirt or any blanket I use for cover to make sure everyone sees what's up. I don't have a sling and don't have time before this trip to get one. I guess I'll do the best I can, the baby has to eat. I usually try to find a spot away from others as I am pretty modest. The person next to me on the plane will have a bit of a shock though. LOL. Cheers, Suzanne Gwyneth 1/22/00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2000 Report Share Posted July 5, 2000 I've nursed in public a fair amount and will be doing alot next week on vacation. My problem with NIP are 2 fold. #1, I have never learned to nurse one-handed. I have very soft floppy breasts, and my dd can't latch on unless I hold my breast with my other hand. This causes additional skin exposure and makes nursing kind of obvious no matter what shirt I wear. #2, dd is 5 months old and is in that very destractable, head-whipping around, nipple-exposing stage. She also pulls at my shirt or any blanket I use for cover to make sure everyone sees what's up. I don't have a sling and don't have time before this trip to get one. I guess I'll do the best I can, the baby has to eat. I usually try to find a spot away from others as I am pretty modest. The person next to me on the plane will have a bit of a shock though. LOL. Cheers, Suzanne Gwyneth 1/22/00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2000 Report Share Posted July 5, 2000 > Because of the problems we've had nursing in public is not an > option...YET! > (see I'm still hopeful <grin>) I often wonder though...how > do you unhook the > bra and latch the baby without looking? > > ~~~~~~ Jen, I tend to just lift my whole bra up from the bottom, lol, defetes the purpose of a nuring bra, lol, but it is so much easier then struggling w/the hooks! ===== annette icq#17233927, YIM=penna4yrs, AIM=annie4yrs wife to david mom to josh, curtis, and luke " I'd rather be jetskiing, but sometimes God gives me other things to do. " __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2000 Report Share Posted July 5, 2000 > Because of the problems we've had nursing in public is not an > option...YET! > (see I'm still hopeful <grin>) I often wonder though...how > do you unhook the > bra and latch the baby without looking? > > ~~~~~~ Jen, I tend to just lift my whole bra up from the bottom, lol, defetes the purpose of a nuring bra, lol, but it is so much easier then struggling w/the hooks! ===== annette icq#17233927, YIM=penna4yrs, AIM=annie4yrs wife to david mom to josh, curtis, and luke " I'd rather be jetskiing, but sometimes God gives me other things to do. " __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2000 Report Share Posted July 5, 2000 Jen, I have bras that don't have any fasteners http://www.decentexposures.com I can reach up under my shirt and pull the bra under my breast (which also helps to support my large breasts) That way I can do everything under the cover of my shirt and then pull it up just enough to get Zaid latched on. Of course, he then usuallly pulls my shirt up and over my bare breast because he likes to lay his face on my bare breast. LOL Wendi http://www.lactivist.com breastfeeding info & resources Re: know if someone's nursing > I always felt like I was drawing more attention by covering up > too then by just doing it. Nursing shirts are great I might > add. I don't mind just pulling up my shirt, but when you are > out and about and need to walk around or something then is when > I think they equal their weight in gold Because of the problems we've had nursing in public is not an option...YET! (see I'm still hopeful <grin>) I often wonder though...how do you unhook the bra and latch the baby without looking? -Jen -------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.TheElliotts.org CUR #153 ICQ#875060 I was born Creative, not Patient. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and find your ancestors now. Search over 550 million names and trace your family tree today. Click here: http://click./1/6254/0/_/410002/_/962813803/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Give the Gift of Life Breastfeed! http://www.lactivist.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2000 Report Share Posted July 5, 2000 Jen, I have bras that don't have any fasteners http://www.decentexposures.com I can reach up under my shirt and pull the bra under my breast (which also helps to support my large breasts) That way I can do everything under the cover of my shirt and then pull it up just enough to get Zaid latched on. Of course, he then usuallly pulls my shirt up and over my bare breast because he likes to lay his face on my bare breast. LOL Wendi http://www.lactivist.com breastfeeding info & resources Re: know if someone's nursing > I always felt like I was drawing more attention by covering up > too then by just doing it. Nursing shirts are great I might > add. I don't mind just pulling up my shirt, but when you are > out and about and need to walk around or something then is when > I think they equal their weight in gold Because of the problems we've had nursing in public is not an option...YET! (see I'm still hopeful <grin>) I often wonder though...how do you unhook the bra and latch the baby without looking? -Jen -------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.TheElliotts.org CUR #153 ICQ#875060 I was born Creative, not Patient. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and find your ancestors now. Search over 550 million names and trace your family tree today. Click here: http://click./1/6254/0/_/410002/_/962813803/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Give the Gift of Life Breastfeed! http://www.lactivist.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2000 Report Share Posted July 5, 2000 Jen, I have bras that don't have any fasteners http://www.decentexposures.com I can reach up under my shirt and pull the bra under my breast (which also helps to support my large breasts) That way I can do everything under the cover of my shirt and then pull it up just enough to get Zaid latched on. Of course, he then usuallly pulls my shirt up and over my bare breast because he likes to lay his face on my bare breast. LOL Wendi http://www.lactivist.com breastfeeding info & resources Re: know if someone's nursing > I always felt like I was drawing more attention by covering up > too then by just doing it. Nursing shirts are great I might > add. I don't mind just pulling up my shirt, but when you are > out and about and need to walk around or something then is when > I think they equal their weight in gold Because of the problems we've had nursing in public is not an option...YET! (see I'm still hopeful <grin>) I often wonder though...how do you unhook the bra and latch the baby without looking? -Jen -------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.TheElliotts.org CUR #153 ICQ#875060 I was born Creative, not Patient. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and find your ancestors now. Search over 550 million names and trace your family tree today. Click here: http://click./1/6254/0/_/410002/_/962813803/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Give the Gift of Life Breastfeed! http://www.lactivist.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2000 Report Share Posted July 5, 2000 --- Sue Didier wrote: > I'm still trying to find some I like, for when we're out. I'll > have to go > after the baby so I can try them on, the store I was at > wouldn't let you > return them if they didn't fit, so my choice was to buy one > that was great > big and would look like a sack on me or take a chance on not > being able to > use it till I lost some weight. They had this GREAT black > dress I wanted > for church but I couldn't buy it because I didn't know if it > would fit, it > will likely be gone when I go back. I'm hoping maybe they'll > have more of a > selection then, there were only a few choices. > Sue ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sue, I found quite a few of my tops at thrift shops even a motherhood dress size med. for 1.99, gosh you just have to look around. I got a motherhood top at a yard sale for 50 cents, now that was pure luck. Sorry. I have to lose weight too but have no motivation, wish I had someone to walk w/me or workout w/, but it is so hot here, but I know that shouldn't be an excuse, besides being tired ohhhhhhhhh ===== annette icq#17233927, YIM=penna4yrs, AIM=annie4yrs wife to david mom to josh, curtis, and luke " I'd rather be jetskiing, but sometimes God gives me other things to do. " __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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