They really are nice, cute, but for babies like mine the hat will be the distraction rather than the hat being the barrier to distractions. They never wanted any hats on their heads and frantically started to pull things off of their heads as soon as anything touched it.

Warmly,
Gonneke, IBCLC, LLLL in southern Netherlands

--- On Mon, 12/8/08, Margaret G. Bickmore <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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 agree -- I thought these very large-brimmed baby hats were adorable!  I love
the "hi mummy" text along the edge too.  What a sweet touch.  The brim
provides a lot of privacy from onlookers without obstructing mother-baby
eye-to-eye connection or reducing the baby's access to mom's skin.  And
the fact that it's a baby hat makes it unobtrusive, not a blatantly obvious
attempt to conceal nursing like the various shawls and curtains.  The only
drawback I can see is that they are sized to fit only up to 6 months.

<http://www.tendercargo.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=570>

Margaret
Longmont, CO

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