Winter:Breastfeeding

With the year-end holidays coming up, many of us might be heading to the northern hemispheres and into colder weather. Some may just be going a little up north, where a jacket alone would suffice, while some may be going even further up north where a couple more layers may be needed, and possibly even thermal scarves and a thick winter coat as you head towards subzero snowy regions. How can we handle a breastfeeding baby without freezing our bellies off? The trick is to layer. The very basic is as shown in this photo:

1. Wear a Bra that can be easily pulled down to nurse. Any of the leisure bras would probably be suitable.

2. Wear a nursing tank top, such as:
- Jean Tank
- Stappy Bra Tank
- Heidi Cross-wrap Tank
- Sandie Tank

3. Layer a long-sleeve nursing top over:
- Cindy Long-Sleeve
- Deana Scrunch Long-Sleeve

4. If the weather is going to be very cold, you can also layer another sweater or a fleece high-neck top before having a jacket on. The sweater or fleece-top would be fairly stretchable so that you can easily lift it up and access your layered nursing tops for breastfeeding, as shown in the photo above. It'd be good to have high-necked top as you might find it tough to have to handle dangling scarves with a baby to manage as well.

Oh, and for me, I usually sling my baby first, before I wear my jacket. Here's some photos of one of our breastfeeding mothers and her baby in wintery Scandinavia.

Baby's in there!

Race Against Time

Not a good time of the day to be doing photos - sun too bright and wouldn't reflect the true colours of fabric. But I was rushing for time.

*hehe* Can see my arm & digicam in the shadows, thanks to the strong sunlight! Loads of lovely new stuff just for CNY though!

Chinese New Year Festive Sales - Now ON !!!!


Our Showroom filled with Festive Styles:

The Liana

The Liana is my absolute favourite nursing top of the moment. ;-)

It has scrunches at the bust so that even when I wear the most convenient-to-nurse-in Cami-style bras, I won't look flat-chested. The bounded neckline is mom-friendly as my baby who likes to grab at my necklines won't manage to pull the neckline down with him and expose me (urgh!). The nursing opening is also just right for nursing in a baby pouch or sling.

And... the short-sleeved version has sleeves just at the right length for more modest coverage of my newly postpartum arms, being flattering instead. Just what a new mom like me needs to look good!

I used to wear the sleeveless version with great confidence. Maybe in a few more months then!

Unlike my younger self, I think I need a little longer for all the post-baby fat to melt away. *sigh*, but in the meantime, I couldn't resist grabbing the new colours of the short-sleeved Liana that just came in stock this week! Oh, and I could take them in the smaller S size already. So happy. ;-)

Liana Scrunch Top: Short-Sleeve & Sleeveless. New colours are in for the Short-Sleeved Liana in a Purple-Blue & a really refreshing bright pink.

Sashimi Pig-Out

Public Holiday! Dh & I went to Ikoi and gorged on sashimi and all our other faves. The different types of fish soup, the fish-head, the rolls, and the tempura.

Dh had toyed with the idea of bringing the carseat. Thankfully I decided against it. I was hoping to get a floor-seated table, but alas, being a public holiday, the place was so crowded although we had a nice, albeit small corner table. But it would not make sense to put a carseat on the floor in such a crowded place. Even a stroller would be at risk here!

JR was cosy in his sling, charming those at the next table for a while and fell asleep for the rest of the meal and all the way home, nursing off & on. Whew!!!! We managed to eat. And JR had delicious fishy milk after. *haha*

It's useful to wear nursing clothes with empire-waistline nursing access when nursing baby in the sling. This day, I wore a Liana Top - another of my favourites as this top is shapely and really flatters.

And for all those sashimi lovers out there - yes, it's ok to for breastfeeding mothers. The main danger is mother getting food poisoning from raw fish. If this happens, this usually stays localised in the gastrointestinal tract and does not pass into breastmilk. Mom might feel mighty terrible though! So do keep to established restaurants for clean sashimi.

Christening

Christened at 8 weeks.


Mom wearing a Red Cara Top.

Full Month

Had a simple celebration, sharing cupcakes from Mong's Stirs. We did the red eggs ourselves, packaging and decorating - had quite a bit of fun doing that simple task!


