Which carrier/sling works best for breastfeeding?

[Mawood]

My daughter is 12 weeks old and we do a lot of cluster feeding. Which carrier works best for feeding her in public. We went to the park the other day and it was really exhausting to nurse her there for a while with no support. I like the Mai Tai style carriers but are you able to breastfeed in e.g. a babyhawk? Do you have any recommendations/thoughts on that? Thank You

[marinak1977]

I can nip easily in my ergo. I tried doing it in a mei tai yesterday and it was harder, That said, I'm small with giant boobs so I need extra room to bf.

[Carhootel]

I have really big breasts and find a ring sling to be easiest for NIP - super adjustable and then I have the tail to flip over and cover up

[Biscuits & Gravy]

Early on I nursed in a ring sling. Very adjustable, tail over for modesty. Then as DS got bigger (and heavier) I found that nursing in the ergo was pretty easy. I have big, floppy boobs though, so that might play into the ease of it. Plus in the ring sling I had to support him with one arm, but in the ergo he can latch on and go to town while I do other things hands free.

[bec28]

I hope this isn't too off topic, but for those of you who nurse while babywearing, do you were nursing tops? I usually just wear a nursing tank with a regular t-shirt over top, and I can not for the life of me figure out how to nurse while wearing DS. I can't pull my shirt collar down without ruining my shirts, and to pull up the bottom of my shirt just seems impossible.

Ideas?

[Biscuits & Gravy]

Originally Posted by bec28

I hope this isn't too off topic, but for those of you who nurse while babywearing, do you were nursing tops? I usually just wear a nursing tank with a regular t-shirt over top, and I can not for the life of me figure out how to nurse while wearing DS. I can't pull my shirt collar down without ruining my shirts, and to pull up the bottom of my shirt just seems impossible.

Ideas?

I almost always wear a nursing tank with a top over it. For babywearing & nursing I find it easier to wear a lower cut/v-neck type shirt. I just sort of flop myself out of it, latch him on and then his head covers any exposed part of my breast. If it doesn't, I pull the sleeping hood up over his head. Either that or I'll scoot my shirt up from the bottom, just like I would if I were sitting and NIP.