Betsy Bailey

I have NEVER been able to discreetly nurse a baby in a sling before, nor have I been good at nursing in a carrier while on the go, so today marked a first.

This afternoon, while we were touring a REAL ghost town, Jake started fussing while I was wearing him (front carry). I loosened the right shoulder strap and pulled up my shirt (hurrah for the bella band that I had the presence of mind to wear – no skin exposed), guided babe to breast and continued on tour while he nursed away. You couldn’t tell he was nursing at all – he just looked crashed out.

And then the combo of nursing and walking and snuggled up all at once made him crash out for real when he was done. I resettled him, pulled my shirt back down and pulled up the hood – and he snoozed for about 30 minutes of the walk. So cool!! It was really nice to just keep on truckin’ without stopping for 10+ minutes to feed the boy. And it’s not like there were really any good spots to stop anyway – it was dusty and dilapidated. Also, I got so many smiles from strangers who thought the “sleeping” baby was really cute.

Nursing in the Ergo while hiking: