Good breastfeeding aprons/covers?

[hulligwen]

Everything I look up online looks a bit rubbish or aesthetically not very pleasing!
Are there any which you would recommend?
Would like something pretty/smart if I'm going to be using it all the time! :-)

They are a complete faff and honestly not worth the bother.
Normal clothes with the one up, one down method is the easiest way. Anything else gets in the way and older babies will just play with it anyway.

Honestly I wouldn't bother. I breastfed 2 without ever using a contraption like like.

Plus who wants to eat their dinner under a blanket?

If you are really self conscious a nice cardigan will do the same job.

Yes, I agree with the pp that specialist garments are a massive faff and also unattractive. I always wore a tshirt with a strappy vest top underneath. Tshirt comes up, vest goes down job's a good 'un. Sometimes if the baby was being annoying and trying to look all around the places I would use a mussy and tuck it into my bra strap making a kind of covering. It doesn't have to be complicated and involve buying all sorts of special paraphernalia!

Oh god don't bother, you'll attract far more attention and it's a complete faff.

Just wear breastfeeding bras and tops. No one can see anything anyway.

Yes, go for "one up one down" plus a pashmina type shawl if you want extra privacy (especially in the early days!).

Don't bother in my opinion, I found a vest top with looser top over the top worked brilliantly. The so called "nursing wear" I was lent by friends was a faff and provided no better cover. To be honest after 6 weeks or so I gave up on bothering to cover up, I didn't care by then

Vest and a top and a light scarf if you feel the need, more people will look if you set up a tent tbh.

I never took my scarf out of the bag but I had it when I started because I wasn't sure how I'd feel.

Yup, wear a vest top. Pull top up, pull vest top down, all good.

No one will even notice you’re breastfeeding. They will definitely notice if you’ve got a bit tent cover thing on!

I honestly think that they do nothing but draw attention to you. My sil gave me one- it was like a big blue tent and such a faff. A big muslin and some stretchy tops was much more manageable.

To counter the pp I've got the one pictured, used it yesterday and felt a lot more confident breastfeeding. I have really large breasts which are quite hard to keep covered with clothes depending what I'm wearing. I don't care if people notice that I'm feeding, I'd just rather they didn't see my breasts.

The one down one up method is fine if you're happy always wearing that. I prefer to wear button up dresses / tops.

@shouldistop

The one down one up method is fine if you're happy always wearing that. I prefer to wear button up dresses / tops.

It still works with button up dresses/tops except you undo the dress/top buttons instead of pulling up? Why would it be any different? The layering is the same!

I didn't say it was different but some people might not want to wear a vest top every day.

Seraphine do some nice ones. I like this one becuase it is very soft.
www.seraphine.com/en-gb/winter-grey-nursing-shawl/

Ive always done the vest down, top up method. If I'm going out I coordinate the vest and top so there's no change in colour. Wear a cardie over the top and no one will see.

Not really necessary. I had a feeding vest as my bottom layer and then tucked a lightweight scarf into my bra strap on times I felt I wanted a bit more covered up.

Not really necessary. I had a feeding vest as my bottom layer and then tucked a lightweight scarf into my bra strap on times I felt I wanted a bit more covered up.

Another who is going to say not particularly necessary. I bought one for a specific occasion and it is the only time I used it. I tried to foist it off on friends and nobody was very interested. Take a look at local selling sites you’ll probably pick one up.

For everyday I am a big fan of the one up/one down top method. You can always tuck a muzzy into the strap and drape that if you need to. For formal occasions, eg a wedding (not likely right now, I know!), it’s usually possible to find a quiet corner away from the event, and in all honesty the chance to disappear to the quiet is actually really nice.

@shouldistop I’ve not breastfed for 2 years and I still wear a vest top under everything

Sheer habit I think - I spent the best part of 6 years breastfeeding my 3 and it’s ingrained in my clothing now!

[quote PotteringAlong]@shouldistop I’ve not breastfed for 2 years and I still wear a vest top under everything

Sheer habit I think - I spent the best part of 6 years breastfeeding my 3 and it’s ingrained in my clothing now![/quote]
Ha! My youngest is 12 and I still wear some of the vest tops I used when bf him!

I love the phrase one up one down when describing bf layers. Oh, and in the very early days of bf out and about I took a blanket to use as a cover up. I also used to ask for a seat/table facing a corner so as to retain some privacy. Eventually confident enough to feed on a park bench and in church!

I also remember with DS1 we went out for a coffee specifically so I could practice breastfeeding outside!

I bought mine from Amazon (the one with the stand out tops so baby can look at you) but DS never liked them even as a newborn - he had amazing neck control from day 1 and used to worm himself out from under it making it unsafe. Then as he got older he just pulled it out.

I found wearing nursing vests under button down shirts a lot more practical

I got a super cheap one on Amazon and loved it in summer. I never used it as a cover because ds hated it. But I found it very handy as an extra fake layer. So I could wear a single layer, or a tighter top or strapless bra and then manoeuvre under the cover feed him and then adjust back to normal under the cover. Other than that I found big muslins handy too. For me most of the time one up one down worked but personally if I had a Bardot top on then it was too much flesh for me, I felt a bit uncomfortable and the cover allowed me to cover up a shoulder so even though I was still boob out i felt less naked.

Large muslin tucked under the bra strap, draped over baby's top half until you're more confident. Saves a lot of money. You'll probably get more looks putting an apron over you tbh.