To ask what you do in this scenario?

[crispysausagerolls]

You are breastfeeding at home and someone rings the doorbell...do you:
A) open the door with baby at your breast
B) ignore the door, even if it’s clear you’re at home
C) put baby down and leave to cry, cover up and answer
D) other (but please indicate wtf other is as I’m baffled)

Just gave my postman an eyeful as I panicked and didn’t know what else to do! Not sure what the correct breastfeeding/door answering etiquette is. 🙈

A

A or, if you don't feel comfortable to do that, B.

A

(A) - I used to chuck a muslin over the baby and boob so I felt less selfconscious. I used to pull my clothes down rather than up to feed so that helped. A giant cardigan is also handy.

A

I always did a.

Personally I would just have done A. But you could shout out that you are in the middle of something and wil need a moment , as you pacify baby.

A but not sure why he would have got an eyeful unless you were feeding topless.

C. I don't like anyone seeing my tits, they're private.

But my baby also didn't cry if she was taken off for a couple of minutes.

A

A

This happened to me .. postman came .. I panicked didn't know what to do .. so it was B for me

I did A, bit only once We were comfortable/good enough at feeding that she would carry on feeding thus covering my nipple whilst I carried her around with one arm.

A - it's totally natural and you are in your own home! Tbf he probably didn't even pay attention. I once had a conversation with my step dad while bf, he left the room and my mum made a comment about did he feel uncomfortable and he hadn't even noticed that was what I was doing!

God this has made me feel so much better! Thanks everyone - also the reason he “got an eyeful” was I was wearing a feeding vest pulled down over one breast and my breasts are quite big and baby was quite low down 🙈🙈🙈 now I wish I hadn’t said “well this is awkward” 😂

It depends on yourself with how comfortable you are for people to see you feeding. I'd always with A myself. I opened the door to the Amazon delivery man with my pump hanging off my boob's more than once. Poor sod

A

A, unless baby was drifting off to sleep in which case B. Frankly nothing that comes to the door is more important than getting the wee beggar to sleep for 20 minutes!

And yes, no shame - you come to my house, I will answer the door in whatever state I see fit!

I would and have done A

I always did A

I'm sure postmen are used to it! Not only seeing babies on the boob but people half dressed or with only a towel if they've jumped out the shower.

I always did B.

But I never answer the door unless I am expecting someone. Nobody would dare "pop in"

A - but I also fed in cafes at PILs, around tradesmen and house surveyor and once walking down the beach with older DCs (baby in a sling)

Never used a cover and no one batted an eye

Friend of mine put baby down, answered door to postie, then remembered to put boob away

Gribbie

Haha amazing!!