tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231615379975843473.post5977349937239923537..comments2021-11-23T20:30:28.297-06:00Comments on Mocha Milk: Nursing Covers...friend or foe?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231615379975843473.post-28037774199573347162007-07-25T00:42:00.000-06:002007-07-25T00:42:00.000-06:00Whether or not a mom needs to cover up to feel com...Whether or not a mom needs to cover up to feel comfortable breastfeeding in public is a decision she'll have to make on her own - as long as society's not telling her she has to, we totally support it. If covering up makes a mom feel comfortable nursing in public and causes her to nurse longer than she otherwise might, that's great.<BR/><BR/>For moms who choose to use a nursing cover, the creators of Modest Mums Nursing Covers (www.modestmums.com) just launched The Nursing Cover Boutique, www.nursingcovers.com, a one-stop shop for breastfeeding moms who are looking to find the best nursing cover to fit their personal needs. We offer nursing covers from various designers, in different design, colors & prints. You can compare and contrast the cover in one easy location.<BR/><BR/>For bloggers, The Nursing Cover Boutique offers free shipping. Just use coupon code 11208FREE at checkout. Covers ship immediately and are guaranteed to satisfy!<BR/><BR/>Kim<BR/>The Nursing Cover Boutique<BR/>www.nursingcovers.com<BR/>shop@nursingcovers.comLet me introduce myself...https://www.blogger.com/profile/02442930603119722833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231615379975843473.post-1435627684347338922007-07-05T20:55:00.000-06:002007-07-05T20:55:00.000-06:00Oh, darn, Mocha. I'm about six months too late (j...Oh, darn, Mocha. I'm about six months too late (just stumbled across this particular blog although I've visited your site a few times over the past 6 mos). I wish you had seen our Peek-a-Boo B Nursing Cover when you posted this. We were brand new then. I wonder what your comments would have been about the Peek-a-Boo B Nursing Cover (www.CaydenCreations.com)? We designed ours to look like a blouse when it's on, for the very reasons you mentioned...if you're nursing with a cover, you probably don't want to advertise what you're doing. We went for the much more subtle look and colors.<BR/><BR/>Ahhhh...timing is everything in life. lol<BR/><BR/>Best wishes,<BR/>DarleneDarlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17506793586720064032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231615379975843473.post-701516161264366832007-04-04T09:05:00.000-06:002007-04-04T09:05:00.000-06:00As the maker of a brand of nursing covers I though...As the maker of a brand of nursing covers I thought I'd put my two cents in. I have also breastfed my children and while I wasn't shy about it I did practice a certain level of discretion. I did this for me, not anyone else. I like keeping it between my baby and me. As my babies got bigger and became more interested in what was going on all around them it became frustrating at times since they were constantly latching on and off. Having a nursing cover cuts down on distractions. I do put boning in the neckline so Mom can maintain eye contact with baby, this way the child is not completely covered up and eating alone. I have found that many moms feel this way. And, if having a nursing cover encourages more moms to brestfeed than I'm all for it. Bottom line is.. it's about nourishing a child.Noble Glomadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11401832579115408041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231615379975843473.post-54921207049147550432007-02-16T12:04:00.000-06:002007-02-16T12:04:00.000-06:00I don't cover up, nope. I'm reasonably discreet -...I don't cover up, nope. I'm reasonably discreet - I tend to wear longer, looser shirts as a matter of habit, anyway. Really, you'd see more at the beach. I've never been given a hard time about nursing by a restaurant or a business. Maybe it's because I'm so matter of fact about it that I don't look like they could? Probably I've just been lucky. <BR/><BR/>I've been known to go give a smile and a friendly word to someone I see nursing - some encouraging feedback to help offset any negative they get. And when my daughter and I see someone bottlefeeding a baby, the quiet commentary she'll hear is "yes, they're feeding that baby. Poor baby, it only gets a bottle. You got nursed." Teach her now what the best way is, to offset the bottle messages she'll get from the world.Laura Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14386562865080786453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231615379975843473.post-67452361765082687122006-12-30T19:17:00.000-06:002006-12-30T19:17:00.000-06:00I'm torn on the subject also. In some cases nursin...I'm torn on the subject also. In some cases nursing tops are really helpful but blankets and the like are unnecessary IMO. I NIP wherever I happen to be - afterall, the only way to normalize breastfeeding is to expose people to it.www.frunchymama.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08211930533802346042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231615379975843473.post-1870729514169239552006-12-18T09:02:00.000-06:002006-12-18T09:02:00.000-06:00i live in a saturated bottle-feeding culture. i c...i live in a saturated bottle-feeding culture. i cannot ever recall seeing any mother (except for close friends of mine) NIP. i'm now nursing my second child and for both my kids, i nurse them any and everywhere. in the very beginning, with my first one i felt awkward and thought i needed to pump and feed from a bottle (because a woman i know recommended it).. thankfully when i tried that, the whole experience was disasterous at best and that idea shattered into a million unrecognizable pieces. i have been a proud public nurser ever since. i feel so angry when women tell me that they are ASKED to go to the restroom to nurse when they are at restaurants that i feel like i could slap the crap out of these people. (this is toing to be long. maybe i should blog about this!) anyway, the thing that KILLS me is that NO ONE has a problem with hollywood starlets trapsing down the almighty red carpet with everything but nipple showing (sometimes even the nipple shows through the flimsy stuff) and here we are actually . <b> nourishing a human being </b> and most of us hiding everything we can and it's a huge issue! so, while i don't hold anything personally against women who feel the need for the covers (hey, if that's what it takes to keep nursing...), i am deeply saddened by the fact that it is a product of a society that sees breasts (basically) purely as sexual organs. (did you hear about the woman at a park who was charged with indecent exposure for nursing her baby?) i really don't want to go on forever here so i will stop. but this, obviously, inflames me. last thing: even at my pediatrician's office the other day, the office assistant asked if i needed to be excused to the kitchen to nurse my son. i kindly said "dear, i would nurse my son on a construction site. thanks very much."Milkshakenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12555766550509475123noreply@blogger.com