feeding and bowling

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silly question i know, but my dss is 12 and never been bowling, i was and said we should all go but i'm a bit scared of bf'ing at a bowling alley, in the car or a cafe i'm fine but do you think people will get funny?
i know this is stupid but after reading about people should feed in a toilet i'm nervous, if anyone says anything i'd be mortified and would probably end up withdrawing completely. don't know whether to risk my fragile confidence...
sorry about this!

I feed anywhere. Take a big cardigan which will cover you and the baby and no one will see or say anything. Don't even consider feeding in the toilet.

It will be fine Agree take a muslin cloth or wear a big cardi or something if you are nervous, but you don't have to cover up especially, if you don't want to.

I doubt anybody will even notice!

BTW to the OP

I took my DS1 (aged 4) to a swimming lesson yesterday and I was sitting on the side in a swimming costume feeding DS2 (kept my t-shirt on or it would really have been immodest) once I finished the feed I took DS2 to the creche and got in the pool with DS1 after his lesson and then I noticed someone else was doing the same (although she was fully dressed). No one batted an eyelid.

At the weekend I fed DS2 in a kids playground, and then noticed 2 other mums also feeding babies.

Mums are out feeding everywhere you just don't notice them unless you are doing it yourself.

When DCs were young I would breastfeed anywhere and made little effort to hide it and never had any issues apart from the occasional "disapproving" look - it is, after all, just natural behaviour and not something to be ashamed of.

Yes, I agree with the muslin or cardie suggestion. I find wearing a t-shirt with a vest of the same colour underneath (pull one up and the other down) means that people don't even notice I'm BF DD. No one has ever told me to stop feeding in public or made any comments- although a woman once gave me the thumbs up .

I think the people that have a problem with BF in public are a very vocal but small minority.

my rule is if you are somewhere and you wouldn't think twice about eating a sandwich there, it is acceptable to BF there! eg I wouldn't BF in toilets, as I wouldn't eat a sandwich there, but would sat in the seats while watching someone bowling...hope this makes sense?

Just do it! Whats the worse that can happen? I've fed everywhere and never once had a bad comment.

You'll be fine. Most people will just think that you are just cuddling your baby.

FFIW I disagree with the covering up the baby theory, it stops you looking at your lovely LO and I think it draws attention to what you are doing.

I usually used a vest top, which I pulled up and a cardi.

You probably wouldn't think twice of giving a bottle in a bowling alley so please don't worry about BFing.

thanks, i know it's stupid to worry, if it was another mum i'd tell her to go for it.

Could be tricky, bowling balls are very heavy and you kind of need to twist when you let go.

Morloth

Maybe we should institute a new policy of always giving the thumbs up to bf Mums we meet and see if it spreads...

Or we might look unhinged...