This Week's Advice

There are a lot of breast-feeding coverups out there, but this one -- the bebe au lait -- is really good. (And don't even get me started on the Baby Bjorn which claims to be something you can breast-feed in, but they simply show you a photo and skip over the part where actually, well, you really just can't.) The men in my life claim that if the point is to be subtle, then the great big, 70s print isn't the way to go. The women in my life know that fasion is all, and we're not really trying to be subtle about anything -- it's just that in certain situations the full naked breast isn't quite polite.

In the pic you can see the bug's little foot while he eats. What you can't see so well, is that right at the top, just beneath my neck, the bebe au lait is affixed with a piece of circular wire that holds it away from my body. That rigid neckline means I can see everything going on, the baby can see me, and the coverup doesn't drape across his face convincing the average mom that her child is suffocating no matter how many times the rest of the family says you're being paranoid.

I think most mothers get over the fear of breast feeding in public fairly quickly, but at the beginning it's a bit tough because part of the problem is that neither you nor the baby is all that coordinated. The bebe au lait is pretty (it comes in many different fabrics), big enough to cover everything, and open enough to give you a great view. A highly-recommended item!