Breastfeeding

[Anon2126]

Hi, a couple of months ago my partner & I were on the way to a restaurant with our son. He was due a feed & my partner made some comments about me not bf our son at the restaurant. He said it was really embarrassing me getting my boob out there when knows a lot of the people who work at the restaurant, so had to feed him in the car. Ever since then I haven't felt confident & I'm quite uncomfortable bf him in public even when I'm covered up. How do I regain my confidence & become more comfortable doing it in public? An suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thank you 😊

Your partner sound like an idiot.

Maybe you could try feeding in places where there are loads of babies to get confident - baby classes, local cafes where mums and babies hang out. Might be easiest in company?
Is there a local support group?

My husband was initially uncomfortable because he was worried I would be. Once we settled into it all he was fine but for my own confidence the breastfeeding clothing really helped. Like the 'B Shirts', for example. No-one can see anything. You can always drape a muslin over shoulder too. The more you do it the more confidence you'll feel. Same for your husband.

Partner, sorry.

Tell your partner to fuck off. That might help. Or that he should take his dinner out to the car.

Your partner is an unsupportive twat.

To regain your confidence, see if there's a local LLL group nearby you could go to or indeed any breastfeeding support group. Baby and toddler groups are also a good place to practice public feeding because you're surrounded by other mums.

Thank you for your advice everyone 😊 I really appreciate it 😊 There are mummy baby groups near me but you need a car as the bus service is rubbish where I live & I can't drive.