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well I don't have my baby yet so I can't answer this question but I would love to win one of these pillows for when the little tyke arrives!

Posted by alicia_angell    Thursday, June 26, 2008 4:45 PM

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Well, I didn't breastfeed long enough to have a weird place. That doesn't mean these pillows don't work well with bottle fed babies. It actually helps alot. Anywho, weirdest place I have fed my baby was on top of a mountain when we were hiking.

Posted by Heather&Bill    Thursday, June 26, 2008 7:24 PM

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well I'm expecting my first so I can't comment on my weirdest place but I can def. comment on a weird situation my husband and I were in when we saw a mom breastfeeding!  We went to Disney World 2 months ago and was at the Hollywood Studios park watching their light show called Fantastia.  The stadium is stadium seating so obviously no privacy and while we were sitting there waiting a mom basically pulled her shirt up in front of everyone around her and her 5 year old son began to feed.  She never covered herself or anything so needless to say people around her were a little disturb.

Posted by li1msprncs    Thursday, June 26, 2008 10:13 PM

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In my pediatrician's waiting room. My daughter was only like 6 days old and I fed her right before we went to the doctor's office, but she wouldn't stop crying so I put her on my breast and she went to town. I felt a little weird since I am a pretty shy person, but the baby's needs come first. I did have trouble disengaging her so the pediatrician could examine her. Of course that was the only time the pediatrician was running on-time instead of an hour late!

Posted by sirena1124    Friday, June 27, 2008 7:52 AM

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The weirdest place I ever breastfed was at The Dallas Word Aquarium- in the shark tunnel! I was trying to keep my out of town family entertained right after the birth of my 2nd son. So we went there and when it was feeding time, there was no where to sit except in the tunnel where you can view the sharks. So there we sat, under the water, sharks swimming by...nursing!

Posted by decbride2002    Friday, June 27, 2008 10:18 AM

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I was a bridesmaid in an out-of-town wedding when my son was 6 weeks old.  Since I was breastfeeding, he had to make the 7 hour trip from Pennsylvania to Indiana with my husband and I.  We stopped at a rest stop along the Ohio Turnpike--I ended up nursing my son in the "Truckers Rest Lounge".

Posted by mom2bobby    Friday, June 27, 2008 10:19 AM

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This is a hard one!  I have breastfed some weird places!

I've breastfed while grocery shopping in Hy-Vee.  I just threw him in a sling and we went shopping in the cereal aisle while he nursed.   I've breastfed while eating prime rib at Outback Steakhouse (there's a good story about this in my blog).  

Probably the strangest breastfeeding experience was the day I took him to meet my students at a coffee shop.  He decided he had to nurse, so on a couch in front of 15 college students, I latched him on.  That wasn't nearly as embarrassing as when my milk let down all over my shirt though.

Posted by itsMsAlbin    Friday, June 27, 2008 10:22 AM

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We were at the huge annual Milwaukee Auto Show and I needed a secluded spot to nurse my 6-week-old daughter.  The only place I could find was on a folding chair in the corner of the beer tent!  I hated that I was in a beer tent, but this was the most out-of-the-way spot that I could find.  I turned the chair to face the wall and my husband sat next to me to "watch the crowd" and protect us.  We got the job done  :-)

Posted by uwmadtownbride    Friday, June 27, 2008 10:23 AM

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We've nursed lots of interesting places, too, but here are two that stick out: (1) In the stands during a baseball game here at Nationals Park in DC. We'd made a "Baby's First Ballgame" sign and hung it in front of our seats. We were hoping to get on the JumboTron (we didn't). (2) Then, last week, we were going into DC to meet some friends for lunch, and we nursed on the DC subway. It was lunch on the go!

Posted by troylet    Friday, June 27, 2008 10:33 AM

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hmmmm.... hard one! It could be while I was at a music festival and i had Jude in the front carrier and he ate while I danced.

It coulda been while in the middle of Magic Kingdom...

stiill a hard one

Posted by jessidrivesavw    Friday, June 27, 2008 10:32 AM

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This is my first baby so I haven't had a chance to breastfeed yet but I'm really looking forward to the experience!  We're planning a road trip from Florida to Ohio after the baby is born .  I'm sure there will be some strange places along the way that I will end up breastfeeding in!

