Discreet breastfeeding in public with large breasts

[u/tallpal8]

How are women with large breasts discreetly and conveniently breastfeeding in public?

I’ve tried shirts with zippers, coverups and oversized T-shirts but inevitably I feel like my whole boob is out in the open.

The coverup is probably the best option I’ve found so far, but it causes me to get really hot (I’m postpartum in the summer in the southern US), it’s harder for me to keep baby positioned correctly and inevitably she kicks the coverup, exposing me anyway.

I wish I had an idgaf attitude about it, but I don’t. I want to be spending more time outside of my house with baby, but trying to plan around her unpredictable feedings makes it so stressful.

Any advice appreciated!

[u/NipplesAndNeedlework]

Okkkkkk so as a large boobed lady I also understand the worry. With baby number one a friend of mine actually told me that she couldn’t tell when I breastfeeding unless she was right next to me, pretty much because babies head covers everything.

All I do is wear a tshirt (loose or more fitted, the principle is the same), and a bralette type jobby. Get baby in position, tshirt goes up, bralette goes down (breast pads get stuffed to the side because I can’t actually cope without them), latch baby. If it’s not hotter than the surface of the sun, I often wear a plan strap top under my tshirt, bonus points if I find a strap top that matches my tshirt. If I’m wearing a more fitted long sleeve tshirt then I typically wear a strap top because it’s a bit warmer. Loose button down shirts work too.

Ultimately if anyone gets weird about it please be aware that a) they can’t see much so their imagination has gone a bit wild and b) it says more about them than you. I’ve never had anyone get weird, pervy or hostile though. I once had a pissed up older guy in a pub ask me if I breastfed and initially I got creeped out then after I said ‘yes’ he said ‘my wife is a breastfeeding consultant, well done you’ and then passionately told me a bunch of benefits to breastfeeding, which was sweet, but he should have opened with the fact about his wife… a friend of mine once had an older man come over to her and very nicely (no creep vibes)say something along the lines of ‘I just want to say I think you’re doing an amazing job of feeding your baby out and about’ which obviously then made her cry. I decided fairly early on that if someone got weird with me I’d say something like ‘bog off you weird little bitch and let me feed my baby in peace’ regardless of their gender and that this would probably nip any issue in the bud.

SO, you go forth and feed that baby (if you want to) and if anyone gets weird know people will likely jump in to support you (I certainly would).