> Did y'all actually go look at the link?  It's quite nice.  There's =
> nothing between mom and baby.  It's only the viewer's viewpoint  
> which is =
> obstructed. Mom and baby have complete access, skin and sight-lines,  
> as =
> mom wants.
>
> Debbi Heffern, who used to make similar baby bonnets out of 6" wide =
> eyelet lace.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> i actually got one of these exact bonnets when elijah was born as a  
> gift. it's not true that mom & baby still have visual access to each  
> other. the brims are completely soft and floppy and it was no  
> different at all than having a blanket thrown over him, we both  
> hated it. it was quite smothery & inconvenient and annoying. now if  
> the brims were stiffer, that would be perfect. in fact, there's a  
> company called 'solumbra' that makes sun protection products and  
> they have a stiff-brimmed children's hat that is about as wide all  
> the way around  and *that* is the hat i roll up and take w/ me on  
> the days i wear a shirt that would expose my entire breast during  
> nursing. i have quite a few pics of him in the sling,  solumbra  
> bonnet on, nursing away while i stood in a long line at a theme  
> park. in fact it is hilarious to recall that i have one of me gazing  
> down lovingly and meeting his equally adoring gaze under the bonnet  
> and as you study the pic you gradually realize the man behind me is  
> gazing down under the bonnet almost just as lovingly from his  
> perspective over my shoulder ! LOL
> my best advice from personal experience for a modest cover up while  
> (tandem) nursing is overalls. you can lift the shirt underneath and  
> allow access to breasts from each side of the center bib while said  
> center bib holds the shirt in place and keeps tummy and sides from  
> being exposed as well. i did the 1st 5 or 6 yrs of my multiples  
> nursing career w/ a wardrobe consisting of nothing besides overalls !
>
> ~jacqui gruttadauria, bsw
> (near detroit, michigan)
> where i've just learned my fate for the day is to be chained to the  
> stove, making allergen-free cookies for a class holiday party.




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