Breastfeeding Covers?

[kelly877]

Any advice on what to get for a breastfeeding cover?

I found this helpful in the first few months but did stop bothering once I got the hang of it and also got better at adjusting my wardrobe for discreet feeding!

A supersize muslin is nice and light if you're feeding in the summer.

I bought one like this www.jojomamanbebe.co.uk/d3726.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-_qImZ-q4QIVirXtCh01XQR0EAQYASABEgKmwvD_BwE
But from amazon so much cheaper & it was also bigger I think, so easier to see what was happening.
But like pp after a while I didn’t feel the need.

Personally I woulnt bother. I got 2 and my DS hates being covered and pulls them off or gets annoyed. I have a few nursing tops or just wear a vest under a top and pull the top up and rhe vest down.x

I had a breastfeeding cover but they do making feeding awkward and hot, and actually brings more attention to what you are doing. My daughter never fed well when I used it

Personally I wear a vest or strap top under everything, so when my daughter has a feed I lift my outer clothing up, and pull the vest/strap top down. That combined with a muslin cloth draped over the shoulder really helps you to keep covered.

I used to have an apron one but after a couple of months my inhibitions wore off. The apron worked well when I needed it and DD was quite small

Like others I used one to begin with but stopped bothering once we got the hang of it. It used to take me several attempts to get DD latched properly in the early days and I just wouldn’t of felt comfortable with my boob on display for the time taken to get her on. I used an apron style one that a friend gave me that I really liked as it holds the fabric out a bit which gives baby some space around their head. I think it was this one BebeChic.UK Top Quality Oeko-Tex® Certified 100% Cotton Breastfeeding Covers * Boned Nursing Tops - with Storage Bag - black / white dot www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008IGC376/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_fs8NCbSSAJS05?tag=mumsnetforu03-21

I bought that bebe chic one a few weeks into BF as DD was a terrible feeder and would latch and unlatch constantly after the first few weeks so I felt really self-conscious and stressed about it but I hardly went anywhere when I was BF her (completely finished by 10 weeks and was mix feeding from 6 anyway), so I never used it at all. The first month or so I would just tuck a muslin under my bra strap and use it to cover myself a bit with but after that month I got the hang of it better and also more confident about it so didn't bother anymore.

I also used a muslin tucked under the bra strap and draped across if I felt a bit exposed. Baby HATED being covered so had to get confident quickly and found the right clothing helped hugely.

I have a 9 week old and used a cover, tried a Muslim and both were crap and I felt like it drew attention to me more :S

I put a strappy top on under whatever I wear so I can pull that down under my boob then I lift the top over that up. MUCH easier, and feels a hell of a lot more comfortable. Honestly, don't waste your money on these things IMO

I used to wear a vest under whatever I was wearing on top (still do actually - tucks the flab in now) and I bought huge muslins which I would tuck under the bra strap on the opposite side to feeding and draped between boob and her head. Rarely did I actually ever put it over her but wouldnkore sort of tuck it round. You could probably see what I was doing if you tried terrible hard but it looked more like a wee blanket than a feeding cover.

I have one proper apron thing (think it's from jojo maman), one big light weight cowl and some super size muslin. I used them because DD was really easily distracted and it meant feeding her out of the house was possible. The apron looked nice and had a sort of viewing hole that was handy early on but a bit cumbersome to use. I preferred my cowl later as it looked like a scarf and I could more easily rearrange it. However with practice I was also more comfortable not using any sort of cover.
Honestly just try it out and see what works for you.

I had an apron style one, never used it, a poncho style one, never used it, I got a good one from mama rules, it's like a huge muslin with a tie on so you can tie it to your bra, used that a few times successfully and they have different stylish designs that you can actually use them as scarfs as well but sane as a lot have already said, I now find it easier not to use anything, I found it more award trying to cover up, DS was never really happy covered, it did seem to be more noticeable, the vest under your top is the best now a few months on, top up-vest down, you can't see anything, quick and simple and baby is happy!

I wanted to use one but couldn't as my son hated being covered up like that (don't blame him really!). H&M do great maternity vests which mean you can just wear normal clothes on top. I agree with a pp - those covers do draw attention to breastfeeding, whereas with the right clothing, you can be as discrete as you like :)

DD wouldn't feed if she was covered at all - my mother used to try to cover me up with a muslin, DD would jerk away (without releasing first - ouch!) every time. I had to get really stroppy about it before she left me alone. I just realised that most people actually don't even realise you're feeding a baby, unless you make a fuss about it.

I didn't bother. Just use one up one down method, half the time people don't even realise you're feeding. In the early days and now when he is being fussy I have a Muslin to hand if need be :0) x