I want a set of these for church.

From Mama Is.

 OK, I probably wouldn't really wear the coverup in church.  (It probably is too hot, and all my babies HATE nursing with a blanket on their heads.)

  But I would totally put such a hat on my baby.  Too bad I can't knit.

(thanks Jamie for pointing to this on FB)

Comments

[Cathie B]

I'd love to make Leo such a hat!!!!

[Christy P.]

What you really need is an adult-sized blanket which the onlooker can drape over his/her eyes. Also useful for diaper changes.

[Jamie]

Glad you liked it -- it makes me laugh and laugh. :-)

[bearing]

To be fair, I should add that nobody, neither acquaintance nor stranger, has ever made any comment to me whatsoever about nursing in public, anywhere in Minnesota.

I got a glare at our old parish (not our current one) a couple of times.

I only mention church because it's the one place I frequent where there (a) are always a lot of nursing women and (b) the "norm" appears to be "cover your baby's head with a blanket." I don't do that, although out of deference to the norm I make an effort to wear clothing/sling combinations that enable me to latch on and off with more discretion than I usually bother with.

[bearing]

But I would still totally put such a hat on the baby.

[Amber]

I have never managed to do the cover up thing. It always seems to me like I'm drawing more attention to myself when I try to use one - and then I end up wrestling with the baby the whole time to try and keep it up. Ugh, it just isn't worth it. I do try to wear loose clothing and exercise more caution when nursing at church too, although I've never had a comment about it.