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ID:	1420
Author:	Stephanie Goins
Title:	Nursing Mother: Easy Cover-Up Solution
Article:	Are you a nursing mother? Does having to cover up while nursing frustrate you and/or your baby? Do you get looks from people who are obviously offended by your not-so-discreet nursing in public? Are you wearing out the glider in your baby’s nursery and tired the staring at the same wall décor because you spend so much of your day (and night) nursing in there? If you answered YES to any or all of these questions, please read on. I am the mother of two boys. I nursed my first son until he was 15-months old and am currently nursing my 6-month old. I know that many mothers are just fine with “letting it all hang out for the world to see”. What else could be more natural than nursing a baby, right? But I have seen how uncomfortable some people become, men in particular (my husband included), when nursing occurs within their proximity. I recall my brother-in-law telling me a story about when he walked in on a La Leche League meeting. He is not the modest type, but even he was flustered with all those exposed breast under one roof, “I didn’t know where to look, so I ended up looking down at my feet and up at the ceiling. Um, is Sarah here?” While I think it is somewhat humorous to watch people squirm while I nurse in front of them, I do try to be discreet and have actually figured out a way to do so and get the job done. But it was not always this way. First, I tried removing myself from all people, but I found that to be impractical and frankly quite lonely. Even as cute as we had decorated our baby room, I was growing tired of looking at the same wall decorations. Who wants to miss out on all the action, not to mention meals with real adult conversation? And in the beginning, you have to nurse constantly. Believe me, the combination of solitude and post-partum hormones running wild makes for one unhappy new mom. Next, I tried nursing covers. You know, those big, sheet-like cloths you drape around your neck and body so that you don’t expose anything. They sound good in theory, but those didn’t work with my little ones. Both my boys were so distracted by being under cover that nursing was impossible to achieve, and we’d always end up with a grumpy, fidgety and hungry baby in the end. Back to the baby room I’d go, again to my rocker, and again looking at the same wall decorations. Then, I tried official nursing clothes, but talk about expensive. I don’t know about you, but I need more than a couple shirts to wear in the course of a week. And these little numbers didn’t exactly make me feel attractive... worsening my post-partum gloom. So, after trying out various outfit combinations from my closet and testing them out in public (even from the middle seat on an airplane), I hit upon the perfect solution: 2 layers. Be it a button down shirt and a sports bra, or a zippered hoodie and a tank top, with a two-layered outfit , you can nurse and no one will even suspect a thing. Another big plus is that no back-fat or side-fat will be exposed at all. Just quietly unbutton or unzip, lift up the under layer, and then slip your baby into position. It’s that easy. So, get out of the baby room, layer it up, hit the public scene, and nurse with confidence! About the author of this article: stephanie goins is co-creator of my wonderful walls.com, a premier source of information and products for decorating baby rooms and kids rooms . visit our website and discover how easy we make it for you to have wonderful walls. be sure to visit our newest section on decorating a girl's room .
Category:	Home: Family
Date:	November 15, 2008 04:03:01 AM

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