Posts Tagged ‘breastfeeding’

Pumping and dumping, latching, proper positioning — you’re learning all the techniques, but breastfeeding is not going so swimmingly.

Stop by Yummy Mummy, a just-opened uptown boutique that focuses on everything related to breastfeeding. This full-service, one-stop-shop for new and expectant parents focuses on nursing products and resources, as well as classes on lactation-related topics taught by Certified Lactation Consultants. From nursing bras and pads to books and DVDs, the specialty store run by an UES native and mother is all about making the breastfeeding experience a little easier.

1201 Lexington Ave. (bet. 81st & 82nd St.), 212-87-YUMMY, yummymummystore.com.

The word “privacy” is used loosely in NYC. Accustomed to zero personal space, you don’t mind breastfeeding in public — you just wish there was more than 3 inches between your hungry infant and the table of four to your left (as do they).

For optimal discretion, the Lila Bean nursing cover protects you from flashing a stranger and cocoons a baby from the hoi polloi, but allows you to maintain eye contact. Fabrics named after your favorite nabes (Clinton Hill floral, Soho swirls) are designed — by a Brooklyn mom, nonetheless — to fold into a carrying pouch, and double as a cover for a front carrier, car seat or stroller.

Do not disturb.

Available at lilabean.net.