Breast feeding cover ups

MrsE_2

My DD wants to buy a breast feeding cover up for a bit of extra privacy when breast feeding.

She has used a muslin, but if outdoors (like in a park) the wind blows it away & exposes her.

There are soooooooo many different makes & they are all on the internet, its not like you can go to a shop & look at the range.

She doesn't want one that looks like a huge tent, she has looked at the Faye & Lou ones, but wonders are they too small & will they grow with baby.

Any advice gratefully received.

building_with_lego

The thing that always strikes me about these things is that it's SOOOO obvious that the woman's breastfeeding- if she wears a shirt or cardi and a vest underneath she can pull the vest up to cover up her top bit and the cardi or shirt covers up the side. Or two tops, one up and the other down. Voila!

got-it-spend-it

I always went with the double vest as suggested above- pull one up and one down. Failing that a muslin with the top corner tucked under a bra strap to stop it blowing away.

Also a pashmina type scarf can be useful, but to be honest I never really investigated any 'proper' cover ups as they seemed quite overpriced for what they are.

duloch

I dont have any babies so I wouldnt really know but would an oversized scarf maybe do the job?

missma

I recently got my sister one of these in mothercare, however the only one they had in our local store was a pink apron type one for breast cancer. They seem to have a much better selection on line. My friend also told me that she bought a couple of tops on line that had poppers to open especially designed for breast feeding.

pigpen

As someone who has breastfed many years.. dont bother..

These stupid dangly things are irritating and faffy and dont ever do what you want them to do.

While feeding the baby walking round tesco when she was 4 days old I wore one of those waterfall cardigans the extra fabric in the sides was perfect for keeping my midriff covered and it tucked in nicely between me and baby so my wobbly tum didnt hang out.. I now have 3 which are worn LOADS!!! It can also be pulled over the babys head to keep them covered as well.

Seriously these are the best things I have ever found.. not that I care whether people know I am feeding or not.. if they dont like it they can either go away or look away.

DollyDabbler

I just kept a really large scarf in the nappy bag, and tucked it around, if needed. I also had a top from Blooming Marvellous that had buttons on a false top pocket that opened up the top.

gratefulforhelp_2

pigpen wrote: »

Seriously these are the best things I have ever found.. not that I care whether people know I am feeding or not.. if they dont like it they can either go away or look away.

Agreed, but first time breastfeeders do worry about modesty until they have been feeding for a while.

pinkclouds

Wear your coat over your front (instead of on your back), with only one arm inserted (the one on the same side as the breast you are nursing with). It covers the baby completely - just tuck the loose side of the coat around the baby or hold it in place with your non-coating wearing arm/hand.

Or just wear a vest top and a loose cardigan. Edited to add: the waterfall style cardigans mentioned by pigpen (post #6) are fab for this purpose.

rach

I never used a cover but something different that helped me was to get used to feeding with other people around - perhaps with other people who are also feeding their babies. baby cafes are good for this!

Mrs.W_2

They're just over-sized aprons or 'floaty' ponchos, easy enough to run up at home at a fraction of the cost of a shop bought one. [/Blue Peter moment]