Posted by TayLynn    Friday, June 27, 2008 10:32 AM

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I had to nurse our 10 week old daughter during my husband's grandfather's funeral - she woke up in the middle of the service and was hungry.  Since we were in a church, I searched around and had to use the minister's private office.  After the ceremony the minister saw me, commented, and I thanked her profusely.  She in turn told me "oh when our kids were little I had to nurse them wherever also, I totally understand."

Posted by daisydu32    Friday, June 27, 2008 10:33 AM

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I breastfed in an office in the art museum (I work there, so it wasn't so shocking to the office owner).  During my first visit to my co-workers after my son was born, he was getting really fussy so my colleague let me use her office while she went for some coffee.  A few people knocked on the door, looking for her but were a little surprised to find me with the babe (I had a nursing cover).  No one was offended, as far as I could tell, since they chatted a little with me while I was nursing.

Posted by Katwalck    Friday, June 27, 2008 10:38 AM

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my daughter and i were waiting for my mom at a salon and she was hungry, so i grabbed a blanket to cover myself and sort of hid behind the stroller in a corner of the waiting area. i think this was more embarassing for the guys in there than it was for me!!

Posted by missmango    Friday, June 27, 2008 10:38 AM

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The weirdest place I had to breastfeed my daughter was on a fishing boat. My husband and I took out a few family members and our daughter to go fishing. My daughter was new to bottles, but would have nothing to do with them that day.  My husband is still amazed that I can catch the big one while feeding out daughter!

Posted by fuzzyfoot1    Friday, June 27, 2008 10:38 AM

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The weirdest place I had to breastfeed my daughter was on a fishing boat. My husband and I took out a few family members and our daughter to go fishing. My daughter was new to bottles, but would have nothing to do with them that day.  My husband is still amazed that I can catch the big one while feeding our daughter!

Posted by fuzzyfoot1    Friday, June 27, 2008 10:47 AM

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when we went to the Field Museum in Chiago, he was just so hungry,so he ate amoung the dinosaurs.

Posted by SarahBukisi    Friday, June 27, 2008 10:47 AM

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The weirdest place I ever breastfed my son was in a phone booth @ the Hyatt Regency in Huntington Beach, CA.  My best friend was getting married and I was a bridesmaid.  My son was almost 3 months old at this time..but refused to drink from a bottle.  So I had to sneak out during the speeches to breastfeed my son.  Because I lived in the area my husband and I didn't rent a room...and the restrooms didn't have any seating.  So my mother in law blocked the entry way to the public phones while I sat there and breastfed my son.  There were several parties going on that night...so there were lots of people passing by the booth...it was quite uncomfortable since I had to pull down my bridesmaid dress.  I felt naked!  Luckily I had a nursing cover.  And I so wish I had a boppy with me at the time!!!!

Posted by Principesa    Friday, June 27, 2008 10:47 AM

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Last week I nursed my daughter while getting a pedicure.  I have to say that was a first for the salon employee and myself!

Posted by cyn053    Friday, June 27, 2008 10:48 AM

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The wierdest place I nursed my son was the National Zoo. It was a typical, muggy DC summer day, and he needed fluids. I figured with all the animals' boobs hanging out, mine wouldn't be that exciting or noteworthy.

Posted by thefirstJDH    Friday, June 27, 2008 10:54 AM

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I've breastfed in all types of restaurants, weddings, stores, etc, but the weirdest place I've breastfed hasn't been exactly breastfeeding quite at all...

We were on our way to a wedding in NYC, heading from Boston.   My daughter was 3 and a half months old.  We stopped to nurse at the IKEA in CT (great nursing room, by the way) and figured we'd be all set for the rest of the trip.  Suddenly, the traffic just STOPS.   We were trapped on the highway for an extra 4 hours!   After about three hours, like clockwork, my daughter gets hungry again.   With no way to get off the highway, I'm freaking out.   I can't take her out of the carseat, its not safe!   I can't take off my seatbelt and nurse her in there - but then I remembered that my car has an outlet plug in it - I had my husband plug my breastpump into the outlet, and I pumped milk for the baby, right in the back of the car, right in the middle of traffic, and then fed her the bottle in her carseat.  

That was when I knew I was pretty hardcore. ;-)

Posted by vegbride    Friday, June 27, 2008 11:33 AM

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No where yet, but I'm sure there will be lot's of strange places once she's born.  I think the strangest place will have to be the automotive detail shop I run.  It's full of men, so I"ll have to get some good blinds for my office!

