NIP, yet? - Page 2

[SabbathD]

Originally Posted by LadyBug & BabyBug

Yep! Hiking at Mt Rainier when DD was 6 days old. DH took the picture, behind him is the trail where all the other hikers are.

Oh I am so jealous!! I have been wanting to get to Rainier, and we just haven't had the chance to yet. I am probably closer to it then you are, so I have no excuse (you are up in Bremerton area aren't you?). By the way - you look great in that picture!!

Okay - so NIP ....

Target, Ikea (several times) (I shamelessly love that place SO MUCH!!), Macy's, Nordstrom, backseat of my car several times, my place of work, and taco bell (I know, but when you want a taco...).

We just haven't left the house that much. And that's okay with me. Well, NOW it's not okay with me, it was okay with me at the time. I am starting to get SERIOUSLY stir crazy. Unfortunately, my best friend, who is newly pregnant herself, suddenly stopped calling me or stopping over. I haven't seen her for more than two hours TOTAL since this baby has been born. I feel like I just lost my Best Friend, and unfortunately, I never really made any other friends when I moved down here. So I feel tremendously alone, and I don't have anyone else to hang out with. It's a real bummer. But, hey, I digress.

[~pi]

I haven't been out of the house much, so aside from the hospital, the midwives' clinic, and my grandmother's nursing home on her 90th birthday, I haven't nursed in public at all. I've nursed in front of a bunch of people at my house, though.

Originally Posted by Quagmire

Beautiful pic, but good lord, you were hiking at 6 days PP? You are a woman of steel!

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[MrsSurplus]

nak

I had to look up this old thread... I was not going to nip...I have nursed all of my children, but have always found a dressing room or other private plase as needed... Yesterday I had Kasen in the Moby and had to nurse him at Freddys so I went to the dressing room for 20 minutes before resuming my shopping. Today I was in Wal-Mart and just didn't have time to stop...so I nursed him in the sling as I did my shopping. HOW awesome!!! (My dh would have died...he covers me up when older ds comes in the room! While the sling covered everything, he still would have been mortified!)

[SabbathD]

Originally Posted by MrsSurplus

nak

I had to look up this old thread... I was not going to nip...I have nursed all of my children, but have always found a dressing room or other private plase as needed... Yesterday I had Kasen in the Moby and had to nurse him at Freddys so I went to the dressing room for 20 minutes before resuming my shopping. Today I was in Wal-Mart and just didn't have time to stop...so I nursed him in the sling as I did my shopping. HOW awesome!!! (My dh would have died...he covers me up when older ds comes in the room! While the sling covered everything, he still would have been mortified!)

Congratulations! Isn't it liberating?? I love it.

I have nursed just about every single place we have ever gone since this baby was born. I couldn't even begin to give you a list. And I have totally stopped caring who see's my boob too. Even though that is the case, I still have this wild hair up my butt to knit a really pretty nursing blanket for coverup purposes. I do coverup still in high traffic areas. It is for everyone else though, not for me!!

[TanyaS]

I haven't had to yet, but with my middle dc I nursed while shopping in walmart many times. It was like we had a little secret from the entire store. I'm sure I had a pretty smug look on my face, LOL!

So far we've NIPd at the pediatrician's office, restaurants, my ds's school (dd was his first show and tell, so I nursed her beforehand so she'd be calm), but so far she's slept most places we've gone as she's not quite three weeks yet. We went to church for the first time last weekend and she slept the entire time! Oh, well, there will be PLENTY of time for NIP as she grows. There's no laws on the books in my state so I double-dog-dare someone to say something to me just so I can raise a big fuss about it and get some legislation going.

[MrsSurplus]

Originally Posted by Tanyas

There's no laws on the books in my state so I double-dog-dare someone to say something to me just so I can raise a big fuss about it and get some legislation going.

LOL! Kasen has yet to sleep through church. When I was pregnant with him he would always kick when we were singing - so I thought he must love singing (like the rest of us). He HATES it!! LOL...if I try to sing to him he cries!! And, on Wednesday evening and Sunday morning during Bible class, there's a class in the nursery - so I can't go in there to nurse him. LOL. We might be NIPing in the auditorium soon! (While he sleeps GREAT at night, he nurses nearly hourly during the day.)

Sabbath - "liberating"! That's the word. It was GREAT!

[MsGrizzle]

Unfortunately, my best friend, who is newly pregnant herself, suddenly stopped calling me or stopping over. I haven't seen her for more than two hours TOTAL since this baby has been born. I feel like I just lost my Best Friend, and unfortunately, I never really made any other friends when I moved down here. So I feel tremendously alone, and I don't have anyone else to hang out with.

