Part 3: How Mummy breastfeed in public?

This was a trial and error of dressing up to feed Ariel in public.

First few months
Ariel would be fed on demand and often. Aunty Ita and Aunty Anggie presented Mummy with a ringsling as a gift. So, since Ariel would be fed on demand, sometimes it would be hard to find a breastfeeding room and sometimes it would be crowded. Usually, Mummy would find a quiet place in the shopping mall and feed her using the ringsling. At times, if the car was parked nearer, then Mummy would feed in the car at the car park. Mummy even fed Ariel while having dinner in shopping mall too – one hand eating and another hand supporting Ariel’s head in ringsling (both eat/drink together).

Later
Ariel’s feeding gap become much longer and more predictable. Since Ariel grew from tiny baby to a bigger baby, she refused to be breastfed in the ringsling; maybe because it was hot for her especially she had quite a lot of hair. Mummy would breastfeed her before we go out or get a quiet place to feed her because not all the time the breastfeeding room would be available.

Clothing?
Mummy had only a handful nursing t-shirts which either on loan and bought during sales. Mummy only bought 2-4 t-shirts (during sales and each was average about RM20) only because nursing t-shirts could be quite pricey. Then Mummy opted for other solution. After trial and error, Mummy’s favorite would be these 2 items which could be purchased from fabulousmom. Mummy bought during sales. The 2 items were (photos from fabulousmom) :

- Tummy tube cover – cover tummy

- FM Tina Nursing Tank – inner wear and works as bra too… 2-in-1. Also can wear by itself...
Mummy would wear any of the above items with any t-shirts or blouse. As for the FM Tina Nursing Tank, Mummy could wear just by itself especially at home because it is very comfortable and cooling. So, Mummy didn’t need to spend extra money on nursing clothes. Mummy also could feed Ariel anywhere because both would be able to cover Mummy’s tummy while feeding Ariel. Besides that, Ariel’s body also helped to cover Mummy’s tummy too. Mummy also got a few bargain nursing bras from Fabulousmom too.

For your information, the photos were taken from Fabulousmom. Mummy had not managed to get rid of the flabby tummy yet, so none of the above photos were Mummy's. Mummy wished that tummy was Mummy’s. Most of the weight loss pills would not be able to help to get rid of Mummy’s flabby tummy.

Photos? Hmmmm Mummy doesn’t have any photos taken while breastfeeding Ariel because nobody was there to take the photos….

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