Posted by princessjessa2002    Friday, June 27, 2008 11:37 AM

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The weirdest place I have ever breastfed was in a restroom stall. It sounds really bad, but my baby was hungry and I had no were else private enough, the car we had at the time had no A/C in the middle of a hot summer, so I thought it would be much easier and cooler for the both of us if we just went to the restroom. Good thing my baby was not too hungry!

Posted by the mama hood    Friday, June 27, 2008 11:47 AM

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I had to bring my 6 day old baby to the hospital because she had been jaundiced.  After having her foot stuck it about time for her feeding anyway.  The nurses let me use a lab station to breastfeed my baby to calm her down.  This had happened to me twice in two weeks.

Posted by mysred74    Friday, June 27, 2008 11:55 AM

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IN the back of a police car.

On our way back from a visit with the Grandparents in Ohio--our car broke down on the side of the road.  A Police office let me sit in the back of his car while we waited for the towe truck--it was a very hot July day. Our little one needed to nurse. I told our son --this better be your Only time in the back of a police car!

Posted by victoriasecrets    Friday, June 27, 2008 12:04 PM

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I had to breastfeed my daughter at my father-in-law's restaurant a few times, which isn't too weird because he lets me use the office. What *was* weird, however, was the fact that my grandpa-in-law came in once not realizing what I was doing and came over and patted DD on the head! He was very embarrassed once he realized what was going on!

Posted by mrs_harper    Friday, June 27, 2008 12:06 PM

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I think that the weirdest place that I've breastfed would probably have to be while walking around Target shopping!  Emily was only a couple weeks old, and my mother had flown in for a visit and to help me out and we decided to go shopping.  Well, while shopping Emily got pretty fussy and I found that we'd already blown throught all the pumped bottles that I'd brought with us.  Luckily for me I had on a top that was pretty ideal to breastfeed in (I hadn't planned it that way!), and my mom helped me get situated - right there in the panties and bras section - and get covered, and we kept right on shopping!

Posted by mistybryanemily    Friday, June 27, 2008 12:29 PM

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We just took our 5 1/2 month old son to the beach for the first time and both days we were there,  I nursed him on the beach! Luckily I have a cover, so we just layed on the blanket under the umbrella and he ate while we listened to the ocean and seagulls!

We've also ate in restaurants, the car, at my desk at work.

Posted by Gavin's Mommy    Friday, June 27, 2008 12:23 PM

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I had to nurse my son inthe beauty salon while I was having my hair highlighted. I had to put him under the cape and let him go to town. My hairdresser ( male) was such a good sport considering how much noise he was making while he ate. Lots of grunting and slurping.

Posted by atlantabride    Friday, June 27, 2008 12:39 PM

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I've breastfed on the train to chicago from an hour away, the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, at a relative's personal (lingerie) shower, even knelt over the carseat to nurse in the car a couple times.

Posted by getnmarried910    Friday, June 27, 2008 12:43 PM

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I've breastfed in all sorts of strange places because we take our daughter with us everywhere. I fed her at the drive-in last night, she's been breastfed in countless restaurants. I've fed her in the middle of the mall and, every week without fail, at my husband's baseball games. I breastfed her at a wedding reception in the middle of dinner. I was helping my mother set up a funeral reception and was breastfeeding her before the funeral started upstairs and some guests came down and found me feeding her. The funny thing is, I don't consider any of these places to be terribly strange because if my baby's gotta eat, she's gotta eat!

Posted by anniemacgregor    Friday, June 27, 2008 12:49 PM

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    Well, my strangest experience with breastfeeding occurred while I was separated from my son. I had jury duty when he was six months old. I was still pretty much his sole source of food, so I knew I would have to pump at some point everyday that the trial went on. I expressed my concerns to the bailiff who assured me there wouldn't be a problem finding time in the day and space for me to pump.

    As the day went on, no room had been provided, and I knew I had probably been forgotten about. I asked the bailiff again about where I should go, and the poor, sweet (but obviously semi clueless about the pumping process) man suggested that there was a bench in the courthouse restroom beside the sink.... ugh. Not only would everyone who entered the restroom have a glorious view of the girls expressing milk, but it skeeved me out to be in such a high traffic , germy area producing food for my son.

    Soooo, on to Plan B- the jury room. That is how I ended up facing a wall, as far away from the group as possible, using my breast pump to relieve my painfully engored breasts in front of eleven strangers. Everyone pretended politely not to hear the whirring hum of the pump as I wished silently for the floor to open up and swallow me whole. Quite a strange experience overall.

