Is there someone specific you are uncomfortable nursing in front of?

[FoxintheSnow]

I dont know why but I don't feel comfortable nursing in front of my landlady. Ive nursed in front of strangers, friends, all kinds of relatives with no issue, but I cant nurse in front of her for some reason. She lives a few doors down so we see her every so often.

[mytwogirls]

I was uncomfortable nursing in front of my brother in law at first. He is the type who makes all the gross and disgusting bad mannered jokes and I thought FOR SURE he would make some comment to me about nursing since I was the FIRST ever woman in the family to nurse. But, he surprised me. He never made a comment so after about a month I got comfortable with him. Other than him, I have not been uncomfortable nursing in front of anyone.

[Stace]

I won't nurse in front of pretty much any male family member aside from DH and DS. I just don't think that my brother, BIL, or FIL want to see any of that. I don't think any of them would actually ever say anything to me; heck, my BIL's wife had no problem nursing their son in front of FIL and FIL never said a word, but I also have much larger breasts than she does, so it takes a bit more manipulation on my part. I'd rather just avoid any potential uncomfortableness on anyone's part, and most of the time, it's just easier for me to go into another room when any of those guys are around. It gives me and the baby a more peaceful environment and allows us both to relax....because when any of those guys are around, it's a guarantee that there will be plenty of other people around and let's just say that our families are NOT quiet people.

[IdahoMom]

Originally Posted by Stace

I won't nurse in front of pretty much any male family member aside from DH and DS.l

Me too. And my BIL whose wife is pretty open about breastfeeding and less discreet than I am, so he's used to it LOL. I can't even nurse around my dad with a blanket over me because I know how uncomfortable it makes him, so I'm uncomfortable, too.

[Belle]

I think the only person I would be uncomfortable nursing in front of would be my uncle. I don't think I've seen him since right after dd#1 was born.

He's the kind of person that oozes creepiness. I was so happy for my aunt when I heard she was divorcing that creep. He made a pass at my mom when my aunt was in the hospital giving birth to his son.

[Ziggysmama]

I was kinda wierded out by nursing in front of my boss at work....
BUT i did the other day DURING A MEETING none-the-less and everything was fine

[Limabean1975]

My DH's maternal grandmother. She is anti-co-sleeping, anti-extended bfing, etc...but otherwise a very gentle and sweet lady. I just don't want to be confrontational with her. At about 80 years old, I see no need to "convert" her, y'know?

[nummies]

In the beginning it was my FIL. But now I can nurse in front of anyone!

[lerlerler]

I've basically nursed in front of everyone (dh's rugby team, etc) no qualms about showing skin

but my 12 year old nephew? I am very self concious about coverage

[ABrez]

I have a neighbor that I can't nurse in front of. He creeps me out. DD will hide when he's around too. He's not done anything specifically but neither of us are comfortable around him.

[sahmama_12]

I don't really ever feel uncomfortable nursing around ppl. I get this feeding my baby attitude which is kinda funny cause there's lots of ppl I don't feel comfortable around in my bathing suit. lol. weird eh? I even shocked one of my sisters friends when I just popped one out and nursed my 3 month old baby in front of my dad at my sister's wedding. My dad doesn't care he never even blinked.

[LittlePeanut]

My BIL but then he creeps me out on so many other levels that nursing in front of him is only the tip of the iceburg.

LP

[waiting2bemommy]

Certain guys, yes, I feel weird. I was out to eat with about 30 other people and I had guys sitting on either side of me and across from me. My ds was fussy and I knew he would be latching on and popping off, so I jsut excused myself to the car rather than give a bunch of 20-something guys a birds-eye view of my nipple lol. On the other hand, I sat on the grass at a concert yesterday and nursed in front of about a million strange men, so.....

[_betsy_]

Unsupportive FIL (Who told me a day after baby was born that she'd had enough of *that* and could go to formula now - before he even sawthe baby, who wasn't even nursing at that moment) - he's just a huge UAV and it's not worth the fight.

[janasmama]

I feel uncomfortable nursing in front of my G-mother. She is so old-fashioned, I just feel like she's sitting there the whole time thinking "I can't believe she let's that baby hang off her tit like that." Especially when they are crawling/walking.

I also don't really like to nurse in front of men. I was glad to see some other moms feel the same way, I thought I might be the only one. I just feel like they are looking/staring at me and/or I'm making them uncomfortable.

[sharon71]

Nope not anyone.

[dogmom327]

My father. He's a dirty old man and he leers (yes, even at his daughter). I have recently decided we won't be seeing him anymore though (for many reasons) so hopefully it will never be an issue again.

[lacysmommy]

Yes, my DH's uncle, who is another one who leers at me. I was told after my MIL's funeral was over, he was staring at me the whole time I was nursing my then-13 month old DD. I will never nurse in front of him again. What a creep.

I also try to be really discreet in front of my brothers and other male relatives, for no other reason than it makes me uncomfortable to think that they may see a tiny glimpse of my breast. Though I still nurse in front of them if I must (not so much now that my nursling is 2).

[Romana]

Yes, my GFIL. He recently passed away, so it's not an issue anymore - and I really loved him and he was a wonderful man, but had a tad of the lechery thing going on. So I was uncomfortable.

Also my FIL. Ugh ugh ugh. The guy is super-creepy. No way I could nurse in front of him. In fact, I can't stand to have him near our dc at all. And I keep waiting for the day when he makes a pass at me. We only see him rarely, but I honestly wish it was never.

Fortunately I can BF around my own dad just fine. He's very supportive of BF and acts like nothing unusual is going on when I'm BF (which is right, nothing unusual is going on!).

[mntnmom]

My MIL and FIL. They would never say anything. They KNOW all the good things about it. But they come from a different generation, and it makes THEM very uncomfortable, so I try to respect that.
My own dad is an old hippy, so it doesn't bother him at all, and my mom BF me.