by Rachel Stene
I've been blessed with two children who simply will NOT tolerate being
covered with a blanket, and who absolutely freak out (arms waving, feet
kicking, loud screaming) when they can't find the breast IMMEDIATELY.
It's hard to get them latched on without embarrassing exposure. But I'm
determined to nurse in public because I don't want to miss the sermons,
or be locked away in a bathroom at the mall, or in a car.
So with much practice, I've invented and nearly perfected a mostly exposure proof nursing position for mothers of babies who will not be
covered with blankets.
I assure you, this position only took me 2 years to mostly master. I'm
still working on technique, and trying to get my personal best time down to something under 8 minutes to set up. It's only slightly more
complicated than it looks in the fancy picture.
Sit as close to sideways as possible in the corner of a bench or chair,
with non nursing side near back of chair, preferably next to a wall. The wall will help block accidental exposure from little baby feet
kicking up your shirt in delight once they finally latch on. Next, bring the foot of the your nursing side leg up to opposite knee to
create a partial visual barrier. This also serves as a surface to rest
arm for relief after 45 minutes of nursing/sleeping on one side. (suck,
sleep sleep sleep, suck, sleep sleep sleep, etc...)
Put blanket near babies head, so it looks like you were at least making an effort to
cover up, but the blanket slid down and you just haven't noticed it yet. Tuck another blanket down under baby on the nursing side so your
other toddler can't count your stretch marks out loud (again).
Practice staring off into space so you don't notice all the people trying to pretend they don't notice you.
I've found this to be most successful when in a dark, low traffic area
(like a bedroom closet).
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