    I'm currently pregnant with twins and plan on breastfeeding them as well. If I get jury duty this time around, I'll be sure to make proper pumping arrangements beforehand! :)

Posted by Steffani    Friday, June 27, 2008 12:50 PM

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Well, my little girl is three months and wants to eat ALL the time!  So, we breastfeed anytime, anywhere.  The weirdest place where we've nursed was at a four year old's birthday party.  All the little girls kept coming over and rubbing her head and asking questions.  One little girl kept asking me "is she biting you"!

Posted by eprewitt    Friday, June 27, 2008 12:58 PM

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The weirdest place I breastfed was in the car.  Obviously we had stopped moving, but it was very uncomfortable and I didn't have my boppy with me.  I am pregnant and due in two months.  I would love to get a new boppy.

Posted by butterflyies    Friday, June 27, 2008 1:06 PM

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The weirdest place that I've ever breastfed my daughter is in the vestry of my church while Sunday mass was being celebrated... hey, she was hungry!  Baby's gotta eat!

Posted by MLE21707    Friday, June 27, 2008 1:45 PM

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While DH & I took my step-daughter swimming, dd got hungry, so I had to go inside the clubhouse of our apartment community and feed her in the sauna provided for residents. Also, at my 4 week post partum visit, I was breastfeeding dd as my doc came in to check me. I didn't think he'd think anything about it, but he looked mildly shocked to see my boob out while dd ate!

Posted by S Ray    Friday, June 27, 2008 2:12 PM

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My 1st daughter is now six, but when she was still an infant, her father was in the Navy.  I was on the ship with my daughter & we were looking for a secluded spot to nurse her.  Finally, her father realized that the airplane hangar was currently empty.  So there I sat, on top of a wooden crate, in an airplane hangar, on a US Navy ship.  I always laugh when I think about it!  It was just too surreal!

Posted by AliciaMiller07    Friday, June 27, 2008 2:24 PM

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Wow, the weirdest place? I nurse him everywhere so its hard to think of the weirdest. Perhaps a dressing room? I was shopping for some post babybody clothes at Express and nursed him in the dressing room while I was in the middle of trying on clothes. Or perhaps the backseat of my car? I nurse there all the time. We even had my car windows tinted as dark as possible so I could have privacy in the car whenever needed. We refer to it as my "nursing cave".

Posted by LisiLynn    Friday, June 27, 2008 2:32 PM

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Well I just had to breast feed my baby at the Old Town Art Fair in Chicago.  FO those of you who don't know it is one of the largest street festivals in CHicago.

Posted by elle-emme    Friday, June 27, 2008 3:00 PM

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I was a bridesmaid 2 weeks after little guy was born and had to feed him in the kitchen while they were cutting the cake into pieces to serve. It was quite funny when they asked if I was giving milk away with the cake.

Posted by fjaril    Friday, June 27, 2008 3:10 PM

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There have been a few odd places I've breastfed, like on the trail during Memorial Day weekend at the local National Wildlife Refuge with 10 or so more hikers passing by while I sat in the only clearing for literal miles, but the strangest for me was behind the concessions counter at our local golf course.  We are regulars, so the owner let me use a chair behind a privacy wall (sort of an office space) in the club house when we were visiting my husband and cheering him on during a tourney.  There were tons of people around...mostly men...and my car was parked in a pretty public area so that wasn't a great option, so behind the counter next to the refrigerator was it.  It was more weird for me to listen in on the golf chatter when no one knew I was there than actually using that spot.  It was pretty cozy and remains a backup for future golf course visits!

Posted by toddandleah    Friday, June 27, 2008 3:52 PM

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When dd was 6 wks old, my husband deployed for 15 months to Iraq.  Deployment day was filled with tons of emotion, but liitle dd still needed to eat.  I breastfeed her sitting on the bleachers in a stadium full of soldiers and families minutes before having to say goodbye - talk about a sureal experiance.

Posted by mrsmatt03    Friday, June 27, 2008 5:06 PM

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The weirdest place I ever breastfed was the waiting room/lobby of a prison!  (I was visiting a friend, not the baby's father.  You know, just FYI.)

