Do you cover up when bf at home?

[Worththewait2019]

I've yet to bf when out but i have a Muslin packed so I can cover up but when I'm at home and visitors come I don't cover up.

I've noticed some friends & family look awkward when I bf. Am I wrong not to cover up?

It's your home. If they're uncomfortable they can leave.

Only ever cover up, at home or out, if YOU feel uncomfortable!

I covered up whatever got cold.

Generally speaking, you don't expose anything when you have a baby latched on so you only really need the muslin when you wind the baby after (in case it burps up milk). I checked.

Some people may he uncomfortable at the possibility of seeing a nipple bit that will only happen if they stare for the entire feed and catch the nanosecond the baby is not latched.

So no need to cover up. Everyone will get used to it.

Either that or they can go and stand in the garden like my FIL did when PIL visited when my DD was 3 weeks old...

Only when it's cold... I don't like draughts on my bare flesh! Bought loads of bf specific clothes for winter born DS compared with summer born DD. DS also feeds way more to be fair though- so more time exposed to the cold!

You know full well the answer is your home do as you please, however you simply need to decide if your desire to not cover up is more important to you than making those people uncomfortable based on how much you love and care for them.

😂 I don't cover up when I'm out! Like hell am I covering up in my own home. I just used to start feeding her and if they were uncomfortable they could leave.
Be confident! You're doing amazing

I just wondered what the general rule was.
I try and be as quick & discreet as possible so my nipple isn't exposed but I've noticed a couple of people look really awkward.

My best friend used to cover up at home when I went round and I found that more awkward, it sort of drew attention to it but 🤷‍♀️ completely up to her whatever made her more comfortable

I don't know why people get so wound up over a 30second nipple

Im lucky if im wearing a top at home. My little girls only 5wks so can very much utilise the one up one down top method and not expose anything.

I didn't even bother covering up when I was out. Do whatever YOU are comfortable with.

It's about etiquette and decorum for me. If you have visitors in your home, I believe you should make them feel comfortable. Obviously that involves offering drinks etc, but it also entails dressing appropriately and yes, covering up of breastfeeding.

Are you seriously suggesting that someone breastfeeding their child in their own home should be draping a muslin over the baby and breast (that is covered by the baby feeding) solely because other people possibly might feel a little bit awkward in case they might see a nipple?

Nope.

Just feed the baby. You don't need to cover up.

It's about a brand new baby who needs to be fed for me, not etiquette or decorum, whatever the fuck that means

OP isn't taking a shit on the dining room floor FFS, she's breastfeeding a baby (in her own home to boot!) and should wear / do / be where she's comfortable. If that means covering up then so be it, but there isn't (or shouldn't be) a need to do so.

There's no general rule. It's your house, you decide what you're comfortable with.

Breastfeeding isn't being inappropriate or dressing inappropriately, or being indecent or lacking "decorum" somehow. It is feeding your baby and it is (or should be) completely normal and a non-event.

Balls to that. It's your home. I didn't cover when BF, my motto was "if you're bothered by me feeding my child, you know where the door is"

Hear hear, Beauty.
Most natural thing in the world

I only ever covered up if LO was been fussy and constantly coming off the breast. If people feel awkward because you're feeding I imagine they will be looking anywhere but the direction of your breasts too.
Don't feel the need to rush either just do what you and your baby need to do x

Honestly, I have never even covered up when out, certainly not in my home. But when people are over at home, I have usually tended just to go sit in another room to feed only because I have a very distracted baby and there’s no way I could feed him and carry on a conversation with anyone at the same time. If that wasn’t the case though, no, I wouldn’t cover up.

8 months down the line, I can count on one hand the times I've covered up (and I have breastfed everywhere!). I can also count on one hand the amount of times I've had awkward glances from others.

The only 'rule' is doing whatever you feel comfortable and confident with.

I find 'covering up' just adds another complication when trying to get baby on and off, stop milk spraying everywhere etc! As others have said, it's your house so you should do whatever you're comfortable with. Visitors may look awkward because they're not sure where to look if they're having a conversation with you for example, but that doesn't necessarily mean that they want you to cover up. Some people are just a bit awkward about breastfeeding but they're not bothered by it iyswim?