This week we are giving one away!
I’m sorry, did you miss the memo? We are talking about BOOBS and giving away a Hooter Hider, so hurry and leave us a comment for your chance to win, come back Saturday to find out if you are the lucky winner!
Boobs are a really big deal right around the time of puberty. For some girls you weren’t getting them fast enough and you swore you would just die if you had to start Junior High without a proper bra. For others, myself included (and I am not bragging because I could leave ‘em more than take ‘em) they arrived uninvited in the 5th grade and you were utterly mortified when you went to visit Grandma who announced “look who has boobies”. Ugh, seriously, that was such a traumatic time in life.
Over the years some ladies chose to upgrade, some had to downsize and most just moved on and proceeded to complain about what they got. You know the drill here; mine are too bouncy, too saggy, too small, too big, lopsided, different sizes, achy, hard, soft and I think you get the picture.
Suddenly you become a mom and the tatas that merely filled your shirt just right, too much or not enough are supposed to feed your baby. And probably you are thinking I just delivered an 8 lb. child, I can certainly latch that tiny mouth to my OH MY GOD that hurt. Yes, sometimes it hurts. Or maybe that baby has acid reflux and cannot keep down the food you worked so hard to deliver and the Dr. is saying well he needs to gain this much weight as if you are choosing to have your child hurl breast milk every 5 seconds. Or maybe your baby cannot latch at all and so you are feeling like a failure at this thing called motherhood because all you have to do is feed, clothe and diaper your child and you cannot figure out this nursing thing.
I met a lactation consultant last night who I swear could change lives. I think she is like the Dog Whisperer, but for babies and their breastfeeding mamas. So I asked her the question, the one question all rational women have. “If this nursing thing is so natural, as it should be, why is it so damn hard? What did our ancestors do?” So now you’re all waiting for, as Oprah might say, an aha moment. Not so much, but here is the insight she provided. She told me it’s because many years ago women breastfed without the need to cover themselves. Girls grew up watching their moms, aunts, sisters, neighbors and friends nurse. Even men were more in tune with this process. Then she asked when I have ever seen a baby latch onto a mom’s boob. I blushed and assured her it would be wholly inappropriate to stare and therein lies the answer, the aha if you will.
I am not sure how I feel about that answer because I love a good Hooter Hider and prefer not to see the boob come out while I am thinking about my own dinner. Perhaps I am a prude reverting back to my 5th grade self who hated her boobs then and has not fully embraced them now.
What do you think about nursing? Is it okay to nurse in front of others or should you cover up for their benefit? Give us your feedback and you could win a Hooter Hider of your own! Winner announced on Saturday.
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I think the Hooter Hider is a perfect way to breastfeed in public! I mean, don’t get me wrong, I’m all for putting yourself out there — who cares who sees? It’s NATURAL and it’s FOR YOUR BABY, so don’t worry about those prying eyes. However, I can also imagine that someday when I am in that position, I may not want to be showing off my ta-tas for all to see (like my Dad? and my Father-in-law?). So I hope I win this awesome contraption :)
I don’t really find that I covered with my first baby for my benefit, but after all the stares and bad looks I started to cover myself for the benefit of others. Sometimes I hate that I felt that pressure, but know that I will cover with baby 2, due in November.
Hope to win the Hooter Hider – great name by the way – because it looks like an easier way to cover than the blanket I used the first time around.
I have a feeling that I’ll probably want to cover up pretty good. I can’t help it – I’ve never been comfortable flashing the goods, except at home of course. And even then, I’m always conscience if I walk past a window where someone could see in. :) Love the coverups they have now – could definitely come in handy!
I tend to agree with Kate – although I think it’s totally natural and silly that we all get so uptight about BFing in public, at the same time I think that I won’t necessarily want to flash, say, my Dad lol. I think the Hooter Hider is a fab idea!
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Ohmigoodness this made me laugh. I actually think it’s somewhat of a fashion statement. It looks good. :)
I can see the need to cover up in some situations, but not when it’s just girls around. Or at home. Eh, we’ll see what I do!
I say cover up in public, but do what you want at home. Of course you need to feed your baby in public, but with a Hooter Hider (I have two), you can feed anywhere and no one sees the boobs!
Love, love, love the Hooter Hider and this blog is great.
This is brilliant, just one more thing to add to my registry – unless of course I win.
I breastfed my first daughter for one year and LOVED my Hooter Hider. I cannot sing enough praises for this new mom necessity! It went EVERYWHERE with me and I was never ashamed in public. But it is now looking pretty faded and very well loved. :( I am pregnant with baby girl #2 and will absolutely breastfeed again; it would be fabulous to have something new for this little thing who is destined for constant hand me downs!
What an awesome blog! I thought it was very humorous because it is all so true. I personally covered up, not for myself, because I thought my new D’s were cool. Along with being one whole size bigger, they were also nourishing my new baby which was a double bonus. Here are the 2 reasons why Hooter Hiding was good for me. One, my husband would be livid knowing another “dude” saw my enlarged junk. Two, I had too many accidents. One my girls were ready to release, they did and I didn’t want to risk missing my baby’s mouth and horrifying anyone.
I am hoping to breastfeed as long as i can. So knowing that it will need to happen at any point during the day, even when the in laws are visiting is something i need to figure out to cope. I was thinking, “no worries, ill get me a hooter hider and im set” but now you got me thinking, do i want to make an impact on any females out there little or tall? I certainly hope i could make it work. make a statement amongst the future mommies in my social network and respect the ones who feel uncomfortable with the whole thing.
Another great one girl. Your blog had still better be in full swing when it’s my time to turn out a few little dumplings of my own. Loving your site.
@sandyb – you know it, I will be blogging away when you add that to your list!