Posted by kitkat_351    Friday, June 27, 2008 6:38 PM

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The weirdest place I've breastfed is probably right in my seat at Turner Field at an Atlanta Braves game.  My son was hungry and we were at the game, so I threw on the Hooter Hider and fed him-- three times during the game!  I've also breastfed right in the middle of Toys R Us.  They didn't have a chair anywhere so I sat on top of a toy chest they had on display and fed him right there.  A couple people passed, but they just smiled at me!

Posted by kmgourley    Friday, June 27, 2008 7:00 PM

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I breastfed on a bed in an IKEA store.  It's a huge store and my baby was hungry before we could get all the way through.

Posted by HAB12345    Friday, June 27, 2008 7:18 PM

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Honestly, I can't think of anywhere I haven't nursed my kids (2 so far, one due in December)! I've nursed in the back seat of my car on the side of the road, I've used a hand pump in the front seat while my husband drove and climbed in back to bottle feed, I've nursed in the WalMart changing room, most restaurants, houses of friends, relatives. Basically, wherever we are hen our baby is hungry, that's where I nurse :) It's a natural and beautiful thing! I'll admit, I was a little shy at first with my oldest, but after a while it just became second nature!

Posted by Jakota    Friday, June 27, 2008 7:28 PM

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The weirdest and probably the grossest place I've ever nursed my daughter is on the floor of a bathroom stall at O'Hare airport. My husband, DD and I were early for our flight, so I took her into the ladies room hoping they'd have a nursing stall like they do at National Airport in DC (complete with a bench and an outlet if you need to pump!)

Unfortunately, O'Hare's not so up on the amenities. Also, all the toilets were automatic, so even if I just sat down on the toilet to nurse, it probably would have flushed a zillion times. Not exactly conducive to a calm nursing session! So, I did what I had to do. I put the changing pad from our diaper bag on the floor of the handicapped stall and we cuddled up! I did pretty good about not letting either of us touch anything except the changing pad and each other. I wish more airports were sensitive to the needs of families with young children!

(By the way, has anyone else been to IKEA recently? Just used their Baby Care bathroom for the first time last weekend - awesome! It's totally separate from the other restrooms. There's not even a toilet in there. There are chairs so you can sit and nurse, a changing station with diapers and table liners PROVIDED, and a Diaper Genie! Love it!)

Posted by Lauren714    Friday, June 27, 2008 8:19 PM

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I worked as a bartender at a Mexican restaurant before I had DS and continued to do so up until I gave birth to him.  About a month after I had DS a coworker had a quinceanera for her daughter.  She planned on having a fully stocked bar and needed a sober bartender (who stays sober at a quinceanera???) so of course I was the first choice since I was beast feeding.  We had already been invited months before so we had already planned on being there.  About halfway through the night DH ran out of expressed milk and since DS was hungry, I placed him in his sling and nursed him while I was tending the bar.  Awful I know, but a mother's gotta do what she's gotta do!  

Posted by Smurfy0225    Friday, June 27, 2008 9:51 PM

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I didn't intend for this to be weird, but I was at a large farmer's market with my mom and it was time for DD to eat.  It was too hot to sit in the car which is where we usually nurse when we're out and about.  It was pretty crowded everywhere, but I found a shady spot next to a tree.  There were parking spots for motorcycles, but there was only one parked there, so I figured it would be fine.  No sooner did DD get latched on and start to eat and another motorcycle came.  And another.  And another.  Of course, the loud roaring of Harleys did nothing for her concentration on nursing.  She's five months old and just HAS to know what is going on all the time.  I don't use a nursing cover because she doesn't like things covering her head, so I've gotten pretty good about being private about nursing in public.  But, every time her little head popped up to see the arrival of another bike, there was my nipple for all the world to see!

Posted by Khiss04    Saturday, June 28, 2008 12:06 AM

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I have to agree with some others, i'm currently pregnant, but heard ALL about how great the Boppy pillow is and its a "must have" item.  as a story i've seen though, i worked at a restaurant in Texas.  A lot of people are pretty out in the open (see where this is going?).  The restaurant i worked in had little 'private' coves with 1 table that seated 4.  Each had a curtain, but, had a window on each side...so hyou could see the next table, or into the room.

The new mom decided she was 'enclosed' enough and out came her breast.  Baby not even latched on yet!  Some of the other patrons walking by surely had a "dinner and a show" so to speak.

Posted by Eclypze    Saturday, June 28, 2008 9:10 AM

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Hmmm, haven't breatfed yet, but plan too, when this little type arrives!

Posted by bethCT    Saturday, June 28, 2008 12:51 PM