On Breastfeeding in Public and Leaking Breasts
Many are impressed (or horrified, depends on who is judging) of the fact that I have no problems to breastfeed my son in public. As soon as he cries for food and the letdown reflex kicks in, I'd be in a corner somewhere, pulling my shirt up to feed my son.
From time to time, I get admonishing stares but I just ignore them. My baby is hungry, what can I do?!
One thing bothered me, though. I may not be embarassed about breastfeeding in public but I did have problems that no matter which kind of shirt I used, eyes would immediately revert to this strangely shaped bump on my chest. Those d*mn breastpads looked ugly! It's like wearing nice pants ruined by panty lines. I've tried all the brands available and they all looked the same when I looked in the mirror.
A problem which, thank God, got solved last Friday.
A couple of weeks ago, during my searches, I found a different kind of product for leaking breasts. I saw Lily Padz, the alternative to traditional nursing pads.
They finally arrived last Friday and they are just beautiful. No more ugly breast pad lines on my shirt! Putting them on takes getting used to but, hey, you'll learn it in no time at all.
If you are breastfeeding and have leaking breast problems, you should get lily Padz. I highly recommend it!
October 10th, 2006 at 9:30 pm
I have lost all inhibition when it comes to breastfeeding. I’m normally shy, but I will NIP pretty much anywhere. I actually just wrote a post about this a few days ago on my blog. http://www.mamaknowsbreast.com.
October 11th, 2006 at 7:30 am
I’ll go right over and check it out. I love the domain you chose!
October 11th, 2006 at 1:51 pm
This is a really great product for mothers who may be going back to work while still breastfeeding and have to be in meetings, or give presentations. The worry that your breats may leak doesn’t have to constantly be on your mind while your trying to focus on other things.
October 12th, 2006 at 1:21 pm
i usually use a blanket to cover me up when i’m in public, but mostly i just use formula since i planned on doing both anyway for supplements.
i agree about those ugly pads. and they’re so visible no matter what shirt you’re wearing..arrrgh. thanks for the tip. will definitely check it.
October 19th, 2006 at 6:50 pm
Hi, I totally agree too! I nurse everyday in public it seems, I try to do what I can to cover up, but DS seems to look around so much I cant cover up so well…Oh well. My comic I draw talks a lot about breast feeding…