to not answer the door when im bf, despite caller peering in through the window?

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our sitting room is on the front of the house so when i sit bf im in view of the window which is screened from the path by our garden.

several people knock the door and then obviously see me sitting there (probably cant see dd) so come and bang on the window and peer in.
meter reader, vicar, salesman, mil and my parents have all done it this week.
tbh if i dont answer the door its cos i dont want to and i certainly dont want people peering in at me. why should i stop feeding dd who is normally feeding to sleep and she only naps once a day, to answer the door when im not expecting anyone and dont want to.
parents have a key so could let themselves in which is fine, better than peering at me and banging the window. aaagh.

do have an arrangement with ils, they come one evening a week after dinner so they see all of us. in the day its just me and dd2 but they will often come with a gift/pack of nappies/pack of wipes (as an excuse to pop round). if they phone telling me thay have wipes i say oh thanks bring them when we see you but they think i cant wait for the wipes they are like this with everyone, trying to visit people every day and keep turning up till they catch you in.
im thinking a nice big pot plant at the side of the porch would stop people seeing me sitting in the front room.

Whilst half-naked and getting to grips with BF DC1 in the middle of a hot sticky summer an old dear from my church (who has become a wonderful friend, since) knocked on my front door - ignored - she walked down the side of my house, in through the back gate and appeared in my kitchen via the back door! she'd never been over the threshold before! "Coo-ee"
I have a sign I use now (DS16mo) "Please do not ring the bell, baby sleeping" People usually give the door a half-hearted tap then slope off. I am also the postal depot for the street

Don't think I could cope with seeing my ILs once a week. Either FIL or I would be dead by now. No wonder the random visits are driving you mad. I hate hate hate people "popping in". Sounds like ignoring (and large plant) is the only way to do it since they seem pretty thick-skinned. Could your DH say something?

i think im getting more anti-social in my old age . kids take up so much time that when i sit down to bf and baby falls asleep sometimes i just want to sit and enjoy the peace and the cuddle, not drag baby to door waking her up as i go and then be talked at by a dropper in.

My living room is on the front, so I sympathise and YANBU...

However... I would guess that most people peek in when you don't answer as they expect you to be home and are making sure you are okay?