nursing while driving...

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• Answered at 8:14 PM on Nov. 6, 2009 by:
  • Carajust
  
  I used to sit next to my kids in the backseat and nurse them-while they were in their seats. My hubby even tinted the back windows dark so people could not see in. I perfected the method so it was easy on me, baby got to eat and we got to keep driving. But if it was only me in the car with a crying hungry baby...I stopped and nursed them enough to get to where we were going. Always nurse just before you leave and you can get farther.

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  Answered at 8:05 PM on Nov. 6, 2009 by: Anonymous
  
  You pull over and feed your baby. Nothing is more important than the safety of your baby.
• Answered at 8:06 PM on Nov. 6, 2009 by:
  • abellvalerie
  
  Stop and let them eat. There really is no way around it
• Answered at 8:06 PM on Nov. 6, 2009 by: Anonymous
  
  I had a friend who actually was able to bend herself in a horribly uncomfortable position to allow the baby to nurse while still in his seat and still driving.
  
  She only did it once or twice b/c she had too.
  
  
• Answered at 8:06 PM on Nov. 6, 2009 by: Anonymous
  
  Stop anyways; you have to feed your baby AND keep your baby safe. Pull over and breast feed DO NOT take your baby out of the seat while driving. Wouldn't you rather spend however many minutes feeding your baby than taking the chance of your baby dying in a car accident. Accidents happen all the time; pull over to feed baby.
• Answered at 8:07 PM on Nov. 6, 2009 by: Anonymous
  
  Or the safety of other drivers.
  
  You have to work bf into your driving plans. Leave an hour or two early. Problem solved.
• Answered at 8:07 PM on Nov. 6, 2009 by: Anonymous
  
  Oh I meant she did that while her dh was driving....lol I hope that was assumed. LOL!
• Answered at 8:08 PM on Nov. 6, 2009 by: Anonymous
  

  Stop and suck it up. The safety & needed nutrition of the baby comes first.  Sorry I don't have a better answer for you but you are just going to have to include feeding baby into your trip no matter what.  Been there, done that and some days we didn't get very far but others went perfectly.
• Answered at 8:29 PM on Nov. 6, 2009 by:
  • angelairelan
  
  well i would sit in the back with hubby driving and i would lean over my baby and let her nnurse, worked thuis way for me.
• Answered at 8:43 PM on Nov. 6, 2009 by:
  • apexmommy
  
  Absolutely 100% unacceptable, no excuses. Zero. None. Pull the frick over. And, if you're bottle feeding, pull over to do that, too. If you're driving, you need to drive, not multitask.

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