I've already asked a few stupid questions on this board, but this seems like the stupidest. DD is 7 weeks old, and I feel like I can't leave the house on my own for more than the time it takes to dash round the local supermarket, in case she needs to eat.
I've tried feeding in public a few times, but always with DH around, and each time it's been a struggle. At home, I use a breastfeeding pillow as I can't figure out how to support her without one, but obviously I can't lug around a lifebelt-sized wedge all the time. Without the pillow, my wrists hurt trying to hold her (she falls off the tit if I don't hold her head in place) and I wind up curling forward, killing my back. Supporting the back of her neck seems to twist her body around, and I'm worried about hurting her. And I have no hands free, because I need to hold up my saggy bap up for her with the other hand, which makes me worry about people walking off with my bag if I'm out on my own! She also tends to pull off every thirty seconds, leaving my nipple hanging out in the breeze and putting paid to any hope of discreet feeding.
I know I must be doing something wrong, but for the life of me I can't figure out how I can actually get out of the house for more than half an hour. (Have tried bottles of expressed milk - no good, she hated them!) I've only been out twice in the last week, both times to the doctor, so any suggestions would be really helpful!
(Sorry about the rant... )