Though my dad wouldn't have believed it when I was 13 and wanted a belly shirt like, oh my gosh, more than anything else in the whole entire world, I tend to be more on the modest side. I don't usually feel comfortable nursing in public without a cover, though I have done so in the past. I started
InfinityMOM, not to force moms to use a cover in public, but to give moms who WANT a little privacy a stylish, discrete alternative to the traditional nursing covers out there. I also understand that, just as some mamas don't need or want to use a cover while nursing in public, not everyone feels comfortable nursing in highly visible places even with the use of a cover.
If you're just starting out nursing, or if you've struggled to nurse in public in the past, it can feel like it's almost impossible to leave the house. I've been there. Still, every mom needs to get out once in a while! One of my favorite date nights is going to a drive-in movie theatre.
I love that I can freely nurse in the car whenever my baby is hungry while still enjoying the fun of a movie out. Dirty diaper? I can change it in the open hatchback of our car and not worry about missing the movie while I'm in the bathroom. Crying baby? I don't have to worry about disrupting an entire theatre, and I can comfort and soothe my child without worrying what everyone else is thinking. Our drive-in does double features, so we usually watch the first movie as a family, and then I nurse the baby and put her in her car seat so she can fall asleep while my husband and I watch the second flick "just the two of us". It saves us a bundle on hiring a babysitter every time we want to go on a date, and we really love having the family time, too. If you have several kids, then a drive-in is a great (and usually inexpensive!) family fun night. Our drive-in even has a featured "family night" every Tuesday where adult tickets are only $5 - keep in mind this is for entry to TWO movies!
You can check out this
database to see if there is a drive in theater near you. A few tips, search your whole state, not just your city/town, and make sure the status is set to "open" (so it doesn't list closed or historic drive-ins) for the best results. There are 447 open drive-in theaters in the USA and Canada, so chances are you'll be able to find one nearby! We live in the Indiana/Michigan/Ohio area, and there are TONS of drive-in theaters around here!
Where is your favorite place to nurse - public or not?
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