Baby had quite an outing today. I had to nurse him several times while out today. Here I was in dh's office nursing wearing my favourite Selina Top in Berry Pink size M - sure's discrete and convenient!

Week 4: Wt 4.62kg, Ht 54cm, Hd 37cm

Out with Baby

Baby turned a month old and the whole family went on a short outing. Quite liberating to be out with everyone, and eating out once again. ;-)

Baby was happy in his pouch, looked around, napped, had his "dinner". It was so great that Dad carried baby around in the pouch after dinner, so I could shop around too !!! The pouch was really easy to use in this young baby cradle position and I could be handsfree.

(I am wearing Liana Short-Sleeve in Mocha size M and easily nursed him in the size S pouch while having my dinner).

Double-duty

Need Preggie Clothes? Well, think about how our breastfeeding clothes may work for you and for the few months after you birth! I've found great success doing so, and some of you have seen it for youself!

Initially, I got by with styles like Mandy Solds, Mandy Stripes, Lavinia Graphic, Lavinia Plain, and Rachel, until my 5th month of pregnancy. I also found Belle Paisley to be rather flattering.

And on to the beyond 5 to 6 mths stage, my wardrobe I kept grabbing styles lke Selina & Cindy as part of my everyday wear with jeans. These were comfy and gave a sleek look. Selina was my absolute fave this pregnancy, must say! Had them in several colours! And wore them until my 9th month!

Some of the other styles that worked for me until my 8th or 9th month are:
Calla V-Neck
Liana Short-Sleeve
Claire Polo
Deana Long-Sleeve
Cindy Long-Sleeve
And the good thing is, could continue wearing them after I birthed!

Check them out! Our Transitional Wear range.
http://www.momsinmind.com.sg/BNA.html

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And here I am wearing Selina & Claire in my 8th month.


Exhausted - no one said I had to CLIMB the mountain!!!


Check out and create your own Double-Duty Clothes! Discover what suits you best.
Our Transitional Wear range.
http://www.momsinmind.com.sg/BNA.html

Maternity Options

Asides from wearing double-duty nursing clothes, I also had some favourite maternity tops. Well, obviously I needed pants and jeans and shorts too! It's convenient that we have a maternity store in-house at E-Biz Moms!

Here's what I grabbed:
Pants/Jeans/Shorts
Swim Tankini - 1 set

And a couple of the tops that I liked:

I had this in 2 colours.


The Rose hue was pretty:


And this dress was really flattering! I wore this for several concerts and events with boots - about the safest footwear when I was 7 to 8mths preggie with a HUGE belly!


I also found the tops in the Bellychic range useful for dressing up!
http://www.bellysima.com/

BCF: Photos

We've been real busy at the Babycare Festival this weekend. Here's some of the "action":



More photos: Online Album

Nursing in Front of Others

During the Chinese New Year Period, it would be inevitable for you to meet up and have reunion and gatherings with family, relatives & friends. What to do if baby wants to nurse?

If you're uncomfortable with nursing among them, do ask if there is a room you can use. If that is too awkward, try to create your own private space by either going to a corner of a sofa where there are fewer people around, or turning to the wall or window to latch baby on.



If it is during a dinner at a restaurant (or even at home), you might find it that the table, being at you waist and sometimes chest level, does provide some measure of "privacy". Basically, the table blocks you and baby nursing. Just bend down a little to latch baby on, straightening your body up only after baby is nursing comfortably.

It would certainly be easier if you are wearing nursing-accesible clothes.

Do visit the Link to this Article below for a full description on how to nurse in public or at least in front of others:

Article: How to Nurse Discreetly in Public

Holiday Looks

Dazzle this Holiday Season with our Elegant Styles:

Styles now available AT our Showroom. Now available for ONLINE purchases!

New Arrivals

We have some new clothes in-stock. 2 of the styles which we have taken photos of, are as shown here. There are another 3 more new styles which will be put on the internet over the next week.
Sandie Stripey Tank - this time only in Pink Stripes @ S$32


Halter - 3 colours (can be worn with our 5-way bra) @ S$35


We also have 2 new colours for our Popular Silk Slings.

All are available for purchase at our Warehouse Showroom. We ARE open this Saturday 4 Nov 11am to 4pm. Details can be viewed at our EBiz Moms webpage.