Are you still NIP?

[sophmama]

Just wondering - how many mamas are still nursing their older babies/toddlers/and up in public. I have no opposition to it but dd (15 mo) rarely asks when we're out because she's so absorbed and she is a rather active nurser so it's not that easy especially when she's distracted by her surroundings.

[thismama]

I do alllllll the time. This whole neighbourhood has seen my titties.

[sophmama]

go thismama!!!!!!

[guerrillamama]

Like everyday! Ds is 14 mo. And is definitely NOT that absorbed in his surroundings, and has recently figured out how to pull up my shirt and help himself.

[thismama]

Originally Posted by guerrillamama

Like everyday! Ds is 14 mo. And is definitely NOT that absorbed in his surroundings, and has recently figured out how to pull up my shirt and help himself.

:LOL My dd is doing this too. Last week she did it while I was talking about queer parenting to a university class!

[guerrillamama]

Originally Posted by thismama

:LOL My dd is doing this too. Last week she did it while I was talking about queer parenting to a university class!

FABULOUS! Did you explain to the class that your EBFing is turning her gay? :LOL

[thismama]

Originally Posted by guerrillamama

FABULOUS! Did you explain to the class that your EBFing is turning her gay? :LOL

: I didn't think of it! And thank goodness because I sometimes say things without thinking, and this class might've believed me!

[farmer mama]

I still nurse my 2 1/2 year old in public, usually he is too busy but if gets tired or uncomfortable, he asks to nurse, and I whip it out. Seeing how I have gotten comments when he was a newborn (someone once commented on me "letting it all hang out" as I nursed my then 6 week old son in a sling), I can only imagine what people are thinking now.

[TiredX2]

We still NIP *on occasion.* Probably a few times a week. As he gets older it just happens less, though I assume it will go up a bit with the warmer weather (right now I hesitate not out of embarrasment, but because we are generally outside in COLD weather... not exactly when I want to be exposing more flesh, kwim?).

[edamommy]

WOw, is 15 months considered an "older" child to nurse????

I've never been "shy" about NIP w/ my son until just recently (he's 23 mnths). And I think it's because he's so vocal about it now.... ".... MOMMY , neeeeeeed susususususususususus , MOMMY susu now?! Mommy nice susu?..." (susu is what he calls nursing, btw)- so people immediatly look to see what the he## a "susu" is that this guy cannot live without! LOL. But, a plus to him being older and conversational is that I can ask him to WAIT until we leave the store/restraunt/etc. and he usually is fine with that too...

[bellee]

I nurse my 12 mo in public, but that no feat When she was just a few months old we went out to eat for my birthday and I was still nursing my 2 yo toddler and when the waitress came the first time, I was nursing the baby and then she came to drop off our drinks, I was nursing the toddler :LOL I'm not quite sure she knew what to think

[doctorjen]

We're still NIP quite a bit. I have 3 older kids, so am out and about with them a lot, so little dd needs to nurse in public frequently. Since she is my 4th, and I'm quite comfortable NIP now, I almost wish somebody would say something to me so I can be an advocate, but it doesn't really happen (except that a nice mama at a swim meet plopped down next to me to say she was so happy to see me NIP because her 3 year old wasn't feeling well and may need to nurse too!) Strangly, I don't live somewhere where breastfeeding at all is common, let alone NIP a 20 month old, but still no one seems to mind me. In my little town, I've almost never seen someone else NIP except my LLL friends (us 3 moms of toddlers recently went out to lunch together and probably created quite a scene all 3 nursing talking children at once!)

[stafl]

yup, just today, as a matter of fact, I nursed my little one (16mos) in the sling, walking through the aquarium. Big sis rarely nurses during the day anymore, unless she's gotten hurt or is really upset for whatever reason. After nearly four years of nursing, it's just no big deal to nurse whenever and wherever they need it. I don't think anyone even notices she's nursing.

[mom2threenurslings]

I nurse both of my children in public. They are 4.5 years old and 2.5 years old. I'm now 10 weeks pregnant, so NIP should get a lot more fun (and a lot less discrete (sp???)) soon!

[Starflower]

My DD is 20 months old this weekend and we nurse in public all the time. We nurse at the bookstore, at the coffee shop, etc. Restaurants are kind of a pain though - if we're in a booth - not enough room for my toddler and my tatas. :LOL

Besides, if DD wants to nurse, I think I'll look a lot stranger with a toddler screaming, crying and beating on my chest than quietly sitting and nursing.

[Still_Snarky]

Yep, all the time...and the only person who has ever been the least bit offended is my MIL! ACK! :

[the_lissa]

My nursling is 11 months old, which I don't think is old, but some people do. (?) Anyways, we nurse in public all the time. She stands up, lays down, looks around, etc. Everyone has seen my breasts, and I don't care.

[be11ydancer]

Jasmine is 19 months and we still nurse in public. It's only occasionally now because she gets distracted so easily. I haven't even had so much as one rude comment.

[Stacymom]

My 20 moth old dd was throwing a git in the checkout line at WalMart the ither day ( : I know...) so I left dh to finish, and I went out and started nursing in our front seat. In the car next to me was a guy, early twenties or so, very tough looking, with loud music playing. I think it took him all of about 30 seconds after we started nursing for him to roll up his windows. :LOL

[littlest birds]

I nurse my 28mo in public frequently. I wonder if other people find it weird-- This mother at my homeschooling co-op actually asked if she was sleeping.