You are sexy, and... Nursing?

Whether you choose to wear dresses and heels or tees and sneakers, you are feminine. You are a feminine mother.

The most feminine thing you can do with your body do womanly things. You have the ability to love and nurture, to nourish and protect, to give life and happiness.

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What I want to discuss today, is nursing. Because I know that there are a ton of women who feel nursing is not sexy, I'd like to show you that despite popular belief, it is possible to feel sexy while lactating and nursing a child.

It is completely natural to nurse a baby. With my first, I was ashamed to nurse in public, or even in my own home with visitors, because of what people might say or think. I was afraid of my ability to have confidence and conviction in what I was doing, and that made me feel self-conscious.

Here are a few tips to feel comfortable nursing your child:
*Grab or make an easy nursing cover with a super cute fabric. Remember that it is hot in the summer, so something very very light (sheer or opaque might be great, because if someone can see through it, they're staring too much!)
*Wear a sexy print or lace nursing bra instead of the frumpy shapeless ones. This one is on target.com (you can hardly tell it's a nursing bra, huh?! but look at the clips!):

*Skip the shapeless nursing shirts with huge holes in the front and go for comfortable and forming knit tops. Lift the bottom hem up over the bra, and the baby covers your tummy! I recommend not wearing shirts that easily wrinkle though.
*If you are a leaker, there is nothing that feels more unsexy than having wet spots on your shirt. Nursing pads can get expensive, or the outline sometimes shows through, or they could be inconvenient. When you are shopping for a nursing bra, find one that has a durable cup, and the leaking stays contained! Yes, you have to wash it more often, but if you are like me, it's worth it! Alternatively, learn when your leaking happens. If you notice that your breasts cramp right before you leak, you can use your palm (your fingertips or forearms work too!) to press in your nipple area and it will prevent leaking!

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Remember, that although nursing is not sexual, you can still feel like a woman instead of a human milk factory.

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