I never saw this when originally posted. Are things better now? Have you heard from her?

As for nip, I haven't done much...mostly in the car. Nursing is still a big production for us and ds sometimes takes a while to latch on. I also can only do the football hold and have to hold my floppy breast with my other hand or it doesn't work (even with a rolled up cloth). I would love to be able to do other holds but no luck so far! Maybe someday...

[SabbathD]

Originally Posted by soapdiva

I never saw this when originally posted. Are things better now? Have you heard from her?

Nope! I haven't. But thankfully, I became good friends with my doula, and have been hanging out with her quite a bit. I have joined up with some Mom Playgroups, been going to a lot of la leche league meetings/events, and joined up with a new mom-centric knitting group. All in all, I guess I don't need her anymore. It's a shame. She lives RIGHT next door to me (literally, we share a duplex) and I haven't so much as seen her more than those two hours since the baby was born. And she is pregnant her self. So, it's probably gonna come as a great shock to her when she comes pounding on my door at 2 am with a screaming newborn, and I don't run to bat for her. She has never even changed so much as a diaper. I don't think she is going to make an easy transition to motherhood. I think she will figure it out, and now I have to decide if I want to be the 'bigger person' and help her out when I know she will need it. I also worry that she won't stick with breastfeeding (total wuss), and that she will end up with a birth that she hates (husband said she wasn't allowed to have a waterbirth). I guess we shall see....

[MsGrizzle]

Wow I can't believe she is that close and you don't see her. Especially being pg - you'd think she'd be over every day - i know i would've been! Glad you're finding other friends!

[aydensmama]

I have nursed at church, the mall, around family, at work (he comes with), in the car...booo, I will be nursing during a play on Monday, docs office (my two neighbors with 3 and 4 wk olds are so concerned with timing it around feeding, and bringing a bottle: ), I think that may be all.

[Mama2ABCD]

i had a good laugh on saturday. i was at my ds1 soccer practice and had just gotten through nursing Dean. the coach also coaches ds2 team and his practice was an hour earlier. i had nursed Dean through all that practice (and i sit right on the sidelines), and nursed him through most of ds1 practice. needless to say, i'm always nursing Dean during the practices. the kids were taking a water break and the coach says loudly "boy, that sure is a good baby. he's always sleeping." i grinned and replied, "it appears that way, doesn't it".
just proves that most people don't even know that breastfeeding is taking place right next to them.

[sewaneecook]

Originally Posted by kirstie

just proves that most people don't even know that breastfeeding is taking place right next to them.

I KWYM! I was nursing DS in the mall the other day when an older couple came up to me saying something about how wonderful it was to see a baby. When they got right next to me they realized I was nursing (nothing was showing) and both of them got embarassed and couldn't run from me fast enough.

[~pi]

After a bunch of overtly-NIP-friendly locations (the midwives' clinic, the ped's office, a mom and baby event, a store that sells nursing apparel, my grandmother's hair salon), over the weekend I finally moved on to slightly more nervewracking places: several rest stops by the highway, a diner and my DH's grandfather's place.

I have yet to master the art of not showing anything. DS loves to pop off and latch back on (I think he's looking for another let-down) so I am constantly flashing people inadvertently. Thankfully, it's perfectly legal for me to be topless in my province and it's a pretty mind-your-own-business culture anyway, so no one would dare to comment or do anything other than smile sympathetically and look away.

[SabbathD]

Originally Posted by ~pi

After a bunch of overtly-NIP-friendly locations (the midwives' clinic, the ped's office, a mom and baby event, a store that sells nursing apparel, my grandmother's hair salon), over the weekend I finally moved on to slightly more nervewracking places: several rest stops by the highway, a diner and my DH's grandfather's place.

I have yet to master the art of not showing anything. DS loves to pop off and latch back on (I think he's looking for another let-down) so I am constantly flashing people inadvertently. Thankfully, it's perfectly legal for me to be topless in my province and it's a pretty mind-your-own-business culture anyway, so no one would dare to comment or do anything other than smile sympathetically and look away.

I have become mega-breatfeeder in public extraordinaire. I don't give a hoot who see's me. It took me a while to get there, but I so don't care anymore. I try to be discreet for the sake of other's but I usually don't have time enough to care. Good for you for branching out and nursing more in public!! I know it can be nerve wracking, and I was so excited when I started to get more comfortable. I remember actually making up excuses to go places, so that I would have to nurse in public, just so I could force myself to get comfortable with it. Way to go!!

[Amila]

I nurse everywhere! Grocery shopping, restaurants, at our meeting with the realtor, the mall, while walking, Target...Wherever I am I feed her if she's hungry. It doesn't bother me at all!