Boob Tent
Monday, January 08, 2007
My sister, who is graciously being a surrogate for a momma who can't grow her own babies, is currently visiting the family of the baby she is carrying. She's staying with the parents for 5 days. Their ultrasound to determine the sex of the baby is tomorrow. I spoke with my sister this morning and she said she's having a great time, although she really misses her own kids, who are at home with their daddy. The baby's mom bought my sis a ton of maternity clothes yesterday when they went on a little shopping spree.
Although I'm not willing to carry someone else's baby for the chance to get a bunch of nice maternity clothes, I'm still jealous! :) While pants were an issue for me for a while, now I fear that I am running out of shirts that fit. I'm SO thankful for all the maternity clothes my friends have passed on to me, but bad thing about that is you automatically forfeit your own sense of style when being resigned to wearing only other people's hand-me-downs. I feel like I dress a lot more....I dunno....preppy, or "mainstream" than I used to. I long to wear something a little more my style. Oh well. If that is the extent of my problems, I would say I am amazingly blessed!!!
We have another appointment with the midwife tomorrow. It almost seems like a waste to drive nearly 4 hours (round trip), when I am feeling wonderful and baby seems healthy and SUPER active. She may be able to tell how the baby is positioned, though, so that would be cool. And I'm hoping that she'll be able to find baby's heartbeat with the fetoscope instead of the Doppler this time around. Other than that, she'll just check my blood pressure and my urine for protein and other levels. I know all of that's important, but I guess I'm just feeling lazy about it.
I leave for my trip North on Sunday. My sis said that my mom is ordering the cake for the shower tomorrow and is going to pick up all the cutesy little decorations. I am a lot more excited about the shower than I had anticipated. Maybe it's because I've never had anything like that before. DH and I eloped, so I didn't have a bridal shower. I admit, I do like the idea of a bunch of friends and family gathered around to dote on my big belly and give me a bunch of stuff!
My mom is going to make me a nursing cover-up similar to this one:
I think I like the poncho-type covers more than the ones that look like a funky apron:
They look super easy to make. I may even see what kind of fabric I have lying around and drag my sewing machine out today and experiment a little. I know that I am going to need to nurse in public a lot and I'm not sure how skilled I will be at keeping my boobies under wraps at the beginning. I'm very supportive of women feeling free to nurse in public....but until I can keep most of my boob concealed while nursing, I think I'll feel a lot more comfortable wearing something over my chest.
Although I'm not willing to carry someone else's baby for the chance to get a bunch of nice maternity clothes, I'm still jealous! :) While pants were an issue for me for a while, now I fear that I am running out of shirts that fit. I'm SO thankful for all the maternity clothes my friends have passed on to me, but bad thing about that is you automatically forfeit your own sense of style when being resigned to wearing only other people's hand-me-downs. I feel like I dress a lot more....I dunno....preppy, or "mainstream" than I used to. I long to wear something a little more my style. Oh well. If that is the extent of my problems, I would say I am amazingly blessed!!!
We have another appointment with the midwife tomorrow. It almost seems like a waste to drive nearly 4 hours (round trip), when I am feeling wonderful and baby seems healthy and SUPER active. She may be able to tell how the baby is positioned, though, so that would be cool. And I'm hoping that she'll be able to find baby's heartbeat with the fetoscope instead of the Doppler this time around. Other than that, she'll just check my blood pressure and my urine for protein and other levels. I know all of that's important, but I guess I'm just feeling lazy about it.
I leave for my trip North on Sunday. My sis said that my mom is ordering the cake for the shower tomorrow and is going to pick up all the cutesy little decorations. I am a lot more excited about the shower than I had anticipated. Maybe it's because I've never had anything like that before. DH and I eloped, so I didn't have a bridal shower. I admit, I do like the idea of a bunch of friends and family gathered around to dote on my big belly and give me a bunch of stuff!
My mom is going to make me a nursing cover-up similar to this one:
I think I like the poncho-type covers more than the ones that look like a funky apron:
They look super easy to make. I may even see what kind of fabric I have lying around and drag my sewing machine out today and experiment a little. I know that I am going to need to nurse in public a lot and I'm not sure how skilled I will be at keeping my boobies under wraps at the beginning. I'm very supportive of women feeling free to nurse in public....but until I can keep most of my boob concealed while nursing, I think I'll feel a lot more comfortable wearing something over my chest.
Labels: baby gear, breastfeeding
posted by Unkempt Mommy at 1:10 PM
5 Comments:
I don't know if you are going to get a sling... but mine has a ton of extra cloth that hangs out of the loop thing, that will be perfect for nursing cover-up. It is enough to have over one shoulder and still have hang down all the way over belly basically like a blanket attached to the sling... and you can breastfeed while the baby is in the sling too. Just an idea.
I'm so excited for you and the party! It really is going to be so much fun.
The last month of my pregnancy I basically wore the same thing every day because I "grew" outta everything else.
4 hours is a lot just for those short visits...but being traped in the car with hubby gives you two a chance to connect without too many distractions. Atleast, that's when I learn more about my dh, is long road trips.
I can't wait to hear all about your shower! So exciting! Since I'm on baby number three-- no shower for me. I miss the "celebration" aspect, but I really don't need any baby products... soooo it makes sense. I think it would be neat to have a pamper-the-mommy shower and have friends bring luxury items and ready made meals... heheheh... one can wish huh?! :) Take lots of photos at the shower and enjoy the cake-- yummmmm!! HAVE FUN!
Also I agree with two-lines... slings make for a great nursing coverup! Have you seen the nursing friendly sticker??
I've always been intrigued by showers in general. You'll have to give more details about it, especially if there are games.
Love your site. Stumbled across it many moons ago from Mothering.com. I think the month you found out you were pregnant! Its been wonderful to hear your inputs on pregnancy since the beginning.
La Libertad
http://chroniclesofbabymaking.blogspot.com
I found your site through your comment on another site. I'm due Apr 21, 2007 so I'm just a little behind you. Though, I tend to go 2 weeks early so who knows!
I like the poncho-style nursing cover-up. Don't spend a lot on one in case you find they are more of a hassle than they are worth. It really is very easy to breastfeed without showing any skin. Most covers make the baby sweaty (it's stuffy under there). When the baby starts to control his/her arms, they usually try swatting it away. Plus, I think the apron and bib-style cover-ups actually attract more attention than just nursing discretely.
Good luck!
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