Summertime boobs

Wondering how youre going to get this feeding thing in public sorted now that half of our lovely little islands nation have stripped down in this heat??

Concerns like pools and leakage, family BBQs, trips to the park and going for a morning jog can have many modest babe cooped up in their home for the whole season. This is not only completely unnecessary, but wasteful! There is no reason to sit out the summer because being in public and breastfeeding are compatible. Promise!

Let's start with the family / friend gatherings and inevitable barbecues. If you are new to breastfeeding in public this is absolutely perfect. Your first time is surrounded by friends and family. Once you are a pro feeding babe you will look back and laugh at how awkward you felt feeding your baby outdoors.

tip for a newly feeding babe at a party in the summer - bring a sling so you can feed sitting on the ground or even standing up - seats tend to be at a premium and you dont really want to collapse on a deck chair while feeding (ok maybe that's just a phobia I have !!)

If the thought of feeding around people still makes you a little uneasy start smaller.

Grab a magazine, a cuppa, your sunnies, a shade, go into your garden this beautiful morning, breathe in that fresh air, breastfeed your little one and listen to the birds sing. That is peace and love, babe.

Relish it. See? A breeze.. we told you!

So now you have the outdoors mastered and are loving it - how about that upcoming holiday - pools and beaches, bikinis,.... hmmm. This setting can be downright terrifying, especially for the newbie. Not only do you worry about modesty options as you eye up your string bikini, but you worry how the hell the breastpads are gonna get in there...

Just remember one thing for starters..people who are out on a beach or at a pool are really not paying attention to you.

You probably feel like a huge spotlight beams directly down on you everytime you go to feed in public, while everybody holds their breath and stares, absolutely appalled at what you are about to do. In reality, the insecurity is yours! it smost likely that nobody around you will notice or care. When you relax, you feel less self conscious and you'll soon notice no-one even notices. Oh, and did I mention the virtues of a string bikini? easy peasy for feeding! So if you are of the small breasted variety of babe, youre sorted. PLUS, breastmilk doesnt make a big stain on a bikini like it does on clothes, so who needs a nursing pad, right?

So when you are at the pool or beach, garden barbecue. wherever you may find yourself in this lovely weather... nurse with pride and if somebody happens to notice all the better. You are helping change our culture for the better. And don't worry about the leakage, you won't be swimming around with a streak of milk in your wake, I swear.

Nursing in the summertime is beautiful, convenient and healthy. You don't have to carry around formula, bottles and sterile water. Food for your baby is always ready, always the perfect temperature and always perfectly mixed. And all this with zero clean up required. So enjoy your summer of breastfeeding babe, a whole world of lovliness awaits you!