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From Mama Is.
OK, I probably wouldn't really wear the coverup in church. (It probably is too hot, and all my babies HATE nursing with a blanket on their heads.)
But I would totally put such a hat on my baby. Too bad I can't knit.
(thanks Jamie for pointing to this on FB)
What you really need is an adult-sized blanket which the onlooker can drape over his/her eyes. Also useful for diaper changes.
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To be fair, I should add that nobody, neither acquaintance nor stranger, has ever made any comment to me whatsoever about nursing in public, anywhere in Minnesota.
I got a glare at our old parish (not our current one) a couple of times.
I only mention church because it’s the one place I frequent where there (a) are always a lot of nursing women and (b) the “norm” appears to be “cover your baby’s head with a blanket.” I don’t do that, although out of deference to the norm I make an effort to wear clothing/sling combinations that enable me to latch on and off with more discretion than I usually bother with.
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I have never managed to do the cover up thing. It always seems to me like I’m drawing more attention to myself when I try to use one – and then I end up wrestling with the baby the whole time to try and keep it up. Ugh, it just isn’t worth it. I do try to wear loose clothing and exercise more caution when nursing at church too, although I’ve never had a comment about it.
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