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Keeping warm while breastfeeding

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TheGirlAtTheJingleBellRockShow · 08/12/2014 08:43

Ok, probably a stupid question.
I've been doing the vest top/shirt combo while feeding DD who is 5 months. As it got a bit colder I moved on to vest top/lightweight jumper or long sleeve top. Now it's getting properly cold I'm stuck with how to dress. DD doesn't like a lot of fabric ear her face, so my heavier jumpers don't really work. If I take jumper off I just get cold. Cardigans seem to get in the way too.
I probably just need to find a way to make cardigans work. What does everyone else do?

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WishUponAStar88 · 08/12/2014 08:46

Not helpful but I've just been trying to make cardigans work. It's a bit of a pain, I'm a novice though (2 month old pfb) so interested to see if anyone has tips!

Isisizzie · 08/12/2014 13:32

I used to have on a vest top then long sleeved top then a zippy top. Just undo the zippy top tuck the extra under your arm then do the top up, vest down. It kept me just warm enough while feeding.

BentleyBelly · 08/12/2014 14:50

I had a hoody with zips over the boobs that I lived in all last winter...will see if I can find it online for you...back in a mo!

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BentleyBelly · 08/12/2014 14:54

This is the one!

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BREASTFEEDING-TOP-DISCREET-NURSING-HOODIE-SIZES-FROM-S-XL-UK8-16-MANY-COLOURS-/151418293168?pt=UK_Women_s_Tops_Shirts&var=&hash=item23413bcbb0

I got a size larger than I normally wear and then had tops underneath that I could yank down from the neck, just cheapy ones from Primark and H and M.

squizita · 08/12/2014 15:07

I have a cardigan and chunky scarf.

I also know where the radiator adjacent seating in all my local cafes is! Grin And shop a lot in malls not streets.

But it is tricky. My back goes if I get too cold in the body: I do have to make sure there's a warm place to feed because of this (or express a bottle) but thankfully I'm a city mouse so there's plenty of indoor things!

GotToBeInItToWinIt · 08/12/2014 15:20

I had DD last November and was so bloody hot (hormones!) for the whole of winter that I just wore a vest top and thin cardigan! When I started to cool down I would wear a vest top, another top over then a thick wooly cardigan which sort of tucked out of the way.

TheGirlAtTheJingleBellRockShow · 08/12/2014 15:55

Thanks Bentley! Unfortunately all colours sold out in medium, but going to try a large and see if that works. May drown me as I'm a size 10!
I'm a chilly being and get cold easily!

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kaffkooks · 08/12/2014 21:17

I had some nursing vests which were amazing but can't remember where I got them from. Also light fleeces that zip all the way down the front from decathlon sports or equivalent.

Acorncat · 09/12/2014 03:25

For nighttime I wear a thick onesie! Never would have usually bought one but it means my sides stay warmer when he finally falls asleep and I'm too scared to move him

ssunniebear · 09/12/2014 03:37

for round the house an electric heat pad on the back can be very warming and soothing. I also find that if I keep my feet warm the rest stays warm, so perhaps some warm insulating socks if you are also like this.

WhatAHooHa · 09/12/2014 03:43

I'm doing the same vest/long sleeve combo and yesterday started using my skiing thermals as the long sleeved part. Not particularly fashionable but very warm!

TheGirlAtTheJingleBellRockShow · 09/12/2014 07:57

I already sleep in fleece onesies with bed socks Xmas Grin that predates DD.
It's day time I struggle with. Even at home with heating on I get chilly. I normally wear tshirts and hoodies or thick jumpers, but pulling that up means too much fabric around DDs face and she doesn't like it. She was a summer baby, and lingering hormones kept me hot over the summer, so she got used to me being just in vest tops so no fabric around her face!

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