A ginger?
I know you can't really tell in this picture
but my baby's hair is a bit reddish in the sunlight!
(also, it's quite wild!)
And tonight baby Nikolai and I will be leaving the apartment for the first time since coming home from the hospital! Sure, we're just going to dinner at my parents' house, but we're getting OUT! Wahoo!!!
(soon, I hope, I will not be scared to want to go places with him--both because he will be older and less apt to get sick, as well as because I'll have gotten over my anxiety that he will SUDDENLY NEED TO EAT and there will be nowhere to go with him. Any tips on getting over this anxiety, mamas? Or do you just suck it up and get creative with where you run off to feed him? Or let him cry til you're back in the car/at home? As you can see, I'm quite obsessed with this...)
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Nursing in Public Tips:
1. plan outings around Baby's schedule.
2. try nursing with a cover (Rachel would flail and thrash around making a cover obsolete, but it works for most people.)
3. restroom stalls are great in a pinch. Nasty? yes, but it works!
4. nurse him in the car.
5. do your best to be discrete, and then be content. If you flash someone, oh well! :)
6. don't stress it. It'll get easier with time.
Breastfeeding in public is a hot topic. I could go on, but maybe that's better as a facebook message than a blog comment. Sorry this is so long, already!
it took me almost two months (!) to get comfortable with his feedings (at home or away!) so don't feel pressure to be 100% ok with everything right away. no big deal, you'll figure it out.
2 - what everyone else said. It gets easier with time. And you're amazing for getting out already! I don't think I left the house on my own for 2 weeks...