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Why does this bother me? (re - breastfeeding)
"JennP" wrote in message news:Rd%vc.7251$%F2.1643@attbi_s04... "Sophie" wrote in message ... Most women I see, use a blanket of some kind. Interesting. Where you are it's so hot, I'm surprised. I could *never* nurse like that. I'd be sweating bullets. I rarely see that around here (New England), but bf is extremely common, especially in my town for some reason. -- JennP. mom to Matthew 10/11/00 EDD #2 10/24/04 remove "no........spam" to reply Yeah I'm sure it's not nice for the babies. Usually it's just a light receiving blanket but still, I wouldn't want to eat under there - lol. |
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Why does this bother me? (re - breastfeeding)
We used num-nums which worked well. I never called it boob at home either
though. I'll have to ask my friends if they call it anything. I've noticed quite a few people here seem to have a word or phrase for it. Doesn't help with the head dive and face plant to the breast though :-) Or Luke, he apparently feels best if his hand can cup my breast - so annoying. I'm constantly moving his hand and he hasn't nursed in a year. If I'm wearing a heavy sweatshirt I won't always realize it until I get a weird look and then I notice my 3yo has his hand squarely planted on my breast as I merrily walk around the store. -- Nikki Mama to Hunter (5) and Luke (3) That might just be boys-in-training for later - Lewis does that to me - I always carry him (he's light and it's easier than having to chase him) and he'll have his hand on my boob. You just don't notice it - lol. |
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Why does this bother me? (re - breastfeeding)
"melizabeth" wrote in message
... I have a question for moms who NIP...and I am honestly asking this, so please don't flame me, are you all using a blanket, or the sling while NIP? No, I don't use a blanket or sling. I just wear shirts that are easily pulled up, and of soft enough fabric to drape nicely around and over my baby. So any part of me not covered by the baby, is covered by my shirt. I think putting a blanket over yourself is much more conspicuous, just because people do not normally sit around wearing a blanket, but often do sit around holding a baby and without looking closely, I'm sure that is all it looks like I am doing. -- Cheryl S. Mom to Julie, 3, and Jaden, 9 months |
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Why does this bother me? (re - breastfeeding)
Mary Gordon wrote:
You need a code word! At our house, breastfeeding was called dee-dee (we had a Filipina nanny who used that term with her own daughter and it "stuck" at our place as well). That worked well, since when a kid was begging for it out it public, or talking about it, it didn't sound so bad (i.e. the miserable toddler yelling in the mall that he or she wanted DEE DEE, or saying look Mommy, that baby is having some dee-dee. My sister always called them ninnies instead of boobs. |
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Why does this bother me? (re - breastfeeding)
On Fri, 4 Jun 2004 11:25:04 -0400, "Sophie"
wrote: I'll have to ask my friends if they call it anything. I've noticed quite a few people here seem to have a word or phrase for it. My older daughter didn't call it anything, but my youngest calls it "boof". No one knows what it means unless I tell them. It started out as boob and she changed it to boof at around a year old. That might just be boys-in-training for later - Lewis does that to me - I always carry him (he's light and it's easier than having to chase him) and he'll have his hand on my boob. You just don't notice it - lol. My nephew wasn't breastfeed, and does feel women's breasts. Marie |
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"Sophie" wrote in message ...
Have any of you who breastfeed in public ever had anyone say anything rude to you? Just curious. I have! Last summer my husband was picking out a rental tuxedo and Sydney (7 months at the time) got fussy. I sat down in a chair, out of the way, and began to nurse her. The store manager came over and asked me if I would like to go in the back. I thought she was being nice and said I was okay where I was. She then said sternly, "I would like you to go in back." I asked, innocently, why? and she answered that she had customers in the store (there was one other couple there shopping, a young, hip-looking duo). I said that I wasn't doing anything wrong, and she said "I didn't say you were doing anything wrong. I asked you to go in the back." I said "no thank you," and continued to nurse, and she left me alone. I was so angry I almost stormed out, but my picky husband was in the middle of a fitting, and we were hot and tired and so I let it go. I did write a letter to the company (after posting to mkb about this and getting some great advice) but I never received an answer or acknowledgement. GRR. Other than that, I don't recall anything nasty. I've had a few other store or restaurant people ask me if I wanted privacy, but nothing I interpreted as rudeness, rather they seemed more concerned that *I* was uncomfortable. To answer some of the other questions in this thread - about cover-ups - I usually don't use one as I think that I am pretty discreet, despite having large breasts. I do own a sling and used it sometimes when Sydney was little, especially when walking around - but if I'm seated, I find it easier just to be free and clear of any blankets, slings, etc. And about extended nursing... I nursed Jake until he was 2 years, 9 months and would have kept going but it became very painful for me during my pregnancy with Sydney. She is 16.5 months and is still nursing a few times a day. I think Jamie and Chotii both had great explanations of why nursing continues. Corrie Mom to Jake 12/30/99 Sydney 1/14/03 ^i^ JM 6/9/97 ^i^ 1/2002 |
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"Sophie" wrote in message
... Yeah, I must have the no-belly-touching thing going too. No stranger has *ever* touched my belly, and hardly any relatives have either--even the ones who would have been welcome to do so ;-) Best wishes, Ericka I got my first unwanted belly touch! I was talking to a woman I've known for 3 years. Her 5 yr old son "poked" my stomach and said "what's in there?". His mom and I said "a baby" to which he said "you're a big fat lady". SHE LAUGHED AND DIDN'T CORRECT HIM!!! I was much more disgusted with her than him, for not saying anything to him. Ugh! Wow, that was rude of her! I don't blame you one bit for being disgusted! |
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thanks for answering the discretion and NIP question. Most women who I have
seen NIP have covered up with a blanket, had nursing shirts on, or covered up with their t-shirts, like many of you have. I think the reason why I did a double take with my friend was because she didn't bother to cover up her breast. -- M~Elizabeth To thine own self be true "Leslie" wrote in message ... are you all using a blanket, or the sling while NIP? Nope. I used the blanket religiously with my first baby. It was always so hot, and it was so hard to get the blanket placed right--I needed help to do it, while she fussed--it seemed MORE conspicuous and attention getting to me than not! With number two I dropped the blanket within a few weeks and never looked back. I don't own any nursing clothes. They are too expensive and never really worked well for me anyway. What I have is untucked relatively loose shirts that I just pull up from the bottom. In no way is any of this indiscreet. No one ever sees a nipple, and rarely any skin at all when I nurse this way. Leslie |
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"Sophie" wrote in message ... "Tracey" wrote in message m... "Kari" wrote in message ... Ya know, I'm almost waiting for a rude comment, just so I can say something rude back. Im such a beeotch sometimes LOL, me too. I keep hoping someone will say something rude to me so that I can give them a flip comment, but it hasn't ever happened. I've had a few evil eye looks, but never any direct negative comments. I have had a lot of thumbs up type responses from people though. Tracey in CT That's how I feel now about soon having a "large" family. I want someone to say "gee you sure have your hands full" just so I can rip them a new one - lol. Come visit me.. people tell me that all the time. I can't freaking stand it. That and the "is this your last one?" Like its anyone's business. I need to find something creative to say to the next person that tells me I have my hands full or the next person that says, "Gee, no boys?" Denise |
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Why does this bother me? (re - breastfeeding)
Leslie wrote:
NIP NIP? Nursing In